From 836eaf559baff48b8f7e0edf90e588e8d78033fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:28:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Check whistle-blower index (#1911)

## Issue Addressed

- Resolves #1910

## Proposed Changes

See #1910

## Additional Info

NA
---
 consensus/state_processing/src/common/slash_validator.rs | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/consensus/state_processing/src/common/slash_validator.rs b/consensus/state_processing/src/common/slash_validator.rs
index 0b0874819..a5e5604e8 100644
--- a/consensus/state_processing/src/common/slash_validator.rs
+++ b/consensus/state_processing/src/common/slash_validator.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ pub fn slash_validator<T: EthSpec>(
         validator_effective_balance.safe_div(spec.whistleblower_reward_quotient)?;
     let proposer_reward = whistleblower_reward.safe_div(spec.proposer_reward_quotient)?;
 
+    // Ensure the whistleblower index is in the validator registry.
+    if state.validators.get(whistleblower_index).is_none() {
+        return Err(BeaconStateError::UnknownValidator(
+            whistleblower_index as u64,
+        ));
+    }
+
     increase_balance(state, proposer_index, proposer_reward)?;
     increase_balance(
         state,