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Firmware and bootloader for BitBox02 signing devices.

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backup: validate decoded seed length

This update fixes a bug in how the BitBox02 hardware wallet reads backup files from an SD card. A tampered backup file could claim to contain a seed longer than the 32-byte limit, which previously caused the device to panic (crash) when li…

Out-of-bounds/panic condition in backup parsingMissing input validation on decoded protobuf fieldSD-card backup file could be attacker-controlled
80baf1eeby benma's agent+34−01 file
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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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eth: limit EIP-712 recursion depth

This commit adds a hard limit on how deeply nested Ethereum typed-message (EIP-712) structures can be when the BitBox02 hardware wallet signs them. Without the limit, an attacker could craft a message type that refers to itself over and ov…

Adds explicit recursion-depth cap to attacker-controlled input parsingPre-validates schema roots before host callbacks or user confirmationProtects against stack exhaustion / denial-of-service from deeply nested EIP-712 types
4ccadcc0by benma's agent+196−451 file
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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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Warn before truncated value displays

This commit adds a warning screen to the BitBox02 hardware wallet whenever a long message or value is about to be shown in a truncated form. Previously, the device could silently cut off the end of very long transaction details, message da…

UI truncation warning added before oversized confirmation bodiesCentralized body-size limit to keep Rust and C UI limits in syncReplaced duplicated warning logic with shared confirm_value helper
5b3aee6fby benma's agent+266−4710 files
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releases: add v9.26.2, v9.26.3 and v9.26.4

This commit is a routine release-management update. It adds signed build assertions for three new BitBox02 firmware versions (9.26.2, 9.26.3, 9.26.4) and updates the release documentation and build helper script. The build script now delet…

No firmware source code is modifiedNo cryptographic primitives or protocols are changedNo bug fixes or vulnerability mitigations are present in the diff
eed2e68eby Marko Bencun+79−116 files
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eth: loosen EIP-712 identifier validation

This firmware update relaxes the rules for valid Ethereum typed-data (EIP-712) names so they can contain a colon (:), which some decentralized apps use as a namespace separator. Member names still cannot contain colons. The change is prese…

Input validation relaxation for externally supplied EIP-712 type namesExplicit claim that ':' cannot forge encodeType boundariesMember-name validation remains strict
9703d8d9by Marko Bencun+50−43 files
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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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Update FatFs to R0.16

This commit updates the third-party FatFs file-system library inside the BitBox02 firmware from version R0.14b to R0.16 plus an upstream patch. The change is a routine dependency refresh: it replaces the vendored source files with the newe…

Third-party dependency update (FatFs R0.14b -> R0.16+p1)No explicit security claim in commit messageNo CVE or advisory referenced in commit or supplied references
9f2b493dby Marko Bencun+3842−256979 files
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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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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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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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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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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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Security candidatekeystore: fewer securechip calls when checking passwordby Marko Bencun · a4d8f413 · Oct 9, 2025 · 3 filesMessage 78 · AdequateLow 25Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

keystore: fewer securechip calls when checking password

The sanity check to see if the seed has changed does not need a
securechip operation, it can use the retained seed hash instead, same
as `unlock_bip39()`. This reduces the number of securechip operations
needed to do a password check, which reduces the risk of running into
the Optiga throttling security mechanism.

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
secret or key material
AI analysis · Low 25/100

This commit is a hardening improvement, not a fix for an active vulnerability. It reduces how often the BitBox02 hardware wallet talks to its secure chip (the Optiga) when checking a password. Previously, an extra secure-chip call was made to fetch and compare the seed; now the device compares a locally retained hash instead. This lowers the chance of hitting the secure chip's throttling/lockout counter during normal use, which could otherwise make the device temporarily unusable or even require reset. The change does not introduce a known exploit path.

Security candidatejlink-scripts: reset before loadby Niklas Dusenlund · eb00f569 · Oct 7, 2025 · 2 filesMessage 68 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Niklas Dusenlund

jlink-scripts: reset before load

When using the watchdog it became clear that one must reset the CPU
before loading a new FW. It behaved very strange with the old order of
things.

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
boot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit changes the order of operations in two developer-only GDB scripts used with J-Link debuggers. Previously the scripts loaded new firmware onto the device and then reset the CPU; now they reset the CPU first and then load the firmware. The change is described as a reliability fix for odd behavior seen when the device's watchdog timer is enabled. It only affects how engineers flash firmware during development/debugging and does not change any firmware code, cryptography, or user-facing behavior.

Security candidateassertions: Add nickez assertions for v9.23.2by Niklas Dusenlund · 37b3c5d5 · Sep 30, 2025 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Niklas Dusenlund

assertions: Add nickez assertions for v9.23.2

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
boot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit adds two digital signature files for firmware version 9.23.2. These signatures are part of the project's reproducible-build attestation process, where an independent party (nickez) confirms that the published firmware matches the publicly available source code. No code, no bug fix, and no security vulnerability is present in the change itself.

Security candidatereleases: add sutterseba v9.23.2 assertionby Sebastian Sutter · 3f944799 · Sep 30, 2025 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Sebastian Sutter

releases: add sutterseba v9.23.2 assertion

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
boot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit adds two digital signature files to the repository. They are a third-party reproducible-build assertion for the BitBox02 firmware version 9.23.2, signed by someone named 'sutterseba'. It does not change any firmware code, fix any bug, or introduce any new feature. There is no security issue here.

Security candidatereleases: add v9.23.2by Marko Bencun · 1597e16b · Sep 29, 2025 · 4 filesMessage 38 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

releases: add v9.23.2

38/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body! Opaque security-relevant change
Why it was queued
boot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply adds official release signatures and build attestation files for firmware version 9.23.2. It does not change any source code, fix any bug, or alter any behavior of the BitBox02 device. There is nothing in the commit that introduces or addresses a security issue.

Security candidaterust: change imports to util::bb02_asyncby Marko Bencun · 23188260 · Sep 26, 2025 · 26 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

rust: change imports to util::bb02_async

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathauthentication path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a routine code cleanup: it changes many Rust source files to import a small async helper module from a shared utility crate (`util::bb02_async`) instead of from the local crate (`crate::bb02_async`). There is no change to program logic, no bug fix, and no security-relevant behavior.

Security candidatebitcoin: add support for OP_RETURN outputsby Marko Bencun · 906a5608 · Sep 25, 2025 · 10 filesMessage 80 · StrongLow 38Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

bitcoin: add support for OP_RETURN outputs

We enforce 0 value on them, so the confirmation screen is not a the
usual recipient component, but can be a full screen confirmation not
showing the amount. We use verify_message flow as it handles both
ascii/binary.

We also only support OP_RETURN outputs with one data push, though an
OP_RETURN output could contain multiple data pushes. This restriction
is for simplicity and because we don't know of a use case. In the
future, support for this can be added if needed.

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 pathsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 38/100

This commit adds the ability to include OP_RETURN outputs when signing Bitcoin transactions on a BitBox02 hardware wallet. OP_RETURN is a special Bitcoin output type used to embed small pieces of data (like text or hashes) on the blockchain. The device now shows the user the data being embedded and asks for confirmation before signing. The commit also enforces that OP_RETURN outputs must carry zero Bitcoin value, so no money can accidentally be burned into them.

Security candidatekeystore: move unlock_bip39() to Rustby Marko Bencun · 99755d2f · Sep 23, 2025 · 8 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 12Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

keystore: move unlock_bip39() to Rust

With the goal of making it async.

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
secret or key materialcryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit is a straightforward refactoring: it moves the BIP39 seed derivation and wallet-unlock logic from C into Rust, splitting one C function into a Rust wrapper plus two existing C helper functions. There is no change to the cryptographic behavior, no new user-facing feature, and no obvious security bug introduced. It appears to be a code-quality/architecture change to prepare for making the unlock flow asynchronous.

Security candidatekeystore: split keystore_unlock_bip39() into multiple functionsby Marko Bencun · 984fe319 · Sep 23, 2025 · 2 filesMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

keystore: split keystore_unlock_bip39() into multiple functions

Simpler to migrate it to Rust, with the goal of making it async.

65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
secret or key material
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a simple internal code reorganization. It splits one existing function, keystore_unlock_bip39(), into three smaller functions: a check, a finalize step, and the original wrapper that calls both. The actual behavior and security checks appear unchanged. There is no indication this fixes or introduces a security issue.

Security candidaterust: update to toolchain 1.90.0by Marko Bencun · ee47c5f0 · Sep 21, 2025 · 1638 filesMessage 80 · StrongInformational 18Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

rust: update to toolchain 1.90.0

This saves ~2-3kB in binary space in the multi firmware.

`clippy::collapsible-if` is disabled because I didn't like some of the
collapse suggestions. Readability seems worse rather than better.

Applied this to remove duplicate deps, choosing the higher of version
each time.
```
cargo update --precise 0.1.74 --package libc
cargo update --precise 1.0.1 --package cfg-if
```

Rust vendoring now for some reason adds Cargo.toml.orig files, which
part part of the crate checksum, so they are removed from the
.gitignore and committed.

80/100 · StrongMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathseed or entropy pathsigning or wallet pathauthentication pathparser or protocol path
AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This is a routine maintenance update that upgrades the Rust compiler toolchain from an older version to Rust 1.90.0 for the BitBox02 hardware wallet firmware. It refreshes many third-party Rust libraries (vendored dependencies), adjusts build configuration files, and saves a small amount of firmware space. There is no direct evidence in the commit of a security vulnerability being fixed or introduced. The main security consideration is that compiler and library updates can change generated code behavior, so thorough testing is warranted, but nothing in the diff points to an active security issue.

Security candidatekeystore: pass seed to unlock_bip39() to reduce secure chip eventsby Marko Bencun · bbcdabcc · Sep 10, 2025 · 8 filesMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 18Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

keystore: pass seed to unlock_bip39() to reduce secure chip events

When restoring a wallet, the seed is already known, so no need to do
another `copy_seed()` which is a secure chip security event. This
reduces the number of secure chip operations when restoring.

The hashed seed is retained so it can be compared without storing it
in plaintext.

This effort is part of mitigating Optiga's throttling mechanism that
kicks in after 133 events - users can run into this by repeatedly
resetting/restoring).

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
secret or key material
AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This commit is a performance and reliability improvement, not a security fix. It changes how the BitBox02 hardware wallet restores a wallet so that the device does not repeatedly ask its secure chip for the same seed during restore. Instead, the seed is passed directly to the BIP39 unlock step and verified against a stored hash. The goal is to avoid hitting the secure chip's throttling limit (133 events) when users repeatedly reset or restore the device. The change does not remove any security check; it only avoids an unnecessary secure-chip read by comparing a hash of the seed instead.

Security candidateapi: add BTCXpubsRequest to fetch multiple xpubs at onceby Marko Bencun · 0334a516 · Sep 10, 2025 · 14 filesMessage 90 · StrongLow 30Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

api: add BTCXpubsRequest to fetch multiple xpubs at once

To reduce the number of secure chip operations needed, we introduce a
new API call to fetch multiple xpubs at once. This only requires two
operations in total, instead of two per xpub.

We want to reduce the number of secure chip operations to avoid
running into Optiga's throttling security measure.

90/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 30/100

This commit adds a new device API that lets a host computer request up to 20 Bitcoin extended public keys (xpubs) in a single call, instead of making one call per key. The goal is to reduce how often the device talks to its secure chip, avoiding a throttling safeguard. The change itself is a feature addition, not a fix for a known vulnerability, and the code applies existing keypath validation and a double-check against bitflips.

Security candidatekeystore: use bitcoin_hashes for hmacby Marko Bencun · 5c0907f9 · Sep 9, 2025 · 1 fileMessage 68 · AdequateInformational 18Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

keystore: use bitcoin_hashes for hmac

We use both RustCrypto and bitcoin_hashes for hmac, but the latter
is much harder to remove, as it's in bip39, bip32, etc, so we prefer
this over RustCrypto.

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
secret or key material
AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This commit swaps one internal cryptographic library for another when computing a special fingerprint used in a backup/recovery feature (BIP-85). The change is described by the developer as a cleanup to use a single, consistent library. There is no direct evidence in the commit that it fixes a security bug or that any vulnerability exists.

Security candidatekeystore: reduce secure chip operations by precomputing fingerprintby Marko Bencun · e3b21df8 · Sep 8, 2025 · 8 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 19Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

keystore: reduce secure chip operations by precomputing fingerprint

The root fingerprint API call, calling
`bitbox02_rust::keystore::root_fingerprint()`, used two securechip
operations. Using too many operations too quickly in Optiga leads to
throttling, and the BitBoxApp fetches the root fingerprint every time
the BitBox is unlocked.

We can get away with not using hte securechip at all to get the root
fingerprint, by computing and storing it during unlock.

The global static mut could have lived in keystore.c with the other
static muts there, but adding more C code and Rust wrappers seemed
wrong. For now it lives in bitbox02::keystore, and would move over to
bitbox02_rust::keystore when the unlocking functions are migrated to Rust.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 19/100

This commit is a performance and reliability improvement, not a security fix. It precomputes a wallet's 'root fingerprint' during device unlock and stores it in memory, so the BitBoxApp can read it later without repeatedly asking the secure chip. The secure chip was being throttled by too many rapid requests, which could slow down or temporarily block the device. The change removes that throttling risk and slightly reduces secure-chip wear, but it does not patch an exploitable vulnerability.

Security candidatetest: refactor tests/simulator to compile more with cargoby Niklas Dusenlund · cf482332 · Sep 8, 2025 · 78 filesMessage 95 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · Niklas Dusenlund

test: refactor tests/simulator to compile more with cargo

* Build C files from build.rs script and remove "bitbox_merged" hack.
* Move cmake specifics out of build.rs.
* Rust functions exposed as a C api has been moved to the respective
crates to remove circular dependencies.

95/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a large internal cleanup of how the BitBox02 firmware's test code and simulator are built. It switches more of the build process to use Rust's standard Cargo tooling, removes a workaround called 'bitbox_merged,' and reorganizes Rust code to avoid circular dependencies. There is no indication this change fixes a security bug or introduces a new security feature.

Security candidaterust: Reduce count of depsby Niklas Dusenlund · 19d84ffe · Sep 5, 2025 · 414 filesMessage 72 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Niklas Dusenlund

rust: Reduce count of deps

We use the same versions of the deps as the standard library to avoid
vendoring additional versions

72/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides an explanatory body✓ Explains rationale or failure mode
Why it was queued
authentication path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit removes several vendored Rust library dependencies (libc, proc-macro2, quote, syn, unicode-ident) and updates the Cargo.lock file. The stated goal is to reduce dependency count by using the same versions as the Rust standard library. There is no direct code change to the BitBox02 firmware logic, no bug fix, and no security patch visible in the diff.

Security candidateexternal/vendor: update bitcoin to v0.32.7by Marko Bencun · 3d18dfdf · Sep 3, 2025 · 46 filesMessage 45 · ThinLow 45Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

external/vendor: update bitcoin to v0.32.7

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 45/100

This commit updates the vendored rust-bitcoin library inside the BitBox02 firmware from version 0.32.2 to 0.32.7. It is a routine dependency refresh that pulls in several upstream bug fixes and small feature additions, such as support for testnet4 and pay-to-anchor outputs. The commit does not describe itself as a security fix, and the visible changes are mostly API cleanups and correctness improvements rather than patches for an active vulnerability.

Security candidatekeystore: port keystore_secp256k1_schnorr_sign to Rustby Marko Bencun · a6b69b33 · Sep 3, 2025 · 7 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 11Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

keystore: port keystore_secp256k1_schnorr_sign to Rust

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seed or entropy pathsigning or wallet path
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This commit rewrites a Bitcoin Schnorr signing function from C to Rust. It is a routine refactoring/porting change with no obvious security bug. The new Rust code does the same steps as the old C code: derive a private key, optionally tweak it, sign with a random auxiliary value, and return the signature. The old C implementation also verified the signature internally after signing; that post-sign verification step is removed in the Rust port, but the commit includes unit tests that verify produced signatures are valid.

Security candidaterust: bump to 2024by Niklas Dusenlund · 1a3bc6ee · Sep 2, 2025 · 74 filesMessage 43 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Niklas Dusenlund

rust: bump to 2024

We already had 2024 in one of the newer crates. This made rustfmt
confused, as rustfmt.toml had 2021.

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cryptography-sensitive pathseed or entropy pathsigning or wallet path
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This commit upgrades the Rust code edition from 2021 to 2024 across the project and applies the matching rustfmt formatting. It is a routine toolchain/language-version migration: Cargo.toml files are updated, import order is re-sorted, unsafe blocks are wrapped in new unsafe extern/unsafe {} syntax required by the 2024 edition, and test code is reformatted. There are no functional security fixes or behavior changes visible in the diff.

Security candidaterust: update bip32-ed25519by Marko Bencun · 17c3d0a4 · Sep 2, 2025 · 9 filesMessage 35 · OpaqueInformational 21Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

rust: update bip32-ed25519

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secret or key materialcryptography-sensitive path
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This commit updates a vendored Rust library used for deriving cryptocurrency keys (bip32-ed25519) from version 0.2.0 to 0.2.1. The visible code changes are mostly housekeeping: updating Rust edition, formatting, and explicitly zeroing out sensitive key data when dropped. There is no direct evidence in the commit message or diff of a security vulnerability being fixed, but updating a cryptographic dependency can sometimes include undisclosed fixes.

Security candidateexternal: add and use secp256k1-zkp directly, remove libwally-coreby Marko Bencun · aa3703cd · Sep 2, 2025 · 7 filesMessage 85 · StrongInformational 13Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

external: add and use secp256k1-zkp directly, remove libwally-core

We currently use secp256k1-zkp as bundled by libwally-core. As we
remove libwally-core as dependency, and need to directly include
secp256k1-zkp.

We use a new branch of our fork rebased on current upstream master,
because they added CMake support.

This removes another ~6.4kB from the resulting multi binary.

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cryptography-sensitive path
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This commit swaps out an internal cryptographic library dependency. The firmware previously used a library called libwally-core, which bundled a special version of the secp256k1 elliptic-curve code. The change removes libwally-core and uses secp256k1-zkp directly. This is a build-system and dependency refactor, not a fix for a known attack. It slightly reduces firmware size and changes how the code is compiled and linked. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this resolves a security vulnerability, but any change to core crypto code carries a small risk that build settings could alter behavior.

Security candidateunit-test: don't use libwally bip32by Marko Bencun · 5929b40f · Sep 2, 2025 · 1 fileMessage 55 · ThinInformational 12Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

unit-test: don't use libwally bip32

Trying to remove the libwally C dep.

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secret or key material
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This commit only changes a unit test file. It swaps one way of getting a test private key (from an older C library called libwally) for another way (from the project's newer Rust code). The actual device firmware and security logic are not changed. There is no indication this fixes or introduces a security bug.

Security candidaterust: pass Rust secp256k1 context instead of using wally's contextby Marko Bencun · bec904a4 · Sep 2, 2025 · 4 filesMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 16Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

rust: pass Rust secp256k1 context instead of using wally's context

Step-by-step removal of `wally_get_secp_context()`.

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cryptography-sensitive pathsigning or wallet path
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This commit is a small internal cleanup in the BitBox02 hardware wallet firmware. It changes how the code passes the cryptographic context (specifically for secp256k1 elliptic-curve operations) from using a shared context provided by an older library (libwally) to using a Rust-managed context. The functions themselves and the underlying cryptographic operations remain the same. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an exploitable security vulnerability.

Security candidaterust: introduce global secp256k1 contextby Marko Bencun · 6c96b561 · Sep 2, 2025 · 5 filesMessage 76 · AdequateInformational 12Details
Commit message · Marko Bencun

rust: introduce global secp256k1 context

Creating/destroying instances of the context is expensive. The
secp256k1 library provides
GlobalContext (https://docs.rs/secp256k1/0.31.1/secp256k1/global/struct.GlobalContext.html),
but only on std. We add a port of this to no_std.

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cryptography-sensitive path
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This commit is a performance optimization for the BitBox02 hardware wallet firmware. It replaces repeated creation and destruction of a cryptographic context (used for Bitcoin's secp256k1 elliptic-curve operations) with a single global context that is initialized once and reused. There is no indication in the commit that this fixes a security vulnerability; it is described purely as an efficiency improvement.

Security candidatetests: rename mocks to fakesby Niklas Dusenlund · 442462c3 · Sep 1, 2025 · 43 filesMessage 55 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Niklas Dusenlund

tests: rename mocks to fakes

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seed or entropy pathsigning or wallet path
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This commit is a pure refactoring: it renames the test-only 'hardware-mocks' directory and all related function names to 'hardware-fakes' across build files, source code, and unit tests. No production firmware behavior changes, no security fixes, and no vulnerability is introduced or patched.