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merge-script2084993389
Antoine Poinsot22422170
Ava Chow20369194069
MarcoFalke41421408074
fanquake23121228058
Lőrinc18121177081
Hennadii Stepanov22616211065
rkrux57957074
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#35833: log: prevent user input from injecting fake log lines

This update fixes a way that people with limited access to a Bitcoin node could make fake log entries appear real. Normally, the node cleans up special characters in log messages but was leaving newlines alone. A clever user could slip a n…

Log injection / log forgery via embedded newlines in untrusted inputInput from restricted RPC users reaching log output without newline escapingControl-character escaping bypass due to explicit newline exception
d4b0e1e4by Ava Chow+48−114 files
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36391: test: fix typo in rpc_psbt

This commit fixes a one-word typo in a comment inside a test file. The comment incorrectly referred to 'walletcreatepsbt' when the surrounding test code actually calls 'walletcreatefundedpsbt'. No code behavior changes, and there is no sec…

4b612c6bby merge-script+1−11 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 82 · Strong
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test: fix typo in rpc_psbt

This commit fixes a typo in a comment within a test file. The comment incorrectly referred to 'walletcreatepsbt' when the surrounding test code actually exercises 'walletcreatefundedpsbt'. No code behavior changes, and there is no security…

0a8ffe90by Bruno Garcia+1−11 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 81 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36377: doc: add 461 (Deterministic ECDSA signatures with low-R grinding) to bips.md

This commit is a documentation-only update. It adds a single line to Bitcoin Core's list of implemented BIPs, noting that BIP 461 (a technique for making ECDSA signatures smaller and deterministic) has been implemented since version 0.17.0…

e0f16ef9by merge-script+1−01 file
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Low 27 AI analysisMessage 81 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36375: wallet: accept uppercase addresses without amount in sendall

This patch fixes a bug in Bitcoin Core's `sendall` wallet command. If a user typed a bech32 address in uppercase letters, the command would fail with a confusing 'below dust threshold' error instead of sending the funds. The fix compares d…

Functional bug in RPC command causing unexpected transaction failureCase-sensitivity mismatch between user input and canonical address encodingNo memory safety, cryptographic, or authorization issue evident
e7aef7e8by Ava Chow+22−52 files
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 100 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36381: test: avoid testing at the exact `-maxfeerate` boundary

This commit fixes a flaky automated test in Bitcoin Core. The test was checking the maximum transaction fee rate by creating a transaction at the exact boundary, which sometimes failed because the real transaction size could be slightly sm…

No production code changedTest-only changeNo memory safety, cryptography, consensus, or authorization changes
ba8fdb97by Ava Chow+1−11 file
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Informational 20 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36233: guix: Update time-machine to `60f6956aeffa7f30285745bd0ea615e9acfc74f8`

This is a build-system maintenance update for Bitcoin Core's reproducible build environment (Guix). It updates the Guix time-machine commit and several dependency versions, and temporarily disables some test suites that fail when building …

No direct security-relevant code change in Bitcoin Core consensus, wallet, or P2P layers.Dependency version bumps (git-minimal, linux-headers, python-lief, python-minimal) are routine build-environment updates.Disabling third-party package test suites reduces build-time test coverage but does not alter Bitcoin Core's own test or release binaries.
619185d5by merge-script+32−73 files
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 81 · Strong
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36364: tools: Call SHA256AutoDetect in bitcoin-util, bitcoin-tx and bitcoin-wallet

This change makes three Bitcoin command-line tools (bitcoin-tx, bitcoin-util, and bitcoin-wallet) automatically pick the fastest SHA-256 hashing implementation available on the computer, such as hardware-accelerated versions on modern CPUs…

dc2a9987by merge-script+6−03 files
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Informational 23 AI analysisMessage 98 · Strong
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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
ced4c6e6by merge-script+1−11 file
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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
No security note in commit
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
bfdcd979by merge-script+2−21 file
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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
Vendor flagged security relevance
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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Lower-prioritytest: add test for utxo-to-sqlite conversion using named pipeby Sebastian Falbesoner · 61a5460d · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 72 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Sebastian Falbesoner

test: add test for utxo-to-sqlite conversion using named pipe

72/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Mentions testing or verification! No meaningful explanatory body
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds a new automated test. It checks that a Bitcoin Core utility can convert the live UTXO set to an SQLite database when the data is fed through a named pipe (FIFO), without first writing a disk dump. There is no change to production code, no bug fix, and no security-relevant behavior.

Lower-priorityrpc: support writing UTXO set dump (`dumptxoutset`) to a named pipeby Sebastian Falbesoner · 2e8072ed · Mar 11, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 22Details
Commit message · Sebastian Falbesoner

rpc: support writing UTXO set dump (`dumptxoutset`) to a named pipe

This allows external tooling (e.g. converters) to consume the output
directly, rather than having to write the dump to disk first and then
read it from there again.

Co-authored-by: Luke Dashjr <luke-jr+git@utopios.org>

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
AI analysis · Informational 22/100

This change lets Bitcoin Core's `dumptxoutset` RPC command write its UTXO snapshot directly to a named pipe (FIFO) instead of only to a regular file. Previously the command always wrote to a temporary file and then renamed it into place, which doesn't work for a pipe. The patch detects a named pipe and, if one is supplied, writes directly to it and skips the rename step. It also skips the 'file already exists' error for pipes because a pipe is a communication channel, not a stored file. This is a convenience feature for external tools, not a fix for a known security bug.

Lower-priorityp2p: remove m_starting_height field from node state (only show once in debug log)by Sebastian Falbesoner · 745ad941 · Mar 11, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Sebastian Falbesoner

p2p: remove m_starting_height field from node state (only show once in debug log)

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

This commit removes a piece of bookkeeping data called m_starting_height that tracked a peer's reported block height when it first connected. The value is still logged once when the peer's version message is received, but it is no longer stored permanently in the peer's state or shown in other debug logs. There is no security issue here; it is a small cleanup/refactoring change.

Lower-priorityrpc, net: completely remove `startingheight` field of `getpeerinfo` RPCby Sebastian Falbesoner · b267efcd · Mar 11, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 20Details
Commit message · Sebastian Falbesoner

rpc, net: completely remove `startingheight` field of `getpeerinfo` RPC

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
AI analysis · Informational 20/100

This commit removes an old, optional field called 'startingheight' from the 'getpeerinfo' command in Bitcoin Core. The field had already been marked as deprecated in a previous release and was only returned if a user explicitly enabled it. This is a routine cleanup, not a security fix.

Lower-priorityci: Bump GHA actions versionsby MarcoFalke · fadaa7db · Mar 11, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 57 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

ci: Bump GHA actions versions

57/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply updates the version numbers of several GitHub Actions used in Bitcoin Core's automated build and test system. There is no indication of a security vulnerability being fixed; it is a routine maintenance change to keep CI dependencies current.

Lower-prioritydoc: document depends compiler configurationby will · 4c07cf87 · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 68 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · will

doc: document depends compiler configuration

CC/CXX only override compilers for target (host) packages. Native
build tool packages (native_capnp, native_qt, etc.) use separate
build_CC/build_CXX variables, which default to gcc/g++ on Linux.

On systems without gcc (e.g. Nix, Chimera Linux), native package
builds fail unless build_CC/build_CXX are also set explicitly.
Document how to override both sets of compilers.

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds documentation to the depends/README.md file explaining how to set compiler variables when building Bitcoin Core's dependency system. It does not change any code, build scripts, or behavior. There is no security issue here.

AI review queuedrefactor: Introduce TxDocOptionsby MarcoFalke · fa4d5891 · Mar 11, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 62 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

refactor: Introduce TxDocOptions

This prepares the function to be more flexible, when more options are
passed in the future.

62/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides an explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a simple code cleanup: it replaces a function that took two separate arguments with a small options structure. The behavior of the software is unchanged; only the internal organization of the code is different. There is no security issue here.

AI review queuedrefactor: Add and use RPCResultOptionsby MarcoFalke · fa8250e9 · Mar 11, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 80 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

refactor: Add and use RPCResultOptions

Initially only move skip_type_check there.

In the future, more options can be added, without having to touch the
constructors.

80/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This is a small internal code cleanup in Bitcoin Core's RPC help system. It replaces a single boolean flag (`skip_type_check`) with a small options structure (`RPCResultOptions`) so future options can be added more easily. No behavior changes, no security fixes, and no user-facing changes.

Lower-prioritymacdeploy: use plugins dir to find pluginsby fanquake · 66d80d57 · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 68 · AdequateInformational 18Details
Commit message · fanquake

macdeploy: use plugins dir to find plugins

Rather than looking for /translations, which might not exist (it doesn't
in a recent brew installed qt on macOS). i.e:
```bash
ls /opt/homebrew/opt/qtbase/share/qt
doc
libexec
metatypes
mkspecs
modules
plugins
sbom
```

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This is a one-line fix in the macOS packaging script for Bitcoin Core. The script now looks for Qt's 'plugins' folder instead of its 'translations' folder when deciding where Qt is installed. The old check could fail on newer Homebrew Qt installs because the translations directory no longer exists there, which would prevent the macOS app bundle from being built correctly. There is no direct security vulnerability here—it's a build/packaging robustness fix.

Security candidateci: check macos bundle structure and codesigningby fanquake · d03e3be2 · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 57 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · fanquake

ci: check macos bundle structure and codesigning

57/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing boundary
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit adds a new automated CI (Continuous Integration) test step for macOS releases. After building the macOS app bundle, the script now unzips the produced file and runs Apple's `codesign --verify` to confirm the application is properly code-signed. It does not change any wallet, networking, or consensus code, and it does not fix a security bug in the software itself. It is purely a build/verification improvement.

Lower-prioritymacdeploy: subprocess out to zip rather than shutil.make_archiveby fanquake · ab137cbf · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 81 · StrongLow 37Details
Commit message · fanquake

macdeploy: subprocess out to zip rather than shutil.make_archive

Calling shutil.make_archive(), does not preserve symlinks when using the
zip format, see https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/139679.

Call `zip` using subprocess instead. This code is only run when using a
macos machine, and I think it's safe to assume that zip is available, same
as codesign, and all other tools we call in this script.

81/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference
AI analysis · Low 37/100

This change fixes how the macOS version of Bitcoin's wallet app is packaged into a ZIP file. The old method silently turned file shortcuts (symlinks) inside the app into duplicate copies, which can make the app bundle larger and may break macOS code-signing or notarization checks. The fix calls the system's `zip` command with an option that preserves symlinks. There is no direct evidence this was exploitable as an attack, but it removes a packaging defect that could cause a shipped app to be rejected or behave incorrectly.

AI review queuedwallet: Make encryption derivation clock mockableby David Gumberg · 9a158725 · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 90 · StrongInformational 18Details
Commit message · David Gumberg

wallet: Make encryption derivation clock mockable

Adds a special case where if the elapsed time during measurement of DKF
performance is 0, the default derive iterations are used so that
behavior is stable for testing and benchmarks.

90/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This is a small Bitcoin Core wallet change that makes the encryption key-stretching benchmark use a mockable clock during testing. If the measured time is zero (likely because a test fakes the clock), it falls back to a fixed default number of iterations instead of trying to divide by zero or produce unstable results. It is a test-stability improvement, not a fix for an active security vulnerability.

AI review queuedbench: Add wallet encryption benchmarkby David Gumberg · 51ac1abf · Mar 11, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · David Gumberg

bench: Add wallet encryption benchmark

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

This commit adds a new performance benchmark that measures how long it takes to encrypt a Bitcoin wallet containing many keys. It does not change any wallet, networking, consensus, or cryptographic code that runs in production. It only adds test/benchmark code, so it does not introduce or fix a security vulnerability.

Security candidatecrypto: Use `secure_allocator` for `AES256_ctx`by David Gumberg · d53852be · Mar 11, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinLow 43Details
Commit message · David Gumberg

crypto: Use `secure_allocator` for `AES256_ctx`

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 43/100

This change makes Bitcoin Core store sensitive AES encryption/decryption context data in locked, non-swappable memory instead of ordinary memory. The goal is to reduce the chance that encryption keys or key-derived data leak into swap files or core dumps. It is a defensive hardening patch, not a fix for an actively exploitable bug.

Security candidatebuild: `lockedpool.cpp` kernel -> cryptoby David Gumberg · 8c6fedaa · Mar 11, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 72 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · David Gumberg

build: `lockedpool.cpp` kernel -> crypto

Allows `crypto` functions and classes to use `secure_allocator`.

72/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides an explanatory body
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathdocumentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a pure build-system refactor: it moves the file `lockedpool.cpp` from the `kernel` and `util` libraries into the `crypto` library. The change is organizational only and does not alter any code behavior. It is not a security fix and does not introduce a vulnerability.

Security candidatecrypto: Use `secure_allocator` for `AES256CBC*::iv`by David Gumberg · af0da2fc · Mar 11, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 50 · ThinLow 43Details
Commit message · David Gumberg

crypto: Use `secure_allocator` for `AES256CBC*::iv`

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 43/100

This change makes the encryption initialization vector (IV) used by Bitcoin Core's AES-256-CBC routines live in locked, non-swappable memory and be securely erased when no longer needed. Previously the IV was a normal stack-like array, which could potentially be swapped to disk or remain in memory after use. The IV is not a secret key, but it is cryptographic material that should be handled carefully. The patch is a hardening improvement rather than a fix for a known active attack.

AI review queuedrefactor: Generalize derivation target calculationby David Gumberg · ae5485fa · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 62 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · David Gumberg

refactor: Generalize derivation target calculation

62/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a code cleanup (refactor) that changes how Bitcoin Core calculates how many password-stretching iterations to use when encrypting a wallet. It replaces a two-step manual timing-and-averaging process with a small loop that does the same thing more generally. There is no security bug visible in the change; it is purely a maintainability improvement.

AI review queuedwallet: rpc: Improve error message for low feerates.by David Gumberg · 98fcd7af · Mar 11, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 19Details
Commit message · David Gumberg

wallet: rpc: Improve error message for low feerates.

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 19/100

This commit only improves the wording of an error message shown when a user sets a transaction fee rate that is too low. It adds suggestions to adjust wallet or network fee settings. There is no code behavior change, no bug fix, and no security impact.

AI review queuedrpc: fix race condition in gettxoutsetinfoby w0xlt · 5e77072f · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 76 · AdequateLow 32Details
Commit message · w0xlt

rpc: fix race condition in gettxoutsetinfo

Fix an assertion failure in gettxoutsetinfo (issue #34263) caused by
capturing the best block before releasing cs_main, then checking it
against a potentially newer best block in GetUTXOStats().

Remove the early pindex capture since ComputeUTXOStats() independently
fetches the current best block under lock. Use stats.hashBlock and
stats.nHeight (the actual computed values) instead of the potentially
stale pindex when building the response.

76/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Low 32/100

This patch fixes a crash in a Bitcoin Core RPC command called gettxoutsetinfo. The command reports statistics about the set of unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs). The bug was a timing issue: the code briefly noted the current best block while holding one lock, then released that lock and later compared the saved block to a newer best block. If the blockchain advanced in between, an internal consistency check could fail and crash the node. The fix removes the stale saved block reference and instead uses the block that the statistics were actually computed against.

Lower-prioritykernel: acquire coinstats cursor and block info atomicallyby w0xlt · f3bf63ec · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateLow 26Details
Commit message · w0xlt

kernel: acquire coinstats cursor and block info atomically

Acquire the cursor and block index under the same cs_main lock to
eliminate a potential race where a new block could be connected
between capturing the block info and acquiring the cursor, causing
the reported stats to reference a different block than the one
being iterated.

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AI analysis · Low 26/100

This change fixes a timing bug in how Bitcoin Core calculates statistics about all unspent coins (the UTXO set). Previously, the code could read the current best block, then briefly allow a new block to be connected, and only then start scanning the coin database. That could make the final report say it was for block X while the actual data came from block X+1. The fix captures both the block pointer and the database cursor while holding the same global lock, so they stay consistent. It is a correctness fix for an RPC/administrative feature, not a direct theft or remote-code-execution vulnerability.

Lower-prioritythreadpool: add ranged Submit overloadby Andrew Toth · 79571b91 · Mar 10, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 60 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Andrew Toth

threadpool: add ranged Submit overload

Co-authored-by: l0rinc <pap.lorinc@gmail.com>

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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit adds a new convenience feature to Bitcoin Core's internal thread pool: a way to submit a batch of tasks in a single call. It is purely a code-quality/performance improvement (one lock acquisition instead of many) and includes new unit tests. There is no security-relevant change.

Lower-priorityrefactor: Return std::optional from GetProxyby MarcoFalke · fa270fda · Mar 10, 2026 · 8 filesMessage 57 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

refactor: Return std::optional from GetProxy

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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a straightforward code cleanup: it changes the GetProxy function so that instead of returning true/false and writing a proxy value into a caller-provided variable, it returns the proxy value directly using std::optional when a proxy exists, or nothing when it doesn't. All callers are updated to match the new pattern. There is no change to security behavior, network logic, or user-facing functionality.

Lower-priorityrefactor: Return std::optional from GetNameProxyby MarcoFalke · faeac1a9 · Mar 10, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 57 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · MarcoFalke

refactor: Return std::optional from GetNameProxy

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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a straightforward code cleanup (refactor) that changes how a proxy configuration helper returns its result. It switches from an old-style output parameter and boolean success flag to a modern C++ optional return value. There is no security-relevant behavior change visible in the diff.

Lower-priorityclusterlin: update SFL comments for deterministic orderby Pieter Wuille · d67c8ed7 · Mar 10, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Pieter Wuille

clusterlin: update SFL comments for deterministic order

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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only changes comments in a single source file. It updates documentation to describe how transaction ordering is chosen when multiple equally-good options exist. No actual code behavior was changed, so it cannot affect security on its own.

Lower-priorityUpdate embedded asmap to 1772726400by Fabian Jahr · 0690a5d0 · Mar 10, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 68 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Fabian Jahr

Update embedded asmap to 1772726400

The file was produced in this collaborative run: https://github.com/bitcoin-core/asmap-data/issues/44

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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit replaces a binary routing/peer-mapping data file (asmap) with a newer version. There is no code change, no bug fix, and no indication of a security issue. It is a routine data refresh used to help Bitcoin nodes connect to peers across different internet networks.