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Boris Nagaev461546160
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Lrifton92434186
Erick Cestari818177
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Oliver Gugger13413047
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BT btcsuitebtcd BitcoinNode implementations

rpcserver: test null getblock verbosity

This commit only adds a new integration test that sends a null value for the optional verbosity parameter of the getblock RPC and checks that the server returns a normal verbose block response. It does not change any production code. The t…

Regression test for a prior RPC server panic (#2600)No production code changes; defensive test coverage only
c130f0bfby Olaoluwa Osuntokun+36−01 file
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Merge pull request #2600 from allocz/fix_issue_2597

This patch fixes a server crash in btcd's JSON-RPC 'getblock' command. When a caller did not provide an optional 'verbosity' parameter, the code later dereferenced a nil pointer, causing the entire btcd process to panic. The fix supplies a…

nil-pointer dereference panic in RPC handlerdenial-of-service via crafted JSON-RPC requestserver process crash (availability impact)
a3f20384by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+5−11 file
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Merge pull request #2601 from vbrekher/fix/psbt-multi-a-finalizer

This change fixes how btcd finalizes a specific type of Bitcoin Taproot smart contract called multi_a. Previously, the finalizer simply stacked signatures in the order they appeared in the PSBT file. For multi_a contracts, signatures must …

Incorrect witness ordering for multi_a tapscripts could produce invalid Bitcoin transactionsNew parser enforces standard multi_a template and rejects unsupported CHECKSIGADD constructionsDuplicate and non-matching signatures now return ErrInvalidPsbtFormat
ca0bb02cby Olaoluwa Osuntokun+366−93 files
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psbt: test multi_a excess signature handling

This commit only adds a new unit test for the PSBT finalizer. It checks that when a Bitcoin Taproot multi-signature (multi_a) input has more valid signatures than required, the finalizer picks exactly the required number and leaves the ext…

26ee1cc8by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+33−01 file
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psbt: test multi_a signature input ordering

This commit only adds a new test case to the project's test suite. It does not change any production code. The test verifies that a PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) finalizer correctly orders signatures for a specific type of Ta…

Regression test for Taproot multi_a signature orderingNo production code changesDefensive guard against incorrect finalizer implementations
709069b9by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+36−131 file
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Merge pull request #2580 from Roasbeef/version-bump-v0.26.2

This commit only changes the software version number from v0.26.1-beta.rc1 to v0.26.2-beta. It does not modify any security-related code, network behavior, or user-facing functionality. There is no security issue here.

05585e03by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+2−21 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 80 · Strong
BT btcsuitebtcd BitcoinNode implementations

build: bump version to v0.26.2-beta

This commit only changes the software version number from v0.26.1-beta.rc1 to v0.26.2-beta. It does not modify any program logic, network code, or security behavior. There is no security issue here.

d9948c49by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+2−21 file
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build: bump version to v0.26.1-beta.rc1

This commit only changes the reported software version number from v0.26.0-beta to v0.26.1-beta.rc1. It does not alter any program logic, network behavior, or security-sensitive code. There is no security issue here.

3fa0a65cby Olaoluwa Osuntokun+2−21 file
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version: preserve semantic version separators

This commit fixes a small bug in how the btcd Bitcoin node software cleans up version strings. Previously, dots in pre-release version labels like 'beta.rc1' were accidentally removed, turning them into 'betarc1'. The change adds dots to t…

No security-relevant signals in commit message or diffChange is a string-normalization correctness fixNo input from untrusted network sources is processed by this code path
65db4939by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+20−12 files
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build: pin tagged submodules and remove local replacements

This commit is a routine build housekeeping change. It updates two internal Go module dependencies to newly published tagged versions and removes local directory overrides so that everyone builds with the same published code. There is no i…

3d3b5e8aby Olaoluwa Osuntokun+8−82 files
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build: bump v2transport to v1.1.0

This commit only updates a dependency version number in the project's Go module file. It bumps the v2transport package from version 1.0.1 to 1.1.0 so that downstream projects building btcd as a module can access new handshake admission API…

8d902916by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+1−11 file
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BT btcsuitebtcd BitcoinNode implementations

rpcclient: harden DisableAuth transport tests

This commit only changes tests and clarifies a public comment. It does not alter the actual authentication behavior of the btcd RPC client. The code already only suppresses the internally generated Basic auth header when DisableAuth is tru…

No functional code change; only tests and commentsComment clarification that DisableAuth only suppresses generated Basic auth, not caller-provided Authorization headersTests now cover WebSocket handshake, cookie bypass, and caller-provided headers
52d2fadeby Olaoluwa Osuntokun+186−1272 files
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rpcclient: wrap DisableAuth tests to 80 columns

This commit only reformats an existing test file. It wraps long lines to 80 columns, splits nested code into separate variables, and adjusts whitespace. No production code was changed, and no security behavior is altered.

fe84a0e1by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+83−521 file
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rpcclient: add tests for DisableAuth header behavior

This commit only adds new unit tests for an existing feature. It does not change any production code, so it cannot introduce a security vulnerability or fix one directly. The tests verify that an existing option called DisableAuth correctl…

9b849c17by Drake Thomsen+109−01 file
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Informational 21 AI analysisMessage 86 · Strong
BT btcsuitebtcd BitcoinNode implementations

rpcclient: make HTTP Basic Auth optional via DisableAuth

This change adds a new optional setting called DisableAuth to the btcd RPC client. When a user turns it on, the client will not send username/password credentials automatically. This is meant to let users connect to external Bitcoin API se…

New opt-in configuration flag that disables authentication headersDefault behavior unchanged; authentication still required unless user explicitly disables itNo validation added to ensure alternative authentication is present when DisableAuth is true
5d22b395by Drake Thomsen+25−131 file
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Informational 14 AI analysisMessage 83 · Strong
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integration: stabilize pre-verack disconnect cycles

This change only modifies an integration test file. It makes a test more reliable by waiting for a version response and retrying connection attempts, rather than changing any production code that handles real Bitcoin peer connections. Ther…

76ba8842by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+58−191 file
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Low 27 AI analysisMessage 83 · Strong
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server+connmgr: make outbound startup deterministic

This commit fixes a scheduling bug in how a Bitcoin node decides how many automatic outbound peers to connect to at startup. Previously, if a user had configured permanent peers, those permanent peers could grab internal connection IDs bef…

Non-deterministic outbound peer count at startupPermanent peers could consume connection request IDs before automatic counter sampledPotential for fewer automatic outbound peers than configured, reducing network diversity
58ee9ef6by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+157−224 files
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Low 26 AI analysisMessage 68 · Adequate
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config: reject non-positive maxpeers

This commit fixes a configuration bug in btcd, a Bitcoin node implementation. Previously, setting maxpeers=0 caused the node to enter a tight loop: it would repeatedly try to connect to outbound peers and immediately reject them. The chang…

Denial-of-service-like resource exhaustion via tight reconnect loop triggered by a configuration valueInput validation added for a previously unbounded configuration parameterNo memory corruption, authentication bypass, or remote code execution signals present
7e9414faby Olaoluwa Osuntokun+42−23 files
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integration: synchronize p2p lifecycle stress batches

This commit changes only test code. It tightens up an integration test that simulates many fake Bitcoin peers connecting and disconnecting from a node, and makes a small cleanup in a unit test for closing network pipes. There is no change …

No production code changedTest-only synchronization improvementsNo authentication, cryptography, consensus, or network handling logic modified
5a2c5063by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+217−202 files
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v2transport: restore responder handshake progress

This commit fixes a deadlock risk in btcd's new Bitcoin v2 transport handshake. Previously, the responder waited until it had received the initiator's full 64-byte key before doing any work, which could cause both sides to sit waiting for …

BIP324 handshake deadlock avoidanceCPU admission lease split to prevent resource exhaustion / lock holding across network I/OResponder now sends key material before full initiator key is received
09717871by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+231−862 files
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Security candidateMerge pull request #2601 from vbrekher/fix/psbt-multi-a-finalizerby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · ca0bb02c · Sep 9, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 58 · ThinModerate 59Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

Merge pull request #2601 from vbrekher/fix/psbt-multi-a-finalizer

psbt: fix multi_a taproot finalization

58/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet pathmerge-commit duplicate discount
AI analysis · Moderate 59/100

This change fixes how btcd finalizes a specific type of Bitcoin Taproot smart contract called multi_a. Previously, the finalizer simply stacked signatures in the order they appeared in the PSBT file. For multi_a contracts, signatures must be placed in the exact reverse order of the public keys written into the script, and unused key slots need empty placeholders. If the order was wrong, the resulting transaction would be rejected by the Bitcoin network, effectively locking or breaking the spend. The patch adds parsing logic to recognize multi_a scripts and build the witness stack correctly.

Security candidatepsbt: test multi_a excess signature handlingby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · 26ee1cc8 · Sep 9, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 95 · StrongInformational 12Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

psbt: test multi_a excess signature handling

In this commit, we cover a 2-of-3 multi_a input that contains valid signatures for all three keys. The finalizer must select exactly two script positions because NUMEQUAL rejects a witness with more successful checks than the threshold.

The expected witness also fixes the deterministic choice in script order and requires the excess key position to remain empty.

95/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode✓ Mentions testing or verification✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit only adds a new unit test for the PSBT finalizer. It checks that when a Bitcoin Taproot multi-signature (multi_a) input has more valid signatures than required, the finalizer picks exactly the required number and leaves the extra signature slot empty. There is no code change to the finalizer itself—only a test was added.

Security candidatepsbt: test multi_a signature input orderingby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · 709069b9 · Sep 9, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 95 · StrongInformational 12Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

psbt: test multi_a signature input ordering

In this commit, we exercise taproot multi_a finalization with signature records in both script order and reverse script order. Both inputs must produce the same witness because PSBT record ordering does not define tapscript stack positions.

This guards against implementations that only reverse the input slice, which works for script-ordered records but assigns shuffled records to the wrong keys.

95/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode✓ Mentions testing or verification✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit only adds a new test case to the project's test suite. It does not change any production code. The test verifies that a PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) finalizer correctly orders signatures for a specific type of Taproot script (multi_a) regardless of the order in which the signatures are recorded in the PSBT. It is a defensive regression test, not a fix for a known vulnerability.

Security candidatebuild: pin tagged submodules and remove local replacementsby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · 3d3b5e8a · Jul 22, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 85 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

build: pin tagged submodules and remove local replacements

In this commit, we pin btcutil and wire to their freshly tagged v2.0.1
releases. We also remove the root module's remaining local replace
directives now that all three in-tree modules have published versions.

This makes local builds and downstream module consumers resolve the same
btcutil, v2transport, and wire code. The regenerated checksums cover each
published module.

85/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
access control
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a routine build housekeeping change. It updates two internal Go module dependencies to newly published tagged versions and removes local directory overrides so that everyone builds with the same published code. There is no indication of a security fix or vulnerability in the commit itself.

Security candidaterpcclient: wrap DisableAuth tests to 80 columnsby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · fe84a0e1 · Jul 22, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

rpcclient: wrap DisableAuth tests to 80 columns

In this commit, we wrap the new DisableAuth regression tests to the
btcd 80-column formatting convention. We also split the nested handler
setup and assertions into logical stanzas so the tests match the
surrounding style.

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

This commit only reformats an existing test file. It wraps long lines to 80 columns, splits nested code into separate variables, and adjusts whitespace. No production code was changed, and no security behavior is altered.

Security candidaterpcclient: add tests for DisableAuth header behaviorby Drake Thomsen · 9b849c17 · Jul 22, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 96 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · Drake Thomsen

rpcclient: add tests for DisableAuth header behavior

Add table-driven tests that verify:
- Authorization header is omitted when DisableAuth is true
- Authorization header is present when DisableAuth is false
- Default (zero value) behavior includes Authorization header

Suggested by @TechLateef in #2514.

96/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
access controlauthentication path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds new unit tests for an existing feature. It does not change any production code, so it cannot introduce a security vulnerability or fix one directly. The tests verify that an existing option called DisableAuth correctly controls whether the RPC client sends an Authorization header.

Security candidaterpcclient: harden DisableAuth transport testsby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · 52d2fade · Jul 22, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 83 · StrongInformational 12Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

rpcclient: harden DisableAuth transport tests

In this commit, we make the DisableAuth tests observe successful
requests instead of inferring them from an empty header. This closes a
false-positive path where credential lookup could fail before the
request reached the server.

We also cover the WebSocket handshake, cookie bypass, and
caller-provided headers across enabled and disabled auth. The public
comment now makes clear that DisableAuth only suppresses
rpcclient-generated Basic auth.

83/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
defensive validationcredential or privilege stateauthentication path
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit only changes tests and clarifies a public comment. It does not alter the actual authentication behavior of the btcd RPC client. The code already only suppresses the internally generated Basic auth header when DisableAuth is true; the commit makes the tests check that real requests succeed and confirms caller-provided Authorization headers are still sent. There is no security fix here.

Security candidaterpcclient: make HTTP Basic Auth optional via DisableAuthby Drake Thomsen · 5d22b395 · Jul 22, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 86 · StrongInformational 21Details
Commit message · Drake Thomsen

rpcclient: make HTTP Basic Auth optional via DisableAuth

Add a DisableAuth field to ConnConfig that, when set to true, skips
setting the Authorization header on RPC requests.

This enables connecting to third-party RPC providers (e.g. Alchemy,
GetBlock) that authenticate via API key in the URL path and reject
requests containing an Authorization header with 401 errors.

Previously, getAuth() unconditionally set BasicAuth or attempted
cookie auth, leaving no way to disable authentication entirely.

Fixes #2505

86/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
access control
AI analysis · Informational 21/100

This change adds a new optional setting called DisableAuth to the btcd RPC client. When a user turns it on, the client will not send username/password credentials automatically. This is meant to let users connect to external Bitcoin API services that use a key in the web address instead of HTTP Basic Auth. It is a feature addition, not a fix for an active security flaw. The only risk is that someone who enables it may accidentally send unauthenticated requests if they forget to configure the other security mechanism provided by their RPC provider.

Security candidatev2transport: restore responder handshake progressby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · 09717871 · Jul 21, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 78 · AdequateLow 48Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

v2transport: restore responder handshake progress

In this commit, we send the responder key as soon as the initiator diverges
from the v1 prefix. This avoids the BIP324 deadlock where both sides can wait
for the other to write before the initiator has sent its complete 64-byte
key.

We split key generation and key agreement into separate admission leases,
and release each lease before the intervening network I/O. The regression
test stops after the first mismatch, requires the responder to make
progress, then completes key agreement and verifies the resulting packet
ciphers interoperate.

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 material
AI analysis · Low 48/100

This commit fixes a deadlock risk in btcd's new Bitcoin v2 transport handshake. Previously, the responder waited until it had received the initiator's full 64-byte key before doing any work, which could cause both sides to sit waiting for each other. The change makes the responder send its own key earlier, after the first byte that differs from the old v1 protocol, and splits expensive cryptographic work into two separately rate-limited phases so the CPU lock is not held across network reads or writes. It is a protocol correctness/DoS-resilience fix rather than a direct theft-of-funds bug.

Security candidatepsbt: decode base64 packets incrementallyby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · e333817d · Jul 21, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 78 · AdequateLow 41Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

psbt: decode base64 packets incrementally

In this commit, we decode base64 PSBT packets as a stream instead of
reading the full encoded input into memory first.

The previous aggregate bound reused wire.MaxMessagePayload, even though
BIP-174 doesn't bind PSBT packet size to the P2P message limit. This made
the base64 path reject packets that the raw path accepted. We now feed
decoded bytes through the same per-field parser used for raw packets,
while retaining strict base64 and trailing-data checks.

We also add a regression test with nine individually valid 4,000,000-byte
unknown values to pin raw and base64 parsing to the same behavior.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
signing boundaryaccess controlfuzzing or regression evidencesigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 41/100

This commit changes how btcd reads base64-encoded PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) data. Previously, the code read the entire base64 input into memory before decoding, and it wrongly applied the Bitcoin P2P wire message size limit to PSBT packets. That caused the base64 parser to reject large but otherwise valid PSBTs that the raw binary parser would accept. The new code decodes base64 incrementally as a stream, removes the wire-size bound for base64 PSBTs, and still rejects whitespace, non-canonical characters, and trailing data. A regression test confirms that nine 4 MB unknown fields are accepted via both raw and base64 paths.

Security candidatepsbt: reject nil taproot pointer fieldsby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · 1ead5ba3 · Jul 20, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 68 · AdequateModerate 60Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

psbt: reject nil taproot pointer fields

In this commit, we extend taproot PSBT serialization and finalization to reject nil script spend signatures, leaf scripts, and BIP32 derivations before any sort or dereference. We return wrapped ErrInvalidPsbtFormat errors so callers can identify malformed packet state without parsing strings.

We also make FindLeafScript reject nil inputs and leaf entries. This keeps both the direct finalizer and MaybeFinalize paths from panicking on malformed in-memory packets.

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
secret or key materialsigning boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Moderate 60/100

This commit fixes a class of crash bugs in btcd's PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) handling for Taproot transactions. Previously, if certain Taproot-related lists contained a nil (empty) entry, the code would panic when trying to sort, read, or finalize the transaction. The patch now rejects these malformed entries early with a proper error instead of crashing the program. It is a defensive hardening fix rather than a direct theft-of-funds vulnerability, but a crash in a wallet or node could still be disruptive.

Security candidatepeer: close late connections after disconnectby Boris Nagaev · 617ebe2b · Jul 18, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 78 · AdequateModerate 50Details
Commit message · Boris Nagaev

peer: close late connections after disconnect

In this commit, we serialize connection association with peer
disconnection. Previously, Disconnect could run before
AssociateConnection, close quit without a socket, and leave a later
connection published with no remaining path that could close it.

We now close connections handed to a peer that is already disconnecting,
and publish the connected flag only after the socket and connection time
are initialized. The tests pin both call orderings and race the
transitions to verify the socket closes exactly once.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
access control
AI analysis · Moderate 50/100

This commit fixes a race condition in btcd's peer networking code. If a peer was told to disconnect before a network socket had been attached, the socket could later be attached but never closed, leaking the connection. The fix adds a lock so that attaching a socket and disconnecting cannot happen at the same time, and any socket attached after a disconnect is started gets closed immediately instead of being left open.

Security candidatepsbt: avoid blocking reads and unbounded allocations in NewFromRawBytesby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · 2ddf73f3 · Jul 14, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 73 · AdequateModerate 64Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

psbt: avoid blocking reads and unbounded allocations in NewFromRawBytes

In this commit, we address two issues with the strict parsing recently
added to NewFromRawBytes.

First, the trailing data check probed the caller supplied reader with a
blocking one byte read. A reader without a Len method (net.Conn,
io.Pipe) that stays open after delivering a complete packet would hang
the parser forever. We now only enforce the check when the reader can
report its remaining length without an additional read, which covers
in-memory readers along with the decoded base64 path. Plain streams are
left positioned directly after the packet, and the reader contract is
now documented on NewFromRawBytes.

Second, the base64 path read the entire input into memory before any
validation ran, so a very large input could force an arbitrarily large
allocation before the first validity check. We now bound the read to
wire.MaxMessagePayload expanded by the base64 encoding overhead.

Along the way, we simplify assertFullyConsumed down to the bytes.Reader
case that all remaining callers use.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Moderate 64/100

This commit fixes two problems in the way btcd reads Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBTs). First, the parser could hang forever when reading from a network connection or pipe because it tried to read one extra byte to check for leftover data. Second, when given a base64-encoded PSBT, it would read the entire input into memory before checking whether it was valid, so a maliciously huge input could force the program to allocate enormous amounts of RAM. The patch limits how much base64 data is read and only checks for trailing bytes when the reader can safely report its remaining length.

Security candidatepsbt: reject trailing final witness databy Boris Nagaev · 468853e4 · Jul 8, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinModerate 58Details
Commit message · Boris Nagaev

psbt: reject trailing final witness data

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Moderate 58/100

This change tightens how a Bitcoin PSBT library extracts final witness data when turning a partially-signed transaction into a finished transaction. Previously, extra bytes after the declared witness stack were silently ignored. Now the library rejects such packets. That prevents malformed or crafted PSBTs from sneaking hidden data into the witness field, which could in some scenarios alter transaction behavior or be used to confuse downstream tools.

Security candidatepsbt: test final witness trailing data rejectionby Boris Nagaev · c87168eb · Jul 8, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 55 · ThinLow 38Details
Commit message · Boris Nagaev

psbt: test final witness trailing data rejection

55/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 38/100

This commit adds a new test to the btcd PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) library. The test checks that when extracting a final Bitcoin transaction from a PSBT, the library rejects a final witness value that has extra trailing bytes after a valid witness stack. Previously, this trailing data might have been silently accepted, which could lead to non-standard or invalid transactions being produced. The commit itself only adds a test, not a fix, so it implies a prior or pending code change that enforces this rejection.

Security candidatebtcec/schnorr: reject s >= group order in ParseSignatureby Lrifton92 · 83d081a5 · Jul 7, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 88 · StrongModerate 64Details
Commit message · Lrifton92

btcec/schnorr: reject s >= group order in ParseSignature

ParseSignature documents that it enforces the BIP-340 requirement that
the s component lie in the range [0, n-1], and the r component is
already checked against the field prime accordingly. However, the
overflow return value of s.SetByteSlice was discarded, so an s value
greater than or equal to the group order n was silently reduced modulo
n and accepted instead of being rejected.

This restores parity with the reference implementation in
decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/schnorr (of which this code is a port) and
with Bitcoin Core, both of which reject such encodings at parse time.
The ErrSigSTooBig error kind is already defined in the imported schnorr
package but was previously unused here.

A regression test covering the s == n and s > n encodings is added; it
fails before this change (the signatures are silently accepted) and
passes after.

Signed-off-by: Lrifton92 <Lrifton92@users.noreply.github.com>

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AI analysis · Moderate 64/100

This commit fixes a bug in how btcd parses Schnorr (BIP-340) digital signatures. The code was supposed to reject signatures whose 's' number was larger than the allowed group order, but instead it silently wrapped the value around (modulo reduction) and accepted it. This could let invalid signatures pass validation, potentially allowing signature malleability or unexpected behavior in systems relying on strict BIP-340 compliance. The fix checks the overflow flag and now rejects such signatures with the already-defined ErrSigSTooBig error.

Security candidatepsbt: compact witness utxo scripts after parsingby Boris Nagaev · b0ab66fe · Jul 2, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 80 · StrongLow 25Details
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psbt: compact witness utxo scripts after parsing

wire.ReadTxOut returns PkScript slices backed by its internal 4 MiB
script slab. PSBT inputs keep parsed WitnessUtxo values, so small
scripts could otherwise keep the whole slab live.

Copy the script before storing the TxOut and assert the parsed witness
script has compact capacity.

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AI analysis · Low 25/100

This commit fixes a memory-usage issue, not a security vulnerability. When reading PSBT data, the code was keeping a pointer to a large 4 MiB internal memory block even for tiny scripts. The patch copies the small script into its own compact memory slice so the large block can be released. It does not fix a bug that lets an attacker steal funds, crash the program, or bypass validation.

Security candidatepsbt: add reader exhaustion helperby Boris Nagaev · da5792a8 · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinLow 36Details
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psbt: add reader exhaustion helper

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AI analysis · Low 36/100

This commit adds a new helper function to the PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) package that checks whether a data reader still has leftover bytes after parsing. Leftover bytes could mean a malformed or malicious PSBT file was not fully processed. The helper lets the library reject such inputs. However, the commit only adds the helper; it does not yet wire it into any actual parsing path, so by itself it does not fix any vulnerability.

Security candidatepsbt: decode base64 packets strictlyby Boris Nagaev · 70e8ceb9 · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinLow 46Details
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psbt: decode base64 packets strictly

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This change tightens how base64-encoded PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) data is decoded. Previously, the decoder could silently ignore extra whitespace or unexpected characters in the base64 stream. Now it rejects anything that isn't strict, clean base64. This is a defensive hardening fix: it prevents malformed or cleverly padded base64 inputs from being accepted, which could in theory be used to sneak invalid data past validation or cause inconsistent parsing between different PSBT implementations.

Security candidatemusig2: return partial signature read errorsby Boris Nagaev · 63bc064d · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinLow 48Details
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musig2: return partial signature read errors

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AI analysis · Low 48/100

This commit fixes a bug in the MuSig2 multi-signature code where reading a partial signature from an input stream could fail silently. Previously, if the stream ended early or had a read error, the function would return 'no error' as if the signature had been decoded successfully. Now it correctly returns the actual read error. This could have allowed malformed or truncated signatures to be treated as valid, potentially leading to incorrect multi-signature behavior.

Security candidatepsbt: add strict tx value regression testby Boris Nagaev · 0293b6e0 · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 55 · ThinInformational 12Details
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psbt: add strict tx value regression test

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AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit only adds a new test file. It does not change any production code. The test checks that the PSBT parser rejects transaction fields that have extra trailing bytes. Because no actual parser logic is modified, this commit by itself does not fix or introduce a security issue.

Security candidatepsbt: parse witness utxo txouts strictlyby Boris Nagaev · b4c5cf16 · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinLow 46Details
Commit message · Boris Nagaev

psbt: parse witness utxo txouts strictly

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This commit tightens how a Bitcoin-related library reads transaction outputs stored inside PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) data. Previously, the code read the output value and script in a loose, hand-rolled way that ignored extra trailing bytes and misinterpreted the script length byte. The change now uses the project's standard parser and insists every byte is consumed. That removes a class of parsing inconsistencies that could, in theory, let a malformed PSBT slip past validation or be interpreted differently by different software.

Security candidatepsbt: test trailing packet data rejectionby Boris Nagaev · 0a1300dd · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 55 · ThinInformational 12Details
Commit message · Boris Nagaev

psbt: test trailing packet data rejection

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AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit only adds a new test case. It does not change any production code. The test checks that the PSBT parser rejects files that have extra bytes after a valid PSBT packet. Because no code behavior is changed, this commit by itself does not fix or introduce a security issue.

Security candidatepsbt: test witness utxo txout strict parsingby Boris Nagaev · 40ad9117 · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 55 · ThinInformational 12Details
Commit message · Boris Nagaev

psbt: test witness utxo txout strict parsing

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AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit only adds new test code for the PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) package. It does not change any production code. The tests verify that WitnessUtxo fields are parsed strictly and correctly, including rejecting extra trailing bytes and handling multi-byte script lengths. There is no direct security fix here, but the tests appear to be added in support of an existing or upcoming strict-parsing behavior.

Security candidatepsbt: reject trailing packet databy Boris Nagaev · d1de2bc3 · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinLow 49Details
Commit message · Boris Nagaev

psbt: reject trailing packet data

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This change makes the PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction) parser reject files or data that have extra bytes after the end of a valid PSBT. Previously, extra trailing data was silently ignored, which could let an attacker hide malicious content inside what looks like a legitimate PSBT, or cause two different byte strings to be treated as the same PSBT. The patch is only four lines and adds a check that the input is fully consumed after parsing.