GalloDaSballo - M-01 Feed latest answer not validated (may be old, may be down)

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M-01 Feed latest answer not validated (may be old, may be down)

Summary

PricerInternal is not checking for feed answer stalenss.

https://github.com/sherlock-audit/2022-09-knox/blob/main/knox-contracts/contracts/pricer/PricerInternal.sol#L52

updatedAt field from oracle is not checked.

Vulnerability Detail

Impact

Oracle may be down, not updated due to network congestion or network attack, and without the extra check the system will accept a stale / old price at face value.

Code Snippet

Tool used

Manual Review

Recommendation

Add a check for staleness like the following:

https://github.com/GalloDaSballo/Super-Simple-Options/blob/7b817bb62be089116ff45502c370d2018d6cf62e/contracts/SuperSimpleCoveredCall.sol#L90

Duplicate of #137