{"record":{"id":"a10f4e12eb1d6a59","repo":"hyperledger/fabric","slug":"nil-chaincode-deployment-spec","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"nil chaincode deployment spec","messagePattern":"nil chaincode deployment spec","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"core/common/ccpackage/ccpackage.go","lineNumber":82,"sourceCode":"\n\tif bN != oN {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Rule-all packages should be endorsed or none should be endorsed failed for (%d, %d)\", bN, oN)\n\t}\n\n\tif !bytes.Equal(baseCip.ChaincodeDeploymentSpec, otherCip.ChaincodeDeploymentSpec) {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Rule-all deployment specs should match(%d, %d)\", len(baseCip.ChaincodeDeploymentSpec), len(otherCip.ChaincodeDeploymentSpec))\n\t}\n\n\tif !bytes.Equal(baseCip.InstantiationPolicy, otherCip.InstantiationPolicy) {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Rule-all instantiation policies should match(%d, %d)\", len(baseCip.InstantiationPolicy), len(otherCip.InstantiationPolicy))\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc createSignedCCDepSpec(cdsbytes []byte, instpolicybytes []byte, endorsements []*peer.Endorsement) (*common.Envelope, error) {\n\tif cdsbytes == nil {\n\t\treturn nil, errors.New(\"nil chaincode deployment spec\")\n\t}\n\n\tif instpolicybytes == nil {\n\t\treturn nil, errors.New(\"nil instantiation policy\")\n\t}\n\n\t// create SignedChaincodeDeploymentSpec...\n\tcip := &peer.SignedChaincodeDeploymentSpec{ChaincodeDeploymentSpec: cdsbytes, InstantiationPolicy: instpolicybytes, OwnerEndorsements: endorsements}\n\n\t// ...and marshal it\n\tcipbytes := protoutil.MarshalOrPanic(cip)\n\n\t// use defaults (this is definitely ok for install package)\n\tmsgVersion := int32(0)\n\tepoch := uint64(0)\n\tchdr := protoutil.MakeChannelHeader(common.HeaderType_CHAINCODE_PACKAGE, msgVersion, \"\", epoch)\n\n\t// create the payload","sourceCodeStart":64,"sourceCodeEnd":100,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/blob/2736b63f8fd5932511d56fe68b7039d15977f7f6/core/common/ccpackage/ccpackage.go#L64-L100","documentation":"createSignedCCDepSpec was called with an empty/nil ChaincodeDeploymentSpec byte slice. The package envelope cannot be constructed without the serialized deployment spec that carries the chaincode definition.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at core/common/ccpackage/ccpackage.go:82 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Marshal the ChaincodeDeploymentSpec with protoutil before calling createSignedCCDepSpec","Check upstream callers (SignExistingPackage, InitFromBuffer) for nil spec handling"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"2736b63f8fd5932511d56fe68b7039d15977f7f6","analyzedAt":"2026-09-04T08:52:36.465Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-04T08:52:36.465Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T15:18:49.778Z"}