# CVE-2022-24916: Optimism before @eth-optimism/l2geth@0.5.11 allows economic griefing because a balance is duplicated upon contract self-destruction.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-02-10 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Optimism before @eth-optimism/l2geth@0.5.11 allows economic griefing because a balance is duplicated upon contract self-destruction.

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## References

- https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/compare/%40eth-optimism%2Fl2geth%400.5.10...%40eth-optimism%2Fl2geth%400.5.11
- https://www.saurik.com/optimism.html
- https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/pull/2146
- https://optimismpbc.medium.com/disclosure-fixing-a-critical-bug-in-optimisms-geth-fork-a836ebdf7c94
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30289240

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