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Integer-division rounding in `closePot` leaves undistributed dust permanently locked (no sweep)

Description


closePotdistributes the remaining pool with two integer divisions, and the truncated remainders are never swept or carried forward — there is no mechanism to withdraw leftover tokens:


uint256 managerCut = remainingRewards / managerCutPercent; // @> truncates
uint256 claimantCut = (remainingRewards - managerCut) / i_players.length; // @> truncates
for (uint256 i = 0; i < claimants.length; i++) {
_transferReward(claimants[i], claimantCut);
}
// @> (remainingRewards - managerCut) mod denominator is never distributed or recoverable
```
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Because Solidity integer division rounds down, `managerCut` + `claimantCut * claimants.length` is almost always strictly less than `remainingRewards`. The un-distributed remainder stays in the contract with no withdrawal path.
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## Risk
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**Likelihood: Low**
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- Happens whenever the amounts do not divide evenly, but the stuck quantity is small (rounding dust) per close.
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**Impact: Low**
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- The truncation remainder is permanently locked in the `Pot` with no function to recover it. For small-decimal or frequently-closed pots this dust accumulates into an unrecoverable amount.
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## Proof of Concept
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```solidity
// remainingRewards = 100, managerCutPercent = 10, claimants = 3
// managerCut = 100 / 10 = 10
// claimantCut = (100 - 10) / players.length ... -> truncates
// distributed = managerCut + claimantCut * 3 < 100
// leftover (100 - distributed) is stuck in the contract forever.
```
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## Recommended Mitigation
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Send the rounding remainder somewhere deterministic (fee address or last claimant), or add an owner-only sweep of any residual balance after distribution:
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```solidity
uint256 residual = i_token.balanceOf(address(this));
if (residual > 0) i_token.safeTransfer(feeAddress, residual);
```
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[L-03] [H-03] Precision loss can lead to rewards getting stuck in the pot forever

### \[H-03] Precision loss can lead to rewards getting stuck in the pot forever **Description:** When contest manager closes the pot by calling `Pot::closePot`, 10 percent of the remaining rewards are transferred to the contest manager and the rest are distributed equally among the claimants. It does this by dividing the rewards by the manager's cut percentage which is 10. Then the remaining rewards are divided by the number of players to distribute equally among claimants. Since solidity allows only integer division this will lead to precision loss which will cause a portion of funds to be left in the pot forever. Each pot follows the same method, so as number of pots grow, the loss of funds is very significant. **Impact:** Reward tokens get stuck in the pot forever which causes loss of funds. **Proof of code:** Add the below test to `test/TestMyCut.t.sol` ```javascript function testPrecisionLoss() public mintAndApproveTokens { ContestManager cm = ContestManager(conMan); uint playersLength = 3; address[] memory p = new address[](playersLength); uint256[] memory r = new uint256[](playersLength); uint tr = 86; p[0] = makeAddr("_player1"); p[1] = makeAddr("_player2"); p[2] = makeAddr("_player3"); r[0] = 20; r[1] = 23; r[2] = 43; vm.startPrank(user); address pot = cm.createContest(p, r, weth, tr); cm.fundContest(0); vm.stopPrank(); console.log("\n\ntoken balance in pot before: ", weth.balanceOf(pot)); vm.prank(p[1]); // player 2 Pot(pot).claimCut(); vm.prank(p[0]); // player 1 Pot(pot).claimCut(); vm.prank(user); vm.warp(block.timestamp + 90 days + 1); cm.closeContest(pot); console.log( "\n\ntoken balance in pot after closing pot: ", weth.balanceOf(pot) ); assert(weth.balanceOf(pot) != 0); } ``` Run the below test command in terminal ```Solidity forge test --mt testPrecisionLoss -vv ``` Which results in the below output ```Solidity [⠒] Compiling... [⠆] Compiling 1 files with 0.8.20 [⠰] Solc 0.8.20 finished in 2.57s Compiler run successful! Ran 1 test for test/TestMyCut.t.sol:TestMyCut [PASS] testPrecisionLoss() (gas: 936926) Logs: token balance in pot before: 86 token balance in pot after closing pot: 1 Suite result: ok. 1 passed; 0 failed; 0 skipped; finished in 1.75ms (654.60µs CPU time) Ran 1 test suite in 261.16ms (1.75ms CPU time): 1 tests passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped (1 total tests) ``` If you observe the output you can see the pot still has rewards despite distributing them to claimants. **Recommended Mitigations:** Fixed-Point Arithmetic: Utilize a fixed-point arithmetic library or implement a custom solution to handle fee calculations with greater precision.

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