fix nil point in downloader (#409)

bnb-chain · Sep 6, 2021 · 1540ad9 · 1540ad9
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diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -985,6 +985,10 @@ func (d *Downloader) findAncestorBinarySearch(p *peerConnection, mode SyncMode,
 					break
 				}
 				header := d.lightchain.GetHeaderByHash(h) // Independent of sync mode, header surely exists
+				if header == nil {
+					p.log.Error("header not found", "number", header.Number, "hash", header.Hash(), "request", check)
+					return 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: header no found (%d)", errBadPeer, header.Number)
+				}
 				if header.Number.Uint64() != check {
 					p.log.Warn("Received non requested header", "number", header.Number, "hash", header.Hash(), "request", check)
 					return 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: non-requested header (%d)", errBadPeer, header.Number)