Merge pull request #4011 from stacks-network/feat/hotfix-traits

fix: fix trait handler and cut release

Author: jcnelson

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to the versioning scheme outlined in the [README.md](README.md).
 
+## [2.4.0.0.3]
+
+This is a high-priority hotfix that addresses a bug in transaction processing which
+could impact miner availability.
+
 ## [2.4.0.0.2]
 
 This is a hotfix that changes the logging failure behavior from panicking to dropping

clarity/src/vm/mod.rs

@@ -344,7 +344,12 @@ pub fn eval<'a>(
             let f = lookup_function(&function_name, env)?;
             apply(&f, &rest, env, context)
         }
-        TraitReference(_, _) | Field(_) => unreachable!("can't be evaluated"),
+        TraitReference(_, _) | Field(_) => {
+            return Err(InterpreterError::BadSymbolicRepresentation(
+                "Unexpected trait reference".into(),
+            )
+            .into())
+        }
     };
 
     if let Some(mut eval_hooks) = env.global_context.eval_hooks.take() {