From 5f5a7ce35f167743e6afe515d7c2ed8eac3a9c42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ravi Tokas <110528769+devmev10@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:27:36 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Check for Zero Address

Added a require statement in the changeOwner function to ensure that the new owner is not set to the zero address. This prevents accidental loss of control over the contract.
---
 .../src/templates/remixDefault/contracts/2_Owner.sol           | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/libs/remix-ws-templates/src/templates/remixDefault/contracts/2_Owner.sol b/libs/remix-ws-templates/src/templates/remixDefault/contracts/2_Owner.sol
index 9949f8cdd6..7aff9aa3d5 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ws-templates/src/templates/remixDefault/contracts/2_Owner.sol
+++ b/libs/remix-ws-templates/src/templates/remixDefault/contracts/2_Owner.sol
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ contract Owner {
      * @param newOwner address of new owner
      */
     function changeOwner(address newOwner) public isOwner {
+        require(newOwner != address(0), "New owner should not be the zero address");
         emit OwnerSet(owner, newOwner);
         owner = newOwner;
     }
@@ -51,4 +52,4 @@ contract Owner {
     function getOwner() external view returns (address) {
         return owner;
     }
-} 
\ No newline at end of file
+}