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merge-script2044689389
Antoine Poinsot22422170
Ava Chow19868191069
MarcoFalke41421408074
fanquake23121228058
Lőrinc18121177081
Hennadii Stepanov22416211064
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36321: net: cast vector size to avoid overflow, truncation, sign change

This is a one-line fix in Bitcoin Core's network code. It changes how the size of a list of block headers is converted to a signed integer inside a loop. Previously, if the list was empty, the conversion could trigger undefined-behavior wa…

UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer integer sanitizer warning addressedImplicit signed/unsigned conversion in loop counterUnsigned integer wraparound on empty vector size
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Low 32 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#34371: wallet: allow importprunedfunds for spending transactions

This change fixes a Bitcoin Core wallet bug where the `importprunedfunds` RPC command could only re-import transactions that sent money to the wallet, not transactions that spent money from it. After this fix, both incoming and outgoing tr…

Logic bug in wallet transaction import scopeIncorrect balance possible after removing and re-importing spending transactionFix routes import through existing involvement check (IsMine + IsFromMe)
ed7dd7cfby Ava Chow+36−203 files
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Low 28 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#29278: Wallet: Add `maxfeerate` wallet startup option

This commit adds a new Bitcoin Core wallet startup option called -maxfeerate. It lets users set a maximum fee rate (fee per unit of transaction size) that the wallet will allow when creating or broadcasting transactions. Previously, the wa…

New wallet startup option -maxfeerate to cap transaction fee rateNew transaction error type MAX_FEE_RATE_EXCEEDEDBroadcastTransaction now checks both max absolute fee and max fee rate
f80aaf4bby Ava Chow+303−7930 files
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Moderate 64 AI analysisMessage 86 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35984: sign: skip signing SIGHASH_SINGLE inputs with no corresponding output

This Bitcoin Core update fixes a wallet-signing quirk. When a user chose the SIGHASH_SINGLE signature mode, an input that had no matching output index would sign essentially nothing meaningful. That signature could then stay valid even if …

Funds-redirection footgun from SIGHASH_SINGLE signatures with no committed outputInconsistent guard between SignTransaction and SignPSBTInput pathsFix centralizes the guard in the low-level signature creator to cover future signing paths
e19f83e9by Ava Chow+37−82 files
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Low 35 AI analysisMessage 86 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35696: i2p: update leaseset encryption types

This change updates Bitcoin Core's I2P (Invisible Internet Project) privacy network settings to use newer, stronger encryption for the published 'leaseset' that describes how other peers can contact a node. The old setting included ElGamal…

Cryptographic algorithm update (ElGamal to MLKEM-768)Use of I2P 'legacy' encryption type removedConfiguration-only change in network privacy layer
65e075f8by Ava Chow+2−21 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 81 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35948: init: correct first-run disk space estimate

This change fixes a labeling bug in Bitcoin Core's first-run disk-space warning. The estimate was stored in GiB (binary gigabytes, 1024-based) but displayed as GB (decimal gigabytes, 1000-based), and for pruned nodes it showed the full-cha…

d26f19c7by Ava Chow+5−42 files
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Low 44 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36284: wallet: don't double discard output groups with avoidpartialspends

This is a wallet bug, not a theft or remote-code bug. When a Bitcoin Core user turns on the optional 'avoidpartialspends' or 'avoid_reuse' setting, an output group rejected during coin selection could be counted twice as 'discarded.' That …

Logic error causing double-counting of discarded UTXO groupsCan trigger false 'insufficient funds' failure in coin selectionAffects avoidpartialspends / avoid_reuse wallets only
e8e7e91aby Ava Chow+43−14 files
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Informational 18 AI analysisMessage 81 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35890: doc: use overwrite (>) instead of append (>>) for one-shot PSBT files in offline-signing-tutorial.md

This is a documentation-only fix in a tutorial file. It changes two shell examples from using '>>' (append to file) to '>' (overwrite file). If a user followed the old instructions and ran the same command twice, the file would contain two…

No security signal: change is limited to documentationNo code changes to Bitcoin Core binaries, RPC, wallet, or consensus logicNo cryptographic, network, or privilege-boundary implications
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Informational 19 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35675: mining: add block template manager

This is a large internal code reorganization (refactor) in Bitcoin Core. It creates a new BlockTemplateManager class that takes over block-template creation, block submission, and tip-waiting helpers that were previously spread across seve…

Large refactor touching mining, RPC, interfaces, and test shutdown pathsNew object lifetime dependency: BlockTemplateManager holds references to mempool, chainman, and notifications; explicit reset ordering added in Shutdown/InitAndLoadChainstate/test setupsRemoval of early-init node.mining interface; BlockTemplateManager is now created after chainstate load, with a comment that it must exist before setChainstateLoaded(true) unblocks IPC waiters
5c726f20by Ryan Ofsky+561−44926 files
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Informational 12 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35301: Silent Payments: Implement bip352 (take 2)

This commit adds the first implementation of BIP352 (Silent Payments) to Bitcoin Core. Silent Payments are a new type of privacy-preserving Bitcoin address that lets someone receive payments without publicly revealing a fixed address. The …

New cryptographic feature implementation (BIP352 Silent Payments)Extensive use of secp256k1 silentpayments moduleInput public key extraction from P2PKH, P2WPKH, P2SH-P2WPKH, and P2TR inputs
be5d0b55by Ava Chow+6951−010 files
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Low 45 AI analysisMessage 96 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35440: wallet: check descriptor cache xpub length before decoding

This update fixes a wallet database loading bug where a damaged or tampered Bitcoin wallet file could cause the program to read past the end of a stored extended public key (xpub). The patch makes the loader check the stored xpub length be…

Out-of-bounds read in wallet descriptor cache deserializationASan container-overflow triggered by malformed on-disk recordMissing length validation between record size prefix and fixed-size decoder
b3f846ecby Ava Chow+225−8511 files
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Informational 20 AI analysisMessage 100 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35813: wallet, rpc: Add listrawtransactions RPC

This commit adds a new wallet RPC called listrawtransactions to Bitcoin Core. It is a feature addition that lets users list every transaction their wallet knows about, including internal transfers and consolidations that the existing listt…

No security-relevant bug fix or vulnerability patch is present in the diff.New RPC exposes additional wallet transaction metadata, but only to callers already authorized for wallet RPCs.Code is a refactor of existing gettransaction logic into shared helpers; no new cryptographic, network, or consensus code.
2b95b45aby Ava Chow+334−276 files
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Moderate 68 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35752: wallet: make encryption state updates atomic

This Bitcoin Core update fixes several wallet bugs where a failed database write could leave a wallet in an inconsistent state. For example, encrypting a wallet or changing its passphrase could appear to succeed in memory while the change …

Atomicity fix for encryption state and descriptor key persistenceFailure to persist master key during encryption previously reported success in memoryPassphrase change could activate new passphrase only in memory
7ee3d622by Ava Chow+379−16418 files
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 100 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35619: test: ExtendedPrivateKey follow-ups

This commit only changes Bitcoin Core's internal functional test code. It replaces hard-coded test keys and addresses with ones generated from a new test helper class, and unifies how tests tell nodes not to create a default wallet. There …

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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36261: test: cover PSBT unknown field merging

This commit only adds a new automated test to Bitcoin Core. It checks that when two partially-signed Bitcoin transactions (PSBTs) are combined, any custom 'unknown' data fields attached to them are preserved correctly. There is no change t…

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Informational 18 AI analysisMessage 100 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36230: wallet: Improve `HasWalletDescriptor` performance and other canonical descriptor string followups

This is a Bitcoin Core wallet maintenance patch. It speeds up a wallet function that checks whether a descriptor already exists by caching a hash of the descriptor's canonical text, instead of rebuilding that text every time. It also tidie…

No security-relevant signal in commit message or diffChange is described as performance improvement and code cleanupBackwards-compatibility test notes a known miniscript wallet loading incompatibility between v31.0/v31.1 and other versions, but this is a documented compatibility quirk, not a vulnerability
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Informational 21 AI analysisMessage 81 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36297: rpc: Correct invalid OpenRPC defaults

This is a documentation-only fix for Bitcoin Core's machine-readable RPC help data. It changes several default values from literal strings to 'hint' labels (because the real default depends on context) and corrects one boolean default from…

OpenRPC schema/default mismatch correctionRPC help metadata type correction (string 'false' to boolean false)No executable code path changes
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Informational 20 AI analysisMessage 68 · Adequate
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rpc: Correct OpenRPC default metadata

This commit fixes documentation metadata for six Bitcoin Core RPC arguments. It changes how default values are described so that automatically generated API docs and schemas are accurate. The actual behavior of the software when running is…

No runtime code changesOnly RPC help/schema metadata modifiedVendor explicitly states runtime behavior is unchanged
b7f740c5by will+6−63 files
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Informational 24 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36286: crypto: Fix MuHash3072 division by itself

This commit fixes a bug in Bitcoin Core's MuHash3072 cryptographic code where dividing a MuHash object by itself (x /= x) produced the wrong mathematical result. The fix is straightforward: the code now saves the divisor's numerator before…

Cryptographic correctness bug in MuHash3072 division operatorSelf-aliasing in operator/= produces incorrect 1/D result instead of empty setNo production code path identified that triggers self-division
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Informational 18 AI analysisMessage 93 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36285: refactor: Use static const over inline const to work around ld64 bug

This is a build-compatibility fix, not a security patch. It changes how some constant data is stored internally so that Apple's macOS linker (ld64) can build Bitcoin Core correctly. The change avoids a linker bug that caused build failures…

No security-relevant code logic changedChange is a linker bug workaround, not a vulnerability fixConstants remain read-only; no new attack surface introduced
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Security candidaterefactor, key: move `CreateMuSig2PartialSig` to `musig.{h,cpp}` moduleby Sebastian Falbesoner · 8ba5f68b · May 13, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Sebastian Falbesoner

refactor, key: move `CreateMuSig2PartialSig` to `musig.{h,cpp}` module

Compared to `CreateMuSig2Nonce`, creating a partial signature
has a stronger link to the secret key used, but for consistency
reasons it still makes sense to move all functionality that call
the secp256k1 musig API functions to the `musig.{h,cpp}` module
for consistency.

Can be reviewed via the git option `--color-moved=dimmed-zebra`.

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 materialsigning boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a pure code move: it takes the CreateMuSig2PartialSig function out of the CKey class in key.cpp/key.h and places it in the musig.cpp/musig.h module. The function's logic is unchanged, and the only caller is updated to use the new free-function name. There is no security fix or behavior change.

AI review queuedrefactor, key: move `CreateMuSig2Nonce` to `musig.{h,cpp}` moduleby Sebastian Falbesoner · d087f266 · May 13, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Sebastian Falbesoner

refactor, key: move `CreateMuSig2Nonce` to `musig.{h,cpp}` module

Nonce creation is mainly derived by randomness, and the secret
key merely serves as (optional) additional data for increasing
misuse-resistance, rather than being a central part that would
justify an own CKey method, so move it to the musig.cpp module.

Can be reviewed via the git option `--color-moved=dimmed-zebra`.

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 or wallet pathsecond-pass: broader security terminologysecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a code cleanup: it moves a function that creates MuSig2 cryptographic nonces from the CKey class into a dedicated musig module. The actual logic and security behavior are unchanged; only where the code lives and how callers reference it are modified.

AI review queuedkey: add `GetSecp256k1SignContext` access functionby w0xlt · f36d89f4 · May 13, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 85 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · w0xlt

key: add `GetSecp256k1SignContext` access function

This is needed in order to move the `CreateMuSig2{Nonce,PartialSig}`
functions to the musig.cpp modules, see next two commits.

85/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode
Why it was queued
second-pass: broader security terminology
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply adds a public accessor function that returns an internal cryptographic context object. It does not change how keys are created, signed, or verified, and it introduces no new behavior that could be exploited. It is a routine code-organization change to support future work.

Lower-prioritydoc: clarify libfuzzer-nosan preset uses build_fuzz_nosan dirby ImMike · 0065f354 · May 13, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · ImMike

doc: clarify libfuzzer-nosan preset uses build_fuzz_nosan dir

The fuzzing quickstart documents the libfuzzer preset with build_fuzz
as the build directory, then mentions libfuzzer-nosan as an alternative
without noting that this preset uses a different binary directory
(build_fuzz_nosan, per CMakePresets.json line 54). A reader following
the quickstart with --preset=libfuzzer-nosan and then running
'cmake --build build_fuzz' as shown will operate against the wrong
(or empty) directory.

Add a clarifying note at the first mention in the Quickstart.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
fuzzing or regression evidencedocumentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This is a documentation-only change that adds a clarifying note to the fuzzing quickstart guide. It explains that using the libfuzzer-nosan preset creates binaries in a different directory (build_fuzz_nosan) than the regular libfuzzer preset (build_fuzz). There is no code change and no security issue.

Security candidatepsbt, test: remove address type restrictions in testby rkrux · 81348576 · May 13, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 87 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · rkrux

psbt, test: remove address type restrictions in test

Because the corresponding Taproot fields were added in PSBT in PR 22558, so
these restrictions are no longer necessary.

87/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides an explanatory body✓ Explains rationale or failure mode✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This is a minor test-only cleanup. It removes a TODO comment and two command-line flags that forced a specific address type in one of Bitcoin Core's automated functional tests. The change has no effect on production code, user wallets, or network behavior.

Lower-priorityrefactor: Use ignore-list over verbose select-listby MarcoFalke · fa9c9196 · May 13, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 97 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

refactor: Use ignore-list over verbose select-list

This refactor makes the ruff.toml easier to read, because it lists the
ignored checks instead of having to enumerate all checks to select in a
large collection of rules.

97/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a pure cleanup of the project's Python linter configuration file (ruff.toml). It replaces a long explicit list of individual style/error checks with shorter category codes and a small 'ignore' list. There is no change to Bitcoin Core's actual code, behavior, or security.

AI review queuedwallet: use outpoint when estimating input sizeby Lőrinc · cd8d3bd9 · May 13, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 68 · AdequateLow 49Details
Commit message · Lőrinc

wallet: use outpoint when estimating input size

`CalculateMaximumSignedInputSize()` is passed the outpoint being sized, but that context was not used when estimating the signed input size.
Pass the outpoint through so externally selected inputs are not underestimated.

Co-authored-by: Antoine Poinsot <darosior@protonmail.com>

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 49/100

This Bitcoin Core wallet patch fixes a bug where the software underestimated the size (and therefore the required transaction fee) of certain externally provided transaction inputs. The fix passes the actual outpoint being spent into the size-estimation function, so the fee calculation can account for extra data that some inputs require. The included test demonstrates that without the fix, the estimated size is one byte too small.

Lower-priorityci: Enable ruff ambiguous-unicode-character checksby MarcoFalke · fa9b01ad · May 13, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 62 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

ci: Enable ruff ambiguous-unicode-character checks

62/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope! No meaningful explanatory body
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only turns on three new lint checks in the project's Python code style tool (ruff). These checks warn when text contains Unicode characters that look like ordinary ASCII letters but are actually different characters, which can be confusing or misleading. There is no code behavior change, no bug fix, and no security patch.

Security candidatekey: cleanse ChainCode on destructionby Thomas · 21a1380c · May 12, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 78 · AdequateLow 49Details
Commit message · Thomas

key: cleanse ChainCode on destruction

HMAC primitives cleanse their internal stack buffers, but a caller's
ChainCode remains populated in memory after use. Promote ChainCode
from `typedef uint256` to a `base_blob<256>` subclass with a
memory_cleanse() destructor, so chain codes in CExtKey, CExtPubKey,
and local variables are cleansed on scope exit.

Retype MUSIG_CHAINCODE from `constexpr uint256` to `const ChainCode`
to match its BIP328 semantic role. Dropping `constexpr` (ChainCode is
no longer a literal type) also removes the GCC-14 consteval lambda
workaround.

Remove the duplicate typedef in pubkey.h (which includes hash.h
transitively). Two fuzz-test call sites in test/fuzz/key.cpp now
construct the chain-code argument explicitly rather than relying on
the typedef.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
secret or key materialfuzzing or regression evidence
AI analysis · Low 49/100

This commit is a defensive hardening change for Bitcoin Core's handling of BIP32 'chain codes'—secret-derived values used when creating child keys from a master key. Previously these values were stored as ordinary 256-bit numbers that could remain in memory after use. The change makes ChainCode a dedicated type that securely wipes its own memory when it goes out of scope, similar to how private keys are already handled. It is a preventive security improvement rather than a fix for an active exploit.

Security candidatemusig: Include pubnonce in session idby Ava Chow · bb05986c · May 12, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 80 · StrongLow 31Details
Commit message · Ava Chow

musig: Include pubnonce in session id

Multiple signing sessions over the same message are allowed. Including
the pubnonce in the session id allows distinguishing the signing
sessions.

This should be safe as a new secret nonce is used for each signing
session, and after the nonce is used, it is still deleted from memory in
order to avoid reuse.

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
signing boundarynonce handlingsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 31/100

This change tweaks how Bitcoin Core's MuSig2 multi-signature code keeps track of active signing sessions. Previously, the session identifier was based only on the public keys and the transaction hash. Now it also includes each participant's public nonce. This matters because the same keys and transaction can legitimately be signed more than once, and without the nonce in the identifier the code could confuse two different signing sessions and risk reusing or misplacing secret nonce data. The commit itself is framed as a safety improvement, not a fix for a known active bug or exploit.

Lower-prioritytest: Add coverage for m_blocks_unlinked invariant in LoadBlockIndexby marcofleon · 3f44f9ae · May 12, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 95 · StrongInformational 12Details
Commit message · marcofleon

test: Add coverage for m_blocks_unlinked invariant in LoadBlockIndex

A pruned stale-fork block whose parent doesn't have any transactions
shouldn't be added to m_blocks_unlinked when starting up a node.

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
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit only adds a new automated test to Bitcoin Core. It does not change any production code. The test checks that when a node restarts after pruning a stale side-chain block, the internal block-tracking data structure does not incorrectly mark the block as 'unlinked.' There is no fix or vulnerability patch here—just extra test coverage for an existing invariant.

Security candidaterpc: Fix descriptorprocesspsbt internal bug on invalid signaturesby b-l-u-e · 7e19ce20 · May 12, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 73 · AdequateModerate 62Details
Commit message · b-l-u-e

rpc: Fix descriptorprocesspsbt internal bug on invalid signatures

Use PSBTInputSignedAndVerified instead of PSBTInputSigned to properly
validate signatures before marking PSBT as complete

Signed-off-by: b-l-u-e <8102260+blue@users.noreply.github.com>

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
signing boundarydefensive validationsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Moderate 62/100

This commit fixes a bug in Bitcoin Core's descriptorprocesspsbt RPC command. Previously, the command could mark a partially-signed Bitcoin transaction (PSBT) as 'complete' and return a finalized transaction hex even when one of the signatures was actually invalid. The fix makes the command verify signatures cryptographically, not just check that signature data is present. The new test deliberately corrupts a signature and confirms the command now correctly reports the PSBT as incomplete.

Lower-prioritydoc: recommend script_flags instead of deployments.taprootby Sjors Provoost · f24a7b5f · May 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 20Details
Commit message · Sjors Provoost

doc: recommend script_flags instead of deployments.taproot

Co-authored-by: maflcko <6399679+maflcko@users.noreply.github.com>

65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides an explanatory body
Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 20/100

This is a small documentation-only change to Bitcoin Core release notes. It clarifies how developers should check for Taproot support after the 'taproot' field was removed from the getdeploymentinfo RPC. No code behavior changed, and there is no security vulnerability in the commit itself.

Security candidatecrypto: cleanse HMAC stack buffers after useby Thomas · b3a3f883 · May 10, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 68 · AdequateModerate 51Details
Commit message · Thomas

crypto: cleanse HMAC stack buffers after use

CHMAC_SHA256 and CHMAC_SHA512 leave two stack buffers populated on
return: rkey[] holds K' XOR ipad after the constructor, and temp[]
holds the inner-hash output after Finalize().

When the HMAC is keyed with sensitive material (chain code in
BIP32Hash() in hash.cpp for BIP32 child key derivation; PRK in
HKDF-Expand in hkdf_sha256_32.cpp, used for BIP324 transport keying),
rkey is one constant XOR from that key, and temp is a one-way digest
covering it.

Cleanse both buffers with memory_cleanse(), matching the convention
in chacha20.cpp and chacha20poly1305.cpp. No observable change for
callers.

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
secret or key materialcryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Moderate 51/100

This commit is a defensive hardening patch for Bitcoin Core's HMAC code. It wipes two temporary memory buffers that previously held sensitive key-derived data after the HMAC operation finishes. The change reduces the risk that leftover key material could leak through memory dumps, core dumps, or side-channel attacks, but it does not fix an active bug or known exploit.

Lower-prioritycmake: Set `CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME` for CDash Nightly pipelinesby Hennadii Stepanov · 4defc466 · May 8, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Hennadii Stepanov

cmake: Set `CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME` for CDash Nightly pipelines

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit adds a single configuration line telling CDash (a test-results dashboard) what time to consider the start of a 'nightly' test run. It has no effect on Bitcoin Core's code, network behavior, or user security.

Lower-prioritymv contrib/verify-commits/pre-push-hook.sh to maintainer tools repoby MarcoFalke · 888857c5 · May 7, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 60 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

mv contrib/verify-commits/pre-push-hook.sh to maintainer tools repo

60/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Mentions testing or verification! No meaningful explanatory body
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply deletes a helper shell script that was used by Bitcoin Core maintainers as a Git pre-push hook. The script checked whether commits being pushed to the project's GitHub repository were cryptographically signed. It is being moved to a separate maintainer tools repository. There is no code change to Bitcoin Core itself, no vulnerability, and no security fix.

Lower-prioritydoc: fix whitespace in build-osx.mdby Philips Ucheolisah .N · d9b57eec · May 7, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 60 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Philips Ucheolisah .N

doc: fix whitespace in build-osx.md

Remove an extra space before `.zip` in the deploy section.

60/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit fixes a minor double-space typo in a macOS build instruction document. It has no effect on software behavior or security.

Lower-prioritydoc: fix stale autotools reference and SQLite typoby taboger · e7d4a7e3 · May 7, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · taboger

doc: fix stale autotools reference and SQLite typo

Suggested-by: hebasto

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only updates two documentation files. It replaces a stale reference to the old Autotools 'configure script' with 'CMake configuration' in the NetBSD build guide, and fixes a typo ('SQlite' to 'SQLite') while simplifying a heading in the macOS build guide. There are no code changes and no security implications.

Security candidateci: Move --usecli --extended from i386 task to alpine taskby MarcoFalke · fad61896 · May 7, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 62 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

ci: Move --usecli --extended from i386 task to alpine task

62/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
authentication path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply moves some test command-line flags from one continuous integration (CI) test job to another. It does not change any production code, wallet logic, networking, or anything users interact with. There is no security issue here.

AI review queuedwallet: check BDB last page LSNby Lőrinc · e2b0984f · May 6, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 68 · AdequateModerate 57Details
Commit message · Lőrinc

wallet: check BDB last page LSN

The BDB metadata field `last_page` stores the last valid page number, not the number of pages.
The read-only wallet migration parser currently checks reset LSNs with a half-open loop, so it skips the final page and may accept a database whose last page still depends on BDB log files.

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Moderate 57/100

This commit fixes an off-by-one bug in Bitcoin Core's read-only wallet migration tool. The tool checks whether a Berkeley DB (BDB) wallet file is self-contained before migrating it. Due to a half-open loop, the tool was skipping the very last page of the database when verifying that all pages had their log sequence numbers (LSNs) reset. As a result, it could have accepted a wallet whose final page still depended on separate BDB log files, potentially leading to incomplete or inconsistent migration data. The fix changes the loop to include the last page.

Lower-prioritydoc: clarify pruning impact on wallet syncby Memetic Money · 51ee8ca1 · May 6, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Memetic Money

doc: clarify pruning impact on wallet sync

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only updates user-facing help text and a tooltip to explain that wallets and indexes should be loaded and kept active while block pruning is enabled. It is a documentation-only change with no code behavior changes, no bug fix, and no security patch.

Lower-prioritydoc: fix doxygen links to threads in developer-notes.mdby Matthew Zipkin · d5adb9d0 · May 6, 2026 · 10 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Matthew Zipkin

doc: fix doxygen links to threads in developer-notes.md

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only updates documentation links and adds Doxygen anchor comments in source code so that the developer documentation points to the right places. It does not change any program behavior, logic, or security settings.

Lower-priorityrefactor: [rpc] Remove confusing and brittle integral casts (take 3)by MarcoFalke · fa864b93 · May 6, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 62 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

refactor: [rpc] Remove confusing and brittle integral casts (take 3)

62/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This is a tiny code cleanup in a Bitcoin Core RPC command. It removes an unnecessary cast to uint64_t when reporting how many bytes were written to a file. The actual value being reported does not change, and there is no security issue.

Lower-prioritydepends: Unset `SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` in `gen_id` scriptby Hennadii Stepanov · 9f7a2293 · May 6, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinInformational 16Details
Commit message · Hennadii Stepanov

depends: Unset `SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` in `gen_id` script

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 16/100

This commit tweaks the Bitcoin Core dependency build system so that an environment variable used for reproducible builds (SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH) is cleared before generating package IDs. The goal is to avoid unnecessary rebuilds of dependencies when only that timestamp changes, improving build-cache reuse. There is no direct security vulnerability in the diff itself; it is a build-system hygiene change.

Lower-prioritycmake: add CTestConfig.cmakeby will · 08689409 · May 6, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 68 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · will

cmake: add CTestConfig.cmake

Add a `CTestConfig.cmake` file with the CDash submission URL for Bitcoin
Core.

This lets developers use CTest’s built-in dashboard support to upload
local configure, build, and test results to CDash. With this a developer
can use their own CTest dashboard script or manual `ctest` workflow and
upload results to a collection point.

This is useful for sharing reproducible build/test results from local
machines, CI experiments, and platform-specific debugging. CDash keeps
the configure output, build warnings/errors, and test results grouped
under a single dashboard submission, making it easier to inspect
failures and compare behavior across environments.

The file only defines the CDash upload location. It does not change the
default build or test behavior.

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit adds a one-line configuration file telling CMake/CTest where to upload test results (a CDash dashboard URL). It does not change how Bitcoin Core is built or tested by default, and it does not introduce any security-relevant code change.