chore(x/consensus): check for nil params (backport #18041)

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This is an automatic backport of pull request #18041 done by Mergify.
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Changes to be committed:
	modified:   x/consensus/keeper/keeper.go
	modified:   x/consensus/keeper/keeper_test.go
	modified:   x/consensus/types/msgs.go

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	both modified:   CHANGELOG.md

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