diff --git a/build/checksums.txt b/build/checksums.txt
index dd8a9cdbf0..c96bd85667 100644
--- a/build/checksums.txt
+++ b/build/checksums.txt
@@ -5,22 +5,22 @@
 # https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests/releases/download/v1.0.6/
 485af7b66cf41eb3a8c1bd46632913b8eb95995df867cf665617bbc9b4beedd1  fixtures_develop.tar.gz
 
-# version:golang 1.21.3
+# version:golang 1.21.4
 # https://go.dev/dl/
-186f2b6f8c8b704e696821b09ab2041a5c1ee13dcbc3156a13adcf75931ee488  go1.21.3.src.tar.gz
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-65302a7a9f7a4834932b3a7a14cb8be51beddda757b567a2f9e0cbd0d7b5a6ab  go1.21.3.darwin-arm64.tar.gz
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+58bc7c6f4d4c72da2df4d2650c8222fe03c9978070eb3c66be8bbaa2a4757ac1  go1.21.4.windows-arm64.zip
 
 # version:golangci 1.51.1
 # https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/
diff --git a/cmd/evm/staterunner.go b/cmd/evm/staterunner.go
index 8a07fccdf8..618ddf2ede 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/staterunner.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/staterunner.go
@@ -108,13 +108,14 @@ func runStateTest(fname string, cfg vm.Config, jsonOut, dump bool) error {
 						fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "{\"stateRoot\": \"%#x\"}\n", root)
 					}
 				}
+				// Dump any state to aid debugging
+				if dump {
+					dump := state.RawDump(nil)
+					result.State = &dump
+				}
 				if err != nil {
-					// Test failed, mark as so and dump any state to aid debugging
+					// Test failed, mark as so
 					result.Pass, result.Error = false, err.Error()
-					if dump {
-						dump := state.RawDump(nil)
-						result.State = &dump
-					}
 				}
 			})
 			results = append(results, *result)
diff --git a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
index 6f802716c5..ab2626c120 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ a data corruption.`,
 			utils.CacheFlag,
 			utils.CacheDatabaseFlag,
 		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabaseFlags),
-		Description: `This command performs a database compaction. 
+		Description: `This command performs a database compaction.
 WARNING: This operation may take a very long time to finish, and may cause database
 corruption if it is aborted during execution'!`,
 	}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ corruption if it is aborted during execution'!`,
 		Flags: flags.Merge([]cli.Flag{
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
 		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabaseFlags),
-		Description: `This command deletes the specified database key from the database. 
+		Description: `This command deletes the specified database key from the database.
 WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 	}
 	dbPutCmd = &cli.Command{
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 		Flags: flags.Merge([]cli.Flag{
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
 		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabaseFlags),
-		Description: `This command sets a given database key to the given value. 
+		Description: `This command sets a given database key to the given value.
 WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 	}
 	dbGetSlotsCmd = &cli.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/geth/snapshot.go b/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
index 6413482511..25c6311c4c 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ In other words, this command does the snapshot to trie conversion.
 				Action:    checkDanglingStorage,
 				Flags:     flags.Merge(utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabaseFlags),
 				Description: `
-geth snapshot check-dangling-storage <state-root> traverses the snap storage 
-data, and verifies that all snapshot storage data has a corresponding account. 
+geth snapshot check-dangling-storage <state-root> traverses the snap storage
+data, and verifies that all snapshot storage data has a corresponding account.
 `,
 			},
 			{
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ data, and verifies that all snapshot storage data has a corresponding account.
 				Flags:     flags.Merge(utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabaseFlags),
 				Description: `
 geth snapshot inspect-account <address | hash> checks all snapshot layers and prints out
-information about the specified address. 
+information about the specified address.
 `,
 			},
 			{
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ geth snapshot traverse-rawstate <state-root>
 will traverse the whole state from the given root and will abort if any referenced
 trie node or contract code is missing. This command can be used for state integrity
 verification. The default checking target is the HEAD state. It's basically identical
-to traverse-state, but the check granularity is smaller. 
+to traverse-state, but the check granularity is smaller.
 
 It's also usable without snapshot enabled.
 `,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ It's also usable without snapshot enabled.
 				}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabaseFlags),
 				Description: `
 This command is semantically equivalent to 'geth dump', but uses the snapshots
-as the backend data source, making this command a lot faster. 
+as the backend data source, making this command a lot faster.
 
 The argument is interpreted as block number or hash. If none is provided, the latest
 block is used.
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index db226c73d8..e9a7c7c110 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -2045,12 +2045,11 @@ func SplitTagsFlag(tagsFlag string) map[string]string {
 	return tagsMap
 }
 
-// MakeChainDatabase open an LevelDB using the flags passed to the client and will hard crash if it fails.
+// MakeChainDatabase opens a database using the flags passed to the client and will hard crash if it fails.
 func MakeChainDatabase(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, readonly bool) ethdb.Database {
 	var (
 		cache   = ctx.Int(CacheFlag.Name) * ctx.Int(CacheDatabaseFlag.Name) / 100
 		handles = MakeDatabaseHandles(ctx.Int(FDLimitFlag.Name))
-
 		err     error
 		chainDb ethdb.Database
 	)
diff --git a/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go b/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go
index dfb2fdfb67..1b93a9aa5a 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package rawdb
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ func InspectFreezerTable(ancient string, freezerName string, tableName string, s
 	switch freezerName {
 	case chainFreezerName:
 		path, tables = resolveChainFreezerDir(ancient), chainFreezerNoSnappy
+	case stateFreezerName:
+		path, tables = filepath.Join(ancient, freezerName), stateFreezerNoSnappy
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unknown freezer, supported ones: %v", freezers)
 	}
diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_batch.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_batch.go
index 3cc7d84f4e..84a63a4518 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_batch.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_batch.go
@@ -182,19 +182,27 @@ func (batch *freezerTableBatch) maybeCommit() error {
 
 // commit writes the batched items to the backing freezerTable.
 func (batch *freezerTableBatch) commit() error {
-	// Write data.
+	// Write data. The head file is fsync'd after write to ensure the
+	// data is truly transferred to disk.
 	_, err := batch.t.head.Write(batch.dataBuffer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := batch.t.head.Sync(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	dataSize := int64(len(batch.dataBuffer))
 	batch.dataBuffer = batch.dataBuffer[:0]
 
-	// Write indices.
+	// Write indices. The index file is fsync'd after write to ensure the
+	// data indexes are truly transferred to disk.
 	_, err = batch.t.index.Write(batch.indexBuffer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := batch.t.index.Sync(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	indexSize := int64(len(batch.indexBuffer))
 	batch.indexBuffer = batch.indexBuffer[:0]
 
diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
index e3353cc7d5..61436bf932 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ func (t *freezerTable) repair() error {
 		if t.readonly {
 			return fmt.Errorf("index file(path: %s, name: %s) size is not a multiple of %d", t.path, t.name, indexEntrySize)
 		}
-		truncateFreezerFile(t.index, stat.Size()-overflow) // New file can't trigger this path
+		if err := truncateFreezerFile(t.index, stat.Size()-overflow); err != nil {
+			return err
+		} // New file can't trigger this path
 	}
 	// Retrieve the file sizes and prepare for truncation
 	if stat, err = t.index.Stat(); err != nil {
@@ -260,8 +262,8 @@ func (t *freezerTable) repair() error {
 	// Print an error log if the index is corrupted due to an incorrect
 	// last index item. While it is theoretically possible to have a zero offset
 	// by storing all zero-size items, it is highly unlikely to occur in practice.
-	if lastIndex.offset == 0 && offsetsSize%indexEntrySize > 1 {
-		log.Error("Corrupted index file detected", "lastOffset", lastIndex.offset, "items", offsetsSize%indexEntrySize-1)
+	if lastIndex.offset == 0 && offsetsSize/indexEntrySize > 1 {
+		log.Error("Corrupted index file detected", "lastOffset", lastIndex.offset, "indexes", offsetsSize/indexEntrySize)
 	}
 	if t.readonly {
 		t.head, err = t.openFile(lastIndex.filenum, openFreezerFileForReadOnly)
@@ -416,6 +418,9 @@ func (t *freezerTable) truncateHead(items uint64) error {
 	if err := truncateFreezerFile(t.index, int64(length+1)*indexEntrySize); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := t.index.Sync(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	// Calculate the new expected size of the data file and truncate it
 	var expected indexEntry
 	if length == 0 {
@@ -438,6 +443,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) truncateHead(items uint64) error {
 		// Release any files _after the current head -- both the previous head
 		// and any files which may have been opened for reading
 		t.releaseFilesAfter(expected.filenum, true)
+
 		// Set back the historic head
 		t.head = newHead
 		t.headId = expected.filenum
@@ -445,6 +451,9 @@ func (t *freezerTable) truncateHead(items uint64) error {
 	if err := truncateFreezerFile(t.head, int64(expected.offset)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := t.head.Sync(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	// All data files truncated, set internal counters and return
 	t.headBytes = int64(expected.offset)
 	t.items.Store(items)
@@ -589,10 +598,12 @@ func (t *freezerTable) Close() error {
 	// error on Windows.
 	doClose(t.index, true, true)
 	doClose(t.meta, true, true)
+
 	// The preopened non-head data-files are all opened in readonly.
 	// The head is opened in rw-mode, so we sync it here - but since it's also
 	// part of t.files, it will be closed in the loop below.
 	doClose(t.head, true, false) // sync but do not close
+
 	for _, f := range t.files {
 		doClose(f, false, true) // close but do not sync
 	}
diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_utils.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_utils.go
index 1bbb50c498..752e95ba6a 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_utils.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_utils.go
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@ func copyFrom(srcPath, destPath string, offset uint64, before func(f *os.File) e
 		return err
 	}
 	f = nil
-
-	if err := os.Rename(fname, destPath); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return os.Rename(fname, destPath)
 }
 
 // openFreezerFileForAppend opens a freezer table file and seeks to the end
diff --git a/eth/filters/api.go b/eth/filters/api.go
index 22dff6c59e..a4eaa9cec8 100644
--- a/eth/filters/api.go
+++ b/eth/filters/api.go
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ var (
 	errInvalidTopic      = errors.New("invalid topic(s)")
 	errFilterNotFound    = errors.New("filter not found")
 	errInvalidBlockRange = errors.New("invalid block range params")
+	errExceedMaxTopics   = errors.New("exceed max topics")
 )
 
+// The maximum number of topic criteria allowed, vm.LOG4 - vm.LOG0
+const maxTopics = 4
+
 // filter is a helper struct that holds meta information over the filter type
 // and associated subscription in the event system.
 type filter struct {
@@ -334,6 +338,9 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) NewFilter(crit FilterCriteria) (rpc.ID, error) {
 
 // GetLogs returns logs matching the given argument that are stored within the state.
 func (api *FilterAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([]*types.Log, error) {
+	if len(crit.Topics) > maxTopics {
+		return nil, errExceedMaxTopics
+	}
 	var filter *Filter
 	if crit.BlockHash != nil {
 		// Block filter requested, construct a single-shot filter
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system.go b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
index a9b5f2e079..f98a1f84ce 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ func (es *EventSystem) subscribe(sub *subscription) *Subscription {
 // given criteria to the given logs channel. Default value for the from and to
 // block is "latest". If the fromBlock > toBlock an error is returned.
 func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*types.Log) (*Subscription, error) {
+	if len(crit.Topics) > maxTopics {
+		return nil, errExceedMaxTopics
+	}
 	var from, to rpc.BlockNumber
 	if crit.FromBlock == nil {
 		from = rpc.LatestBlockNumber
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
index 93cbf01830..27cad8826a 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ func TestLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 			{FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64()), ToBlock: big.NewInt(100)}, false},
 			// from block "higher" than to block
 			{FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64()), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())}, false},
+			// topics more then 4
+			{FilterCriteria{Topics: [][]common.Hash{{}, {}, {}, {}, {}}}, false},
 		}
 	)
 
@@ -420,6 +422,7 @@ func TestInvalidLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 		0: {FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64()), ToBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())},
 		1: {FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.PendingBlockNumber.Int64()), ToBlock: big.NewInt(100)},
 		2: {FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()), ToBlock: big.NewInt(100)},
+		3: {Topics: [][]common.Hash{{}, {}, {}, {}, {}}},
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range testCases {
@@ -445,6 +448,7 @@ func TestInvalidGetLogsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		0: {BlockHash: &blockHash, FromBlock: big.NewInt(100)},
 		1: {BlockHash: &blockHash, ToBlock: big.NewInt(500)},
 		2: {BlockHash: &blockHash, FromBlock: big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())},
+		3: {BlockHash: &blockHash, Topics: [][]common.Hash{{}, {}, {}, {}, {}}},
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range testCases {
diff --git a/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go b/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
index de45b10695..a718246bd0 100644
--- a/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
+++ b/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ var (
 	testKey, _   = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
 	testAddr     = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(testKey.PublicKey)
 	testContract = common.HexToAddress("0xbeef")
+	testEmpty    = common.HexToAddress("0xeeee")
 	testSlot     = common.HexToHash("0xdeadbeef")
 	testValue    = crypto.Keccak256Hash(testSlot[:])
 	testBalance  = big.NewInt(2e15)
@@ -80,8 +81,11 @@ func newTestBackend(t *testing.T) (*node.Node, []*types.Block) {
 func generateTestChain() (*core.Genesis, []*types.Block) {
 	genesis := &core.Genesis{
 		Config: params.AllEthashProtocolChanges,
-		Alloc: core.GenesisAlloc{testAddr: {Balance: testBalance, Storage: map[common.Hash]common.Hash{testSlot: testValue}},
-			testContract: {Nonce: 1, Code: []byte{0x13, 0x37}}},
+		Alloc: core.GenesisAlloc{
+			testAddr:     {Balance: testBalance, Storage: map[common.Hash]common.Hash{testSlot: testValue}},
+			testContract: {Nonce: 1, Code: []byte{0x13, 0x37}},
+			testEmpty:    {Balance: big.NewInt(1)},
+		},
 		ExtraData: []byte("test genesis"),
 		Timestamp: 9000,
 	}
@@ -110,6 +114,12 @@ func TestGethClient(t *testing.T) {
 		}, {
 			"TestGetProof2",
 			func(t *testing.T) { testGetProof(t, client, testContract) },
+		}, {
+			"TestGetProofEmpty",
+			func(t *testing.T) { testGetProof(t, client, testEmpty) },
+		}, {
+			"TestGetProofNonExistent",
+			func(t *testing.T) { testGetProofNonExistent(t, client) },
 		}, {
 			"TestGetProofCanonicalizeKeys",
 			func(t *testing.T) { testGetProofCanonicalizeKeys(t, client) },
@@ -274,6 +284,38 @@ func testGetProofCanonicalizeKeys(t *testing.T, client *rpc.Client) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testGetProofNonExistent(t *testing.T, client *rpc.Client) {
+	addr := common.HexToAddress("0x0001")
+	ec := New(client)
+	result, err := ec.GetProof(context.Background(), addr, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if result.Address != addr {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected address, have: %v want: %v", result.Address, addr)
+	}
+	// test nonce
+	if result.Nonce != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid nonce, want: %v got: %v", 0, result.Nonce)
+	}
+	// test balance
+	if result.Balance.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid balance, want: %v got: %v", 0, result.Balance)
+	}
+	// test storage
+	if have := len(result.StorageProof); have != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid storage proof, want 0 proof, got %v proof(s)", have)
+	}
+	// test codeHash
+	if have, want := result.CodeHash, (common.Hash{}); have != want {
+		t.Fatalf("codehash wrong, have %v want %v ", have, want)
+	}
+	// test codeHash
+	if have, want := result.StorageHash, (common.Hash{}); have != want {
+		t.Fatalf("storagehash wrong, have %v want %v ", have, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func testGCStats(t *testing.T, client *rpc.Client) {
 	ec := New(client)
 	_, err := ec.GCStats(context.Background())