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Merge pull request #11212 from ziggie1984/disable-legacy-channels

This change stops LND from opening new Lightning channels using the old 'legacy' commitment format. The legacy format makes it harder to recover funds if something goes wrong, because the money owed to you is tied to a secret key that chan…

Prevents opening new channels with the legacy commitment type, whose tweaked to_remote output complicates data-loss recoveryCloses a negotiation path where an empty channel_type TLV bypassed feature checks and forced a legacy channelAdds explicit RPC and wire rejection with a dedicated error code
112cb5f3by ziggieXXX+265−4716 files
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Merge pull request #11223 from gijswijs/legacy-dust-retribution-fix

This update fixes a bug in how LND handles old-style punishment transactions when a channel partner tries to cheat. Previously, tiny (dust) HTLCs were left as blank placeholder entries in the punishment data, which could cause the node to …

nil-pointer dereference risk in breach retribution pathlegacy revocation log handling inconsistency with modern formatdefensive hardening added for trimmed/dust HTLCs
500ca51fby ziggieXXX+168−146 files
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Merge pull request #11190 from Roasbeef/zpay32-reject-duplicate-payment-hashes

This change tightens how LND reads Lightning invoices (BOLT 11). Previously, if an invoice contained more than one payment hash field, LND would silently keep the first one and ignore the rest. Now it rejects the invoice entirely. The rele…

Behavior change from 'use first duplicate field' to 'reject duplicate fields'New error type ErrDuplicatePaymentHash returned on duplicate payment hash fieldsMalformed/unsupported-length duplicate payment hash now treated as duplicate and rejected
86306f89by Yong+147−106 files
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zpay32: reject duplicate payment hash fields

This change tightens how LND reads Lightning invoices. Previously, if an invoice contained more than one payment hash field, LND would silently keep the first valid one and ignore the rest. Now it rejects such invoices outright. This preve…

Behavioral change from silent first-field acceptance to explicit rejection of duplicate payment hash fieldsPrevents invoice parsing from depending on field ordering when multiple payment hashes are presentCovers malformed first field + valid second field, closing a potential bypass
e2f27063by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+147−106 files
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Merge pull request #11132 from yyforyongyu/task-11129-pong

This change fixes how LND answers network 'ping' messages from other Lightning nodes. Previously, LND would sometimes silently ignore valid pings to limit reply traffic, which violates the Lightning protocol (BOLT 1) and could make a peer …

Protocol compliance fix: BOLT 1 requires a Pong for every valid PingRemoved silent suppression of Pong replies that could cause peer timeout/misbehaviorUnified rate limiting now accounts for amplification bandwidth, not just ping count
d3d1f1d0by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+274−1715 files
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itest: stop creating legacy channels

This commit updates LND's integration tests to stop using an obsolete 'legacy' channel type and adds a test confirming that LND now rejects that legacy type. The commit message says the real fix is elsewhere in the same pull request: previ…

Deprecated commitment format (legacy) is now rejected by RPCTest added to verify legacy channel type is refusedUnused legacy node configuration flag removed
03d8b09dby ziggie+24−85 files
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Merge pull request #11198 from gijswijs/amp-setlocal-reconstruction-fix

This change fixes a bug in LND's handling of AMP (Atomic Multi-Path) payments. Previously, if one partial payment set failed to reconstruct its secret preimage, the entire invoice was canceled, including unrelated partial payment sets from…

Denial-of-service against reusable static AMP invoices by causing unrelated accepted HTLC sets to be canceledIncorrect invoice state transition from set-local failure to global invoice cancellationAvailability impact on multi-payer AMP invoice scenarios
88959aecby Olaoluwa Osuntokun+155−44 files
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Merge pull request #11200 from ziggie1984/build-go-1.27.1

This commit updates the Go programming language version used to build LND from 1.25.13/1.26.6 to 1.26.8 (language version) and 1.27.1 (toolchain). It also regenerates many automatically generated RPC files and adjusts linter settings. The …

Go version bump may indirectly address unlisted runtime/standard-library security fixesLarge regenerated protobuf files suggest dependency/toolchain refresh rather than logic changeLinter configuration expanded to suppress new checks, consistent with a toolchain upgrade
ef4820e5by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+4932−412670 files
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build: adopt focused golangci-lint v2.13 checks

This commit is a routine build-maintenance change. It updates the project's Go linter configuration to a newer version and fixes the resulting style warnings: a WebSocket header spelling and several documentation comments that didn't start…

bada7ea3by ziggie+27−1911 files
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lnrpc: regenerate protos with Go 1.27

This commit is a housekeeping change that regenerates automatically generated RPC binding files using a newer Go compiler version. The only differences are in code comments (doc-comment formatting), not in actual program logic or API behav…

dd523108by ziggie+4501−369826 files
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build: fix Go 1.27 compatibility

This commit is a routine build-and-test maintenance patch to make the LND codebase compile and pass tests with the upcoming Go 1.27 release. It upgrades the project's custom linter tool, refreshes many indirect tool dependencies, adjusts o…

No production code changesNo vulnerability fix or CVE reference presentDependency-only refresh in tools module (development tooling)
6b54a387by ziggie+365−3706 files
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 80 · Strong
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build: bump Go language and toolchain versions

This commit is a routine maintenance update that changes which version of the Go programming language is used to build the lnd project. It does not change any application logic, fix a bug, or address a security vulnerability. The project i…

b1f9ca66by ziggie+39−3930 files
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invoices: cancel only the failing AMP set on reconstruction failure

This commit fixes a bug in LND's invoice handling for reusable AMP (Atomic Multi-Path) invoices. Previously, if one payment set failed to reconstruct its preimage, the entire invoice was canceled, even though other valid payment sets on th…

Denial-of-service-like availability impact: a malicious or buggy payer could cause a whole reusable AMP invoice to be canceled, blocking legitimate concurrent payersSet-local failure incorrectly escalated to invoice-global cancellationRegression test added for concurrent-set survival after reconstruction failure
d74ab6faby Gijs van Dam+141−42 files
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bolt12: describe the lnwire dependency

This is a documentation-only change. A package comment was updated to accurately describe that the bolt12 codec library does depend on LND's lnwire package for low-level message types, while clarifying it still does not interact with the r…

5f53171dby bitromortac+3−21 file
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Moderate 60 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
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bolt12: cover the amount overflow guard

This commit adds a test to ensure that when a BOLT 12 invoice is validated against a request, the multiplication of the offer amount by the requested quantity cannot overflow and wrap around to zero. Without this guard, a malicious or malf…

Integer overflow / wraparound in amount calculationMissing test coverage for security-critical branchBOLT 12 invoice amount validation
3c8e2bcbby bitromortac+47−01 file
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Merge pull request #11061 from bitromortac/2604-bolt12-1f

This commit adds the missing cryptographic signature layer for BOLT 12 offers in LND. It builds a Merkle tree from the message fields, signs that tree with a BIP-340 Schnorr signature, and now rejects invoice requests and invoices whose si…

Adds BIP-340 Schnorr signature verification for BOLT 12 invoice_request and invoice messagesMerkle tree commits to canonical re-encoded TLV records; non-minimal feature/amount encodings now rejected to preserve byte-exactnessSignature TLV type 240 and reserved range 240-1000 excluded from the signed Merkle root
1049d301by Yong+2076−7815 files
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Merge pull request #11125 from bhandras/codex/reorg-aware-output-lock-20260825

This commit adds a new optional wallet feature to LND that lets users lock UTXOs until the transaction spending them reaches a chosen confirmation depth, instead of relying on a wall-clock timeout. It is a feature addition with safety chec…

New RPC fields release_after_spend_confs and confirmed_spend_height added to LeaseOutput and FundPsbtCustom lock ID enforced as required for confirmation-controlled FundPsbt leases; all-zero and reserved internal IDs rejectedCapability check (ResolveOutputLeaser) prevents silent downgrade to time-only lease when confirmation control is requested
80dde144by Yong+1293−10021 files
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Merge pull request #10812 from ziggie1984/chanstate-kv-store-move

This commit is a large internal code reorganization for the LND Lightning node. It moves channel state storage logic from the `channeldb` package into a new `chanstate` package, while keeping the same database keys, serialization formats, …

Large refactoring with no change to cryptographic or consensus-critical logicCodec serialization moved verbatim to new package; wire format unchangedDatabase bucket keys and TLV record types preserved
62b0a073by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+3923−310924 files
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Merge pull request #10804 from GeorgeTsagk/close-immediately-itest-lnd-7c38

This change fixes a data-handling bug in LND's channel-opening code. When opening a Lightning channel using an optional 'auxiliary funding controller' (used for custom channel types such as Taproot Assets), the funding manager was previous…

Data-correctness fix in funding handshake: negotiated channel configs now exposed to auxiliary funding controllerAuxiliary funding controller receives incomplete channel state before patch, complete state after patchNo explicit security claim, CVE, or advisory referenced in commit or supplied materials
1e127653by Olaoluwa Osuntokun+291−254 files
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Moderate 60 AI analysisMessage 88 · Strong
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bolt12: verify invoice_request and invoice signatures on read

This change makes LND's BOLT 12 invoice and invoice-request reader actually check that the digital signature is valid, instead of only checking that a signature field exists. Before, an attacker could craft or modify a BOLT 12 message and …

Missing cryptographic verification on parsed BOLT 12 messages replaced with BIP-340 Schnorr signature verificationReader accepted any 64-byte placeholder signature before the patchNew negative tests verify rejection of wrong-signer and tampered Merkle-root fields
aa8bd19fby bitromortac+272−723 files
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Lower-prioritydocs: add release-notesby ziggie · 2548c151 · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 40 · ThinInformational 15Details
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docs: add release-notes

40/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds a single line to the release notes document, linking to a prior code change about finalizing a SQL database implementation for payment records. There is no actual code change, no bug fix, and no security content in the diff itself.

Lower-prioritysqldb: rename 000009_payments to 000010_paymentsby ziggie · a2cb7534 · Feb 25, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 80 · StrongInformational 15Details
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sqldb: rename 000009_payments to 000010_payments

The 000009 schema version slot is now taken by 000009_graph_v2_columns
which was merged ahead of the payments schema. Bump the payments schema
file number to 000010 to avoid the collision.

Moreover update the migration_dev.go file to reflect this change and
update the order of migration.

80/100 · StrongMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply renames a database migration file from version 9 to version 10 to avoid a numbering conflict with another migration that was merged first. The actual SQL content of the migration is unchanged. There is no security issue here.

AI review queuedrouting: add TODO to also delete payments without HTLCsby ziggie · 253e4fd8 · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 30 · OpaqueInformational 3Details
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routing: add TODO to also delete payments without HTLCs

30/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body! Contains work-in-progress language
Why it was queued
second-pass: opaque commit message
AI analysis · Informational 3/100

This commit only adds a code comment (a TODO note) suggesting a future cleanup for payments that were started but never had an actual payment attempt registered. It makes no code changes that fix or alter behavior, so it does not by itself address any active security issue.

Lower-prioritypaymentsdb: make delete payments test db agnosticby ziggie · 3ae0ccc6 · Feb 25, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 15Details
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paymentsdb: make delete payments test db agnostic

We make the TestDeleteNonInFlight and separate all the logic out
for the duplicate payment test case. The deletion of duplicate
payments is now tested in isolation only for the kv backend.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only reorganizes and rewrites test code for the payments database. It splits one KV-backend-specific test into a focused duplicate-payment test, and moves the general 'delete non-in-flight payments' test into a database-agnostic test file. No production code is changed, so it cannot affect live node behavior or security.

Lower-prioritymulti: move failed attempt cfg option to the router subsytemby ziggie · 995ad7e1 · Feb 25, 2026 · 10 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 19Details
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multi: move failed attempt cfg option to the router subsytem

Previously we had db and application logic mixed on the db level.
We now move the config option KeepFailedPaymentAttempts to the
ChannelRouter level and move it out of the db level.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 19/100

This commit is a code cleanup: it moves a setting that controls whether failed Lightning payment attempts are kept in the database out of the database layer and into the routing subsystem. The user-visible behavior (keeping or deleting failed attempts based on configuration) is preserved. There is no security vulnerability introduced or fixed here.

Lower-prioritypaymentsdb: add more unit tests to increase coverageby ziggie · 372fbbd7 · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 83 · StrongInformational 15Details
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paymentsdb: add more unit tests to increase coverage

We add a couple of additional tests to increase the unit test
coverage of the sql store but also the kv store. We only create
db agnostic unit tests so both backends are tested effectively.

83/100 · StrongMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds and updates unit tests for the payments database code in the LND lightning node. It does not change any production code, so it cannot introduce a security vulnerability or fix one. The tests verify that payment attempts with AMP data, blinded routes, and various failure scenarios are stored and retrieved correctly.

Lower-prioritypaymentsdb: add additional test for first hop databy ziggie · a0a22b7f · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 83 · StrongInformational 15Details
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paymentsdb: add additional test for first hop data

We add a test which tests the retrieval of first hop data like
the first hop amount or the custom records on the route level.

83/100 · StrongMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds a new unit test to verify that payment route data—specifically the first hop amount and custom records—is correctly saved and retrieved from the database. There are no code behavior changes, no bug fixes, and no security-related modifications.

Lower-prioritypaymentsdb: refactor test helpersby ziggie · a861ac8d · Feb 25, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
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paymentsdb: refactor test helpers

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

This commit only refactors test helper functions in the payments database test code. It changes helper functions to use internal assertion helpers instead of returning errors, and updates callers accordingly. There is no change to production code, no security fix, and no behavior change in the actual Lightning node software.

Lower-priorityrouting: Thread context through failPaymentAndAttemptby ziggie · e130ccc4 · Feb 25, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 16Details
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routing: Thread context through failPaymentAndAttempt

A context is added to failPaymentAndAttempt and its dependant
function calls.

65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 16/100

This change is a routine code cleanup: it replaces a placeholder 'context.TODO()' with a proper context that is passed down through several related functions. Contexts help control timeouts and cancellation in Go programs. The patch itself does not fix a known security vulnerability or change any security-critical behavior; it mainly improves code quality and makes cancellation/timeouts more consistent.

Lower-prioritydocs: add release-notesby ziggie · 9da39e56 · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 40 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · ziggie

docs: add release-notes

40/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds a single line to the release notes document, listing another internal code-cleanup pull request. It does not change any program code, configuration, or behavior of the LND software. There is no security relevance.

Lower-priorityrouting: add context to reloadPayment methodby ziggie · 4cc54280 · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinInformational 16Details
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routing: add context to reloadPayment method

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AI analysis · Informational 16/100

This commit replaces a placeholder 'context.TODO()' with a proper cancellation context in one internal payment-tracking method. It is a code-quality and graceful-shutdown improvement, not a fix for an active security vulnerability. There is no evidence of exploitability from the diff alone.

Lower-prioritymulti: thread context through SendPaymentby ziggie · d8d5d3f9 · Feb 25, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 18Details
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multi: thread context through SendPayment

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AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This change updates the SendPayment function so it accepts a caller-provided context instead of always creating a fresh background context. In plain terms, it lets the payment-sending code respect cancellation or timeout signals from the caller (for example, if an RPC client disconnects). There is no direct security bug being fixed here; it is a code-quality and resource-cleanup improvement.

Lower-priorityrouting: add context to failAttemptby ziggie · 5b068548 · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinInformational 12Details
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routing: add context to failAttempt

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This is a small internal code cleanup in LND's payment routing logic. It changes a helper function so callers pass in an existing request context, instead of the helper creating a blank placeholder context. There is no direct security fix here, but it removes a minor anti-pattern that could theoretically hide cancellation or timeout problems in future changes.

Lower-priorityrouting: add context to reloadInflightAttemptsby ziggie · 03d891d5 · Feb 25, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
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routing: add context to reloadInflightAttempts

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

This commit is a small code-quality cleanup. It changes one internal function so it accepts a context parameter from its caller instead of creating a blank placeholder context internally. There is no security fix here and no behavior change visible to users.

Lower-prioritymulti: thread context through payment lifecyle functionsby ziggie · 8038dc00 · Feb 25, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 50 · ThinLow 27Details
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multi: thread context through payment lifecyle functions

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AI analysis · Low 27/100

This commit threads request context objects through LND's payment lifecycle code so that database operations can continue even when the caller's request is cancelled. It is a defensive refactor that reduces the risk of payment state corruption or stuck payments if an RPC client disconnects mid-payment. It does not appear to fix an active exploit, and the commit message does not describe it as a security fix.

Lower-prioritymulti: thread context through SettleAttemptby ziggie · 3b7fdaba · Feb 25, 2026 · 9 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 18Details
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multi: thread context through SettleAttempt

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This change is a straightforward code cleanup: it threads a context.Context parameter through the SettleAttempt function so callers pass in a request-scoped context instead of the function internally using a placeholder context.TODO(). It does not change payment logic, access controls, or cryptographic handling. The only functional difference is that database operations during settle can now be cancelled or timed out by the caller's context, which is generally an improvement but not a security fix on its own.

Lower-prioritymulti: thread context through Fail payment functionsby ziggie · 635a67c9 · Feb 25, 2026 · 10 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 20Details
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multi: thread context through Fail payment functions

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AI analysis · Informational 20/100

This change threads a context.Context through the payment-failure code paths in LND. The most user-visible effect is that when a payment's own context is cancelled, the code now uses a fresh context (context.WithoutCancel) so the database can still record the payment as failed instead of leaving it stuck in-flight. It also removes several context.TODO() placeholders in the SQL store and routing lifecycle. This is a robustness/cleanup change rather than a security fix; there is no exploit or attacker-controlled path visible in the diff.

Lower-priorityrouting: Add context to requestRouteby ziggie · dfe0c43c · Feb 25, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 16Details
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routing: Add context to requestRoute

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 16/100

This change replaces a placeholder 'context.TODO()' with a proper cancellation context in a routing function used when sending Lightning payments. It is a code-quality and robustness improvement that lets long-running route-finding operations be cancelled cleanly. There is no direct evidence this fixes an exploitable security vulnerability.

Lower-prioritymulti: thread context through FailAttemptby ziggie · 44630098 · Feb 25, 2026 · 10 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 18Details
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multi: thread context through FailAttempt

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AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This change is a routine code cleanup: it threads a context.Context argument through the FailAttempt function and its callers. Contexts let operations respect cancellation and timeouts. The patch does not fix a known vulnerability; it removes two temporary context.TODO() placeholders and makes the function signature consistent with related functions like SettleAttempt. There is no security-relevant behavior change visible in the diff.

Lower-prioritymulti: thread context through DeleteFailedAttemptsby ziggie · 7f2df4b0 · Feb 25, 2026 · 7 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 21Details
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multi: thread context through DeleteFailedAttempts

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AI analysis · Informational 21/100

This change threads a context parameter through the DeleteFailedAttempts function so that database cleanup operations can continue even if the original request context is cancelled. It is a robustness improvement, not a fix for an actively exploitable security vulnerability. The commit message and diff do not describe any security issue.

Lower-prioritymulti: thread context through RegisterAttempt methodby ziggie · 8bb7150d · Feb 25, 2026 · 9 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 19Details
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multi: thread context through RegisterAttempt method

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AI analysis · Informational 19/100

This change is a straightforward internal code cleanup: it threads a context.Context argument through the RegisterAttempt method so callers can pass cancellation/timeout information instead of the database layer creating a blank context.TODO(). It does not change payment logic, validation rules, or security boundaries. The only functional difference is that the SQL store now uses whatever context the caller provides rather than a placeholder context. There is no indication this fixes a vulnerability or introduces a new attack path.

Lower-prioritydocs: add release notesby ziggie · 33597ad3 · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 40 · ThinInformational 15Details
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docs: add release notes

40/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds a single line to the release notes document, referencing a prior code change about threading context through payment database functions. It contains no code changes, no bug fixes, and no security-related content.

Lower-prioritymulti: thread context through InitPaymentby ziggie · 60026494 · Feb 25, 2026 · 9 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 19Details
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multi: thread context through InitPayment

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 19/100

This change is a routine code cleanup: it threads a context.Context argument through the InitPayment function across several files. A context lets callers cancel or time out long-running operations. The patch removes placeholder context.TODO() calls in the SQL store and control tower, but it still introduces a new context.TODO() in the router's PreparePayment path. There is no direct security fix here, but it improves the ability to cancel database transactions properly in the future.

Lower-prioritymulti: thread context through FetchInflightPaymentsby ziggie · 10062ca9 · Feb 25, 2026 · 7 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 19Details
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multi: thread context through FetchInflightPayments

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This change threads a context parameter through the FetchInFlightPayments function across multiple components. It replaces a hardcoded context.TODO() in the SQL store with a caller-provided context, allowing better cancellation and timeout control. There is no direct security vulnerability being fixed here; it is a code-quality and operational improvement.

Lower-prioritydocs: add release-notesby ziggie · fcb8929e · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 40 · ThinInformational 15Details
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docs: add release-notes

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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds a single line to the release notes document, describing a completed code change (finalizing SQL payments implementation and enabling tests). It does not modify any program code, configuration, or security mechanism.