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Firmware and bootloader for BitBox02 signing devices.

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Marko Bencun39011773258
Niklas Dusenlund1112914059
benma's agent892818062
cedwies1254063
Tomas Vrba944074
Cedric Wiese1232049
Jad811062
thisconnect210072
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Niklas111035
Yasser Aziza111070
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rust: initialize C output buffers

This commit fixes a class of low-level memory-safety bugs where Rust code was given buffers containing uninitialized bytes. Rust's rules require every byte of a slice to be initialized, even if the function will overwrite them. Passing uni…

Undefined behavior at C/Rust FFI due to uninitialized buffers being treated as Rust slicesPotential optimizer-dependent behavior from violating Rust slice initialization rulesHardening of cryptographic output paths (SHA-256, HMAC-SHA256, HMAC-SHA512)
511018eaby benma's agent+52−2713 files
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py: extract bootloader connection

This commit is a minor code cleanup in a Python helper script. It moves existing bootloader connection logic into a small nested helper function to satisfy a style checker (pylint's limit on the number of return statements). No behavior ch…

886113d0by benma's agent+10−61 file
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Limit SD erase file size

This commit fixes a bug in how the BitBox02 hardware wallet wipes files from its SD card. Before erasing a file, the device now checks the file's reported size against a safe maximum. Without this check, a tampered SD card could claim a fi…

CVE-2026-6682 referenced in commit messageMalformed FAT directory entry could cause excessive overwrite loopDenial-of-service via SD card tampering
2453f528by Marko Bencun+4−01 file
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Validate mounted FAT geometry

This update adds a safety check when the BitBox02 hardware wallet mounts a microSD card. A malicious or deliberately malformed FAT filesystem could trick the device's file-system library into placing user data inside attacker-controlled bo…

Fixes integer-wrap / geometry confusion in FAT mount logicAdds explicit post-mount validation of filesystem metadataPrevents data area from landing inside attacker-controlled FAT sectors
01c017d6by Marko Bencun+21−01 file
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api: add BitBoxSync

This commit adds a brand-new firmware feature called BitBoxSync, which lets the BitBox02 hardware wallet participate in a sync service by proving its identity, signing login/admin intents, and decrypting namespace encryption keys. The code…

New cryptographic API surface added to the hardware wallet (Ed25519, X25519, HKDF, AEAD)Vendored third-party crate `hkdf` introduced into the firmware supply chainNew user-confirmation flow for signing sync intents; one operation (UnwrapNamespaceDek) deliberately skips confirmation
54cdb54dby Marko Bencun+2883−2230 files
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blupgrade: update stage1 binaries to v1.2.2

This commit simply swaps in newer pre-built bootloader stage1 binary files (version 1.2.2 replacing 1.2.1) for four BitBox02 hardware variants and updates the corresponding checksum list. The actual code inside the new binary files is not …

5940a800by Marko Bencun+8−86 files
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bootloader/stage1: fix erase handling for partially erased blocks

This update fixes the BitBox02 bootloader's firmware-erase routine. Previously, when erasing leftover padding after a firmware update, the bootloader started erasing at the exact page where the firmware ended. Because flash memory can only…

Bootloader firmware erase routine could erase a flash block containing both firmware and paddingFix aligns erase start to erase-block boundary and re-checks erased state before erasingChangelog describes the change as a fix for 'partially erased flash blocks'
b31206a8by Marko Bencun+23−83 files
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blupgrade: add stage0/stage1 production binaries

This commit adds production bootloader upgrade files for the BitBox02 hardware wallet and updates build scripts to use them. It is a routine asset-management change: replacing placeholder development hashes with real signed production bina…

8db4b0dcby Marko Bencun+26−1720 files
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Informational 20 AI analysisMessage 83 · Strong
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blupgrade: keep dev stage1 unsigned

This commit fixes a build script used only for development/testing versions of the BitBox02 bootloader upgrade. It makes the development-stage1 bootloader images unsigned again, while keeping production images fully signature-verified. The…

Signature verification relaxed only for development buildsProduction payload validation still requires signaturesDevelopment stage0 already skipped stage1 signature verification per commit message
476b90e3by Marko Bencun+9−69 files
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High 76 AI analysisMessage 23 · Opaque
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security improvements

This BitBox02 firmware update is a broad security patch that fixes several independent bugs: it prevents a maliciously oversized USB report from overflowing memory, stops a corrupted Bluetooth pairing database from being read or written wi…

Bounds check added to USB HID Set Report input lengthBLE bond DB length validation hardened against negative and oversized valuesBootloader firmware image size limit relaxed to intended maximum
cbb40634by Marko Bencun+1117−25021 files
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bootloader: allow full sized images

This commit fixes a bootloader bug where the device rejected firmware updates that used the maximum allowed size. The off-by-one check meant legitimate full-sized firmware images could not be installed, potentially blocking updates. The fi…

Off-by-one input validation in firmware-update pathBootloader change affecting firmware chunk count acceptanceCHANGELOG labels the change as a bugfix for full-sized firmware upgrades
f60b93ccby Marko Bencun+5−33 files
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Moderate 59 AI analysisMessage 28 · Opaque
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Add bootloader update

This is a large firmware commit that adds a new two-stage bootloader update mechanism for the BitBox02 hardware wallet. It replaces the old single bootloader with a small, fixed 'stage0' plus a separately signed 'stage1', and ships a speci…

Bootloader architecture changed from monolithic to two-stage (stage0 + signed stage1).Firmware signature hash now includes a 16-bit product_id, binding firmware to product variant.Root public keys were rotated/replaced with a single set across all products.
3f1f3172by Marko Bencun+5003−52379 files
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Add flash data backup scripts

This commit adds two helper scripts for developers to back up and restore BitBox02 flash memory areas using a Segger J-Link debugger. The scripts require physical hardware access and a debugging probe, and they are not part of the firmware…

285fa768by Niklas Dusenlund+383−03 files
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 40 · Thin
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bb03 UI: placeholder BTC signing workflows

This commit replaces unfinished placeholder code (which would crash with 'todo!()') with simple working user-interface placeholders for Bitcoin signing demonstrations. It adds basic on-screen prompts to confirm a recipient/amount and a tot…

f7b0b082by Jad+24−121 file
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Informational 17 AI analysisMessage 78 · Adequate
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Bump Rust toolchain to 1.96

This commit is a routine maintenance update for the BitBox02 hardware wallet firmware. It upgrades the pinned Rust compiler toolchain from an older version to Rust 1.96.0, updates the project's Docker build container and related developer …

Routine toolchain and dependency upgradeVendored libc updated across many platform bindingsNo first-party security-relevant code changes
55e3dd30by Niklas Dusenlund+14839−13798360 files
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Informational 18 AI analysisMessage 68 · Adequate
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bootloader: reduce snprintf

This commit removes the use of the standard snprintf formatting function from the BitBox02 bootloader's developer menu and replaces it with a small, fixed-format helper. The main goal is to reduce the bootloader's binary size and make the …

Removes snprintf/printf usage from bootloader code, reducing binary bloat and eliminating a complex formatting library from a privileged execution contextExtends automated CI check to detect stdio/Rust formatting symbols in regular development and production bootloader outputs, not just production buildsAdds unit test coverage for the new fixed-format helper
2fb9d57fby Marko Bencun+59−106 files
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bootloader: hash BLE firmware in C

This commit is a code-size optimization for the BitBox02 bootloader. It switches the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) firmware hash verification from a Rust SHA-256 implementation to an existing C-based SHA-256 implementation already used by the…

Change is described by the vendor as a size optimization, not a security fix.No functional change to the hash verification logic: SHA-256 digest is still computed and compared against metadata.allowed_firmware_hash.CI check added to enforce use of the smaller PUKCC SHA-256 path in production bootloaders.
1d82b8a4by Marko Bencun+18−02 files
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Low 35 AI analysisMessage 63 · Adequate
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bootloader: avoid snprintf formatting

This commit removes the use of standard string-formatting functions (like snprintf and Rust's format!) from the bootloader and related low-level code, replacing them with smaller, fixed-size string builders. The stated goal is to reduce bi…

Removal of stdio formatting (snprintf family) from bootloader codeRemoval of Rust format!/write! formatting from bootloader-linked codeAddition of CI gate rejecting stdio and Rust formatting symbols in production bootloader ELFs
33434fa9by Marko Bencun+298−6314 files
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bootloader: extract formatting helpers

This commit is a simple code cleanup: it moves a handful of string-formatting helpers (for pairing codes, progress percentages, hash display, timers, and unknown-command messages) out of the main bootloader file into a new dedicated file, …

1a1de3b5by Marko Bencun+147−126 files
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bootloader: render messages directly

This commit removes a 100-character stack buffer and passes bootloader messages straight to the screen-drawing function. The old code used snprintf to copy the message into a fixed-size buffer, which could silently truncate very long strin…

Removal of fixed-size stack buffer in bootloader display pathElimination of snprintf with potentially attacker-influenced format string argumentBootloader code touched, which is a security-sensitive component
c0bc7b92by Marko Bencun+1−31 file
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Security candidateeth: allow EIP-712 message signing without anti-kleptoby benma's agent · 24ca04e8 · Feb 15, 2026 · 11 filesMessage 78 · AdequateLow 31Details
Commit message · benma's agent

eth: allow EIP-712 message signing without anti-klepto

Some defi apps require deterministic signatures, and anti-klepto is
not compatible with, as a random host nonce is contributed.

The host could instead contribute a constant nonce, which would work,
but the resulting signature would not be the same as a regular RFC6979
signature that does not use the additional data. This would not be
optimal in terms of interopability with other wallets.

This commit allows the host to skip the host nonce, in which case we
fall back to regular deterministic signatures.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundarysecure hardware boundarycryptography-sensitive pathsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 31/100

This commit adds an optional mode for signing Ethereum typed messages (EIP-712) that skips the anti-klepto protocol, falling back to normal deterministic signatures. The change is intentional and documented: some DeFi apps need signatures that are reproducible by other wallets, which the anti-klepto protocol prevents. The feature is gated behind a new host flag and requires firmware v9.26.0 or newer. It does not remove anti-klepto from other signing paths such as Bitcoin or regular Ethereum transactions.

Security candidateworkflow/mnemonic: use HAL to get random numberby Marko Bencun · dcb05fbc · Feb 14, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 50 · ThinLow 29Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

workflow/mnemonic: use HAL to get random number

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
entropy or randomness
AI analysis · Low 29/100

This commit refactors how random numbers are generated during the backup verification workflow. Previously, the code called a low-level device function directly; now it uses a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) interface so the same code can be tested with a mock random source. The change itself is a code-quality/testability improvement and does not appear to fix an active security vulnerability, but it touches the code that creates the random word-order challenges used to verify a user's seed backup.

Security candidateeth: add tests with large data to test streamingby Tomas Vrba · 2a1108e0 · Feb 13, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Tomas Vrba

eth: add tests with large data to test streaming

Adds transactions with large data (about 20% of total txs) to the
sighash go script to unit test the chunking producer

- test sign.rs to test that new streaming mode produces same
signatures as non-streaming
- test that streaming large data produces signatures of expected size

eth: prepare tests for eth sighash streaming

prepares initial unit tests for simple and chunking producer for data
streaming

tests generated by Claude Code

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is purely a test-suite update for the BitBox02 hardware wallet's Ethereum transaction signing. It adds unit tests that verify the new 'streaming' mode for large transaction data produces the same cryptographic signatures as the older non-streaming mode, and updates test data files. There is no change to production firmware code or user-facing behavior, and nothing in the commit suggests a security vulnerability.

Security candidateeth: prepare and generate proto files for data streamingby Tomas Vrba · 83be97ad · Feb 13, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 83 · StrongInformational 11Details
Commit message · Tomas Vrba

eth: prepare and generate proto files for data streaming

update existing tests to include the new data length field

Adds new protobuf fields to support streaming large transaction data:
- data_length: Indicates total data size (triggers streaming mode if > 6144)
- EthSignDataRequestChunkResponse: Request for a data chunk at offset/length
- EthSignDataResponseChunkRequest: Response containing the requested chunk

Regenerates all protobuf files (Python, Rust, C) from the updated .proto.

Updates existing tests to populate the new data_length field (set to 0
for traditional mode where all data is sent inline).

83/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 11/100

This commit adds new message definitions and generated code to support streaming large Ethereum transaction data in chunks, but it does not implement the actual streaming logic. Existing tests are updated only to include the new optional field set to zero, meaning the current behavior is unchanged. There is no indication this is a security fix or introduces a vulnerability.

Security candidatehal: remove the crate::workflow::testing re-exportby benma's agent · 9988cb33 · Feb 10, 2026 · 22 filesMessage 60 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · benma's agent

hal: remove the crate::workflow::testing re-export

60/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Mentions testing or verification! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathauthentication path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a simple internal cleanup in the BitBox02 firmware's Rust code. It removes a shortcut (a 're-export') that made test-only user-interface helpers available under an old module path, and updates all test files to import those helpers directly from their new location. There is no change to the actual device behavior, no bug fix, and no security impact.

Security candidatefirmware: port main loop to rustby Marko Bencun · a48988a9 · Feb 5, 2026 · 29 filesMessage 68 · AdequateLow 31Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

firmware: port main loop to rust

simulator: remove u2f workflows. The simulators don't simulate u2f, so it's not needed.

Co-Authored-By: Niklas Dusenlund <niklas.dusenlund@bitbox.swiss>

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
boot or update pathparser or protocol path
AI analysis · Low 31/100

This commit rewrites the BitBox02 hardware wallet's main firmware loop from C to Rust. It is a large refactoring change that moves core USB, Bluetooth/UART, and workflow handling into Rust. The change itself is not a security fix and does not introduce an obvious vulnerability in the diff, but any rewrite of security-critical firmware code carries a risk of subtle behavioral differences or memory-safety edge cases at the C/Rust boundary. The commit message and diff do not describe any security issue or credit a researcher.

Security candidatebuild: enable -Wcast-align=strictby benma's agent · ba2124e5 · Feb 3, 2026 · 11 filesMessage 98 · StrongModerate 53Details
Commit message · benma's agent

build: enable -Wcast-align=strict

Enable GCC -Wcast-align=strict globally (Clang uses -Wcast-align) so
misaligned pointer-cast issues are caught across firmware, bootloader,
unit tests, and simulators.

Fixes fall into two UB classes:

1) Alignment UB: casting byte buffers/packed payloads to wider pointer
types and then dereferencing can require stricter alignment than the
source object provides. This is undefined behavior per C.

2) Effective-type / strict-aliasing UB: reading a value by
reinterpreting a uint8_t buffer as a different object type via a
pointer cast violates C’s effective-type/aliasing rules, so the
compiler may miscompile even when the address happens to be aligned.

Resolve by memcpy’ing into
properly-typed locals (e.g. USB_FRAME, u32/version_t) before use.

Useful references:
- https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/WG14/www/docs/n3519.pdf

For C11 (ISO/IEC 9899:2011), the key places are:

- Alignment UB from pointer casts: §6.3.2.3 p7 (“Pointers”) — converting to a different object pointer type and the result not being correctly aligned is UB.
- Effective type rule: §6.5 p6 (“Expressions”) — defines an object’s effective type (including the memcpy/memmove wording).
- Strict-aliasing rule: §6.5 p7 — lists the allowed lvalue types you may use to access an object’s stored value (the classic aliasing bullet list).

98/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference
Why it was queued
update trustboot or update path
AI analysis · Moderate 53/100

This commit turns on a stricter compiler warning that catches risky pointer casts in C code, and fixes the resulting warnings. The changes replace direct casts from byte buffers to larger types (like treating a raw byte array as a 32-bit number or USB frame) with safer memcpy-based copies. The commit message explicitly frames these as classes of undefined behavior (alignment and strict-aliasing issues) that could lead to miscompilation or incorrect reads. It is a hardening/correctness patch rather than a fix for a known exploitable bug, but the affected code paths include bootloader pairing-code handling, firmware version parsing, USB packet processing, and BLE pairing-code display.

Security candidatebitbox-secp256k1: remove needless ffi def of secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_serialize_compactby benma's agent · e338d122 · Feb 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · benma's agent

bitbox-secp256k1: remove needless ffi def of secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_serialize_compact

It is already wrapped in the bitcoin::secp256k1 dep.

65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides an explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing boundarycryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit removes a duplicate low-level binding to a secp256k1 cryptographic function and replaces its use with an equivalent, already-vetted wrapper from the project's dependency on the bitcoin::secp256k1 Rust crate. It is a code cleanup/refactoring change with no security-relevant behavior change visible in the diff.

Security candidatebuild: consolidate secp256k1 into new crate bitbox-secp256k1by benma's agent · eabe5aa4 · Feb 3, 2026 · 27 filesMessage 85 · StrongInformational 12Details
Commit message · benma's agent

build: consolidate secp256k1 into new crate bitbox-secp256k1

- cargo-first build of the secp256k1-zkp C dep, so the crate can be
compiled without CMake and normal cargo tooling works
- Moved bitbox02::secp256k1 and bitbox02_rust::secp256k1 into it

85/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit is a build-system refactor: it moves the secp256k1 cryptographic library dependency into a new Rust crate called bitbox-secp256k1 so it can be built with normal Cargo tooling instead of CMake. The actual cryptographic functions (signing, nonce commitments, DLEQ proofs, etc.) are copied almost unchanged from existing modules into the new crate. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes a security vulnerability or introduces a new exploit.

Security candidatefactorysetup: move secp256k1 verification to Rustby benma's agent · e27a884e · Feb 3, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 20Details
Commit message · benma's agent

factorysetup: move secp256k1 verification to Rust

The last remaining secp256k1 C library use. After this, we can
consolidate all sec256k1 things into a new bitbox-secp256k1 crate.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
defensive validationcryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 20/100

This commit rewrites a small piece of the BitBox02 factory-setup code from C to Rust. The code verifies a cryptographic signature on the device during factory setup. The change itself is a routine refactoring: it removes the old C secp256k1 library call and replaces it with an equivalent Rust call. There is no indication in the commit that this fixes a known security bug, and the new Rust code includes tests for invalid inputs. On its own, this looks like a defensive hardening/cleanup change rather than a vulnerability fix.

Security candidateHAL: add reboot_to_bootloader()by cedwies · afcdcbe3 · Jan 31, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 35 · OpaqueInformational 18Details
Commit message · cedwies

HAL: add reboot_to_bootloader()

35/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject! No meaningful explanatory body! Opaque security-relevant change
Why it was queued
update trust
AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This commit is a straightforward internal refactoring: it moves the device-reboot-into-bootloader function behind a new 'System' hardware-abstraction trait so the rest of the Rust code calls it through a generic interface rather than directly. The actual reboot behavior, safety checks (a user confirmation screen), and underlying C function are unchanged. There is no new vulnerability here; it is normal code cleanup.

Security candidateport communication_mode to Rustby benma's agent · bc518af8 · Jan 16, 2026 · 15 filesMessage 58 · ThinInformational 17Details
Commit message · benma's agent

port communication_mode to Rust

With extern C functions to use them in the C code. The firmware main
loop will be ported to Rust, so it will not be needed there much
longer, but the bootloader also uses it.

58/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
update trustboot or update pathparser or protocol path
AI analysis · Informational 17/100

This commit rewrites a small piece of firmware logic from C to Rust. The logic decides whether the BitBox02 Nova hardware wallet should use Bluetooth or USB for communication. There is no obvious security bug introduced by the change; it appears to be a routine language port with matching behavior and added unit tests.

Security candidaterust: update rust-miniscript to v13.0.0.by Marko Bencun · 4c1c8000 · Jan 14, 2026 · 122 filesMessage 60 · AdequateInformational 16Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

rust: update rust-miniscript to v13.0.0.

This saves 30144 bytes in the firmware binary.

60/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides an explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathboot or update pathparser or protocol path
AI analysis · Informational 16/100

This commit updates the BitBox02 firmware's vendored copy of the Rust 'miniscript' library to version 13.0.0, along with its dependency 'hex-conservative'. The stated reason is to reduce firmware size by about 30 KB. The change is a routine dependency refresh; the commit message and diff do not describe any security bug being fixed, and no independent security advisory is supplied.

Security candidateMove "get_attestation_*" functions to HALby cedwies · 45355e61 · Jan 3, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 55 · ThinInformational 18Details
Commit message · cedwies

Move "get_attestation_*" functions to HAL

attestation.rs was expanded with tests

55/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Mentions testing or verification! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
update trustboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This commit is a code cleanup and test-improvement change. It moves two device-attestation helper functions from a direct hardware call into a software 'hardware abstraction layer' (HAL) so the code can be tested without the real device. It also adds unit tests that simulate the attestation process. There is no indication this fixes a security bug or introduces a new vulnerability.

Security candidatelicense: replace Shift Apache headersby benma's agent · 52b9db70 · Dec 22, 2025 · 429 filesMessage 80 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · benma's agent

license: replace Shift Apache headers

Replace the existing Shift Crypto/Shift Devices Apache-2.0 boilerplate header blocks with the standard SPDX License Identifier tag: "SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0".

This is better than the previous multi-line text header because it is machine-readable, unambiguous, and widely understood by tooling (scanners, compliance automation), while keeping files smaller and reducing header churn.

80/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathseed or entropy pathsigning or wallet pathboot or update pathauthentication pathparser or protocol path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a bulk license-header cleanup. It replaces long, multi-line copyright and Apache-2.0 license notices at the top of 429 source files with a single, standardized machine-readable tag: 'SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0'. No program logic, build rules, or file contents other than the header comments were changed. It does not introduce or fix any security vulnerability.

Security candidatepy: fix fmt linterby Marko Bencun · b77c25c7 · Dec 22, 2025 · 3 filesMessage 51 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

py: fix fmt linter

Before a recent black update, black would, for each file it formatted,
apply the pyproject.toml related to it, e.g. py/pyproject.toml for all
files in py/, and not for files outside of py/. Since the black
update, if formatting files both inside and outside of py/, it would
ignore pyproject.toml, as it's not in the root.

We do a workaround by supplying configuring the linter to use
py/pyproject.toml for all files. Alternative would be to apply black
file-by-file, but that is much slower. Another alternative is to make
split it into two runs, but that was too much trouble. Moving
pyproject.toml from py/ to the root seemed wrong, as the root is not a
Py project.

51/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a routine code-style fix. It updates the Python formatter (black) configuration so the linter uses the correct pyproject.toml file, and reformats two Python files to match the new style rules. There are no security changes to the firmware or any sensitive logic.

Security candidatesecp256k1: fix docstring typoby Marko Bencun · 36397779 · Dec 22, 2025 · 1 fileMessage 63 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

secp256k1: fix docstring typo

keystore locked error used to be the case in the past when this
function took the private key from the keystore, but that changed.

63/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
secret or key materialcryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only fixes a typo in a code comment (docstring). It changes the description of when a function can return an error, matching the fact that the function now receives the private key directly rather than fetching it from a locked keystore. No actual code behavior is changed.

Security candidatetrinary_input_string: simply bip39 word helper functionby benma's agent · 400289a5 · Dec 22, 2025 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · benma's agent

trinary_input_string: simply bip39 word helper function

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
secret or key material
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This is a small internal cleanup in the BitBox02 firmware's on-screen text input component. A helper function that fetches BIP39 seed words was simplified so callers no longer check its return value; the helper itself now aborts on failure. There is no security vulnerability here—just a minor code-style refactor that keeps the same failure behavior.

Security candidatekeystore: move keystore_get_bip39_word_stack out of keystore.cby benma's agent · 9fd859e5 · Dec 22, 2025 · 3 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · benma's agent

keystore: move keystore_get_bip39_word_stack out of keystore.c

It has nothing to do with the keystore.

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
secret or key material
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply moves a helper function that looks up a BIP39 word by its index from one source file to another. The function's behavior and the callers' logic are unchanged; it is a code cleanup with no security impact.

Security candidaterust: move secp256k1 funcs from keystore.rs to secp256k1.rsby benma's agent · d5b90e6a · Dec 22, 2025 · 9 filesMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · benma's agent

rust: move secp256k1 funcs from keystore.rs to secp256k1.rs

They are not related to the keystore. The keystore.c functions they
use will be dealt with in the next commit.

65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a simple code reorganization: it moves functions that perform secp256k1 cryptographic signing from a file named keystore.rs into a file named secp256k1.rs. The actual behavior of the code, including how private keys are used and how signatures are produced, does not change. It is a refactoring, not a security fix or vulnerability.

Security candidaterust: update toolchain to 1.92by Marko Bencun · a2fd5f58 · Dec 18, 2025 · 372 filesMessage 80 · StrongLow 25Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

rust: update toolchain to 1.92

There is a breaking change about abort_immediate_panic, see
CMakeLists.txt.

Also called `cargo update --precise 0.2.177 libc` in src/rust to align
the libc we use with the one in stdlib, to avoid a duplicate dep.

80/100 · StrongMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
seed or entropy pathauthentication path
AI analysis · Low 25/100

This commit updates the Rust compiler toolchain from an unspecified earlier version to Rust 1.92 for the BitBox02 hardware wallet firmware. It also refreshes many vendored third-party Rust libraries (such as libc, hashbrown, getopts) and build tools (cbindgen, bindgen). The stated reason is compatibility with the new toolchain, including a breaking change around panic handling. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes a known security vulnerability, but toolchain and dependency updates can affect security-relevant behavior such as memory safety, panic handling, and type definitions used in cryptographic code.

Security candidateadd attestation_sign to securechip HALby benma's agent · 28e8957b · Nov 27, 2025 · 3 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · benma's agent

add attestation_sign to securechip HAL

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Why it was queued
update trustboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a straightforward internal refactoring: it moves the device attestation signing function behind a hardware-abstraction-layer (HAL) interface so the code can be more easily tested. The actual cryptographic operation and the data it uses remain unchanged. There is no indication this fixes or introduces a security vulnerability.

Security candidateHAL/SecureChip: add kdf()by Marko Bencun · ef85ad35 · Nov 27, 2025 · 31 filesMessage 70 · AdequateLow 32Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

HAL/SecureChip: add kdf()

Due to copy_seed and copy_bip39_seed needing kdf, a ton of functions
are infected by the HAL param, as so many of them transitively make
use of these functions.

70/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
secret or key materialsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 32/100

This commit is a large internal refactoring of the BitBox02 firmware. It adds a new secure-chip key-derivation function (KDF) to the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and threads that HAL through many existing functions so they can use it. The change touches 31 files and many tests, but it does not appear to introduce a new security vulnerability on its own. It is a structural change that prepares the code for using the secure chip's KDF more consistently.

Security candidatehww: add change password workflowby cedwies · f30b1203 · Nov 27, 2025 · 14 filesMessage 73 · AdequateLow 36Details
Commit message · cedwies

hww: add change password workflow

Currently, changing the device password requires a full device reset
and restoration from a backup. This process is cumbersome and increases
the risk of user error or seed exposure during the restoration process.

This patch introduces a native "Change Password" workflow that allows
the user to rotate their device password without resetting the device.

The workflow:
1. Forces the user to re-enter the current password for security, even
if the device is already unlocked.
2. Prompts for the new password (entered twice).
3. Re-encrypts the stored seed and BIP39 entropy with the new password
using the Secure Chip for key stretching.

The implementation ensures that the wallet identity (Root Fingerprint
and BIP39 seed) is preserved, so the device remains paired and
functional with the same accounts (including passphrase) after the
password change.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
entropy or randomnesssecret or key materialaccess controlcryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 36/100

This commit adds a new 'Change Password' feature to the BitBox02 hardware wallet. Instead of resetting the device and restoring from a backup, users can now change their device password directly. The wallet re-encrypts the stored seed with the new password while keeping the same accounts and identity. The change is a normal product feature, not a security fix, but it touches sensitive crypto code that protects the user's funds.

Security candidateFirmware v9.24.0 verificationby Yasser Aziza · d969a6b2 · Nov 23, 2025 · 2 filesMessage 70 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Yasser Aziza

Firmware v9.24.0 verification

Signed-off-by: Yasser Aziza <yasser@posteo.net>

70/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
defensive validationboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit adds two digital signature files for the BitBox02 firmware version 9.24.0. These signatures are used to publicly verify that the released firmware binaries are authentic and have not been tampered with. There is no code change and no indication of a security vulnerability.