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Sui Mainnet Outages Linked to Gas Bug and Patch Failure

Created at 2 Jun · 10:54 PM1 source↑ Market-relevant
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The Sui Foundation identified a gas-charging bug from the v1.72 upgrade and a separate randomness-state fault as causes for three mainnet outages on May 28-29. The first two halts were attributed to the gas bug, while the third resulted from the exposed fault.

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Sui Foundation
Published post-mortem on mainnet outages
Sui Mainnet Outages Linked to Gas Bug and Patch Failure

↳ Why This Matters

These repeated mainnet outages raise concerns about the stability and reliability of the Sui blockchain, potentially impacting user confidence and developer adoption.

Key facts

  • Sui's Layer 1 mainnet experienced three outages on May 28 and 29.
  • The Sui Foundation published a post-mortem report detailing the causes.
  • The first two halts were caused by a gas-charging bug introduced in the v1.72 upgrade.
  • The third outage was due to a separate randomness-state fault.

The Sui Foundation has released a post-mortem report detailing the causes behind the three mainnet outages that occurred on May 28 and 29. The report indicates that the initial two network halts were a direct result of a gas-charging bug that was introduced as part of the v1.72 "address balances" upgrade. The third and final outage was attributed to a different issue, a randomness-state fault that was exposed when a separate patch, known to carry risks, was implemented.

Frequently asked questions

The Sui mainnet experienced three outages on May 28 and 29.

The first two halts were caused by a gas-charging bug introduced in the v1.72 "address balances" upgrade.

The third outage was caused by a separate randomness-state fault exposed by a risky patch.

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How It Developed

2 Jun · 8:53 PM
Sui Foundation attributes three mainnet halts to a gas-charging bug from the v1.72 upgrade and a separate randomness-state fault.
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Sources

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Sui Blames Triple Mainnet Halt on Gas-Charging Bug and a Known-Risk Patch That Backfiredm.piqsuite.com

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