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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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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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Moderate 60 AI analysisMessage 83 · Strong
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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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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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itest: cover confirmation-controlled leases

This commit only adds a new integration test for an existing feature called confirmation-controlled leases. It does not change production code, so it cannot introduce a security vulnerability or fix one directly. The test exercises how lon…

a1ab4e92by Andras Banki-Horvath+152−02 files
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Merge pull request #11122 from gijswijs/websocket-proxy-hardening

This update fixes two security-related bugs in LND's REST WebSocket proxy. First, a specially crafted WebSocket protocol header could crash the proxy (a panic). Second, the proxy previously had no limit on how large an incoming WebSocket m…

panic fix in request header parsingunbounded incoming WebSocket message read now cappedincorrect header value assignment possible before fix
c662f853by Yong+227−104 files
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Security candidateci: add verify-release workflowby ziggie · 5e3d6087 · Feb 13, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 90 · StrongInformational 12Details
Commit message · ziggie

ci: add verify-release workflow

Add a workflow that triggers when a release is published. It runs
verify-install.sh inside the official Docker image to validate
signatures and binary hashes. If verification fails, the release
is automatically set back to draft.

90/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
signing boundarydefensive validationdocumentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit adds a new GitHub Actions workflow that automatically checks a newly published LND software release for valid digital signatures and matching binary hashes. If the check fails, the release is reverted to draft status so users are not exposed to a potentially bad release. It is a defensive hardening change, not a vulnerability fix or malicious change.

Security candidatescripts: switch verify-install.sh from curl to wgetby ziggie · 99eceba7 · Feb 13, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 88 · StrongLow 29Details
Commit message · ziggie

scripts: switch verify-install.sh from curl to wget

Replace curl with wget for downloading release manifests and
signatures in verify-install.sh. wget handles redirects, retries, and
error reporting more robustly by default, which avoids silent download
failures that caused misleading "Invalid signature!" errors.

Also add error checking to all download calls so failures are reported
immediately with the URL that failed, and log which signature file and
user failed gpg verification.

88/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, 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
signing boundarydefensive validation
AI analysis · Low 29/100

This commit changes the LND release verification helper script from using curl to using wget, and adds clearer error messages when downloads fail. The practical security issue being fixed is that curl could silently fail to download release signatures, which then made the script wrongly report 'Invalid signature!' instead of admitting the file simply didn't download. That misleading error could confuse users or hide network/download problems during install verification. It is a hardening/usability fix in a verification helper, not a fix for a vulnerability in the Lightning node itself.

Security candidategraph/db: add v2 fields to ChannelEdgePolicy modelby Elle Mouton · 3fe40c65 · Feb 13, 2026 · 15 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 19Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

graph/db: add v2 fields to ChannelEdgePolicy model

Extend ChannelEdgePolicy to support v2 channel updates by adding:

- Version field to track gossip protocol version (v1 or v2).
- LastBlockHeight for v2's block-height-based timestamps.
- SecondPeer flag to indicate which peer announced the policy in v2.
- DisableFlags for v2-specific channel disable signaling.
- ExtraSignedFields map for v2 extra signed TLV data.

Add version-aware methods:
- IsNode1() determines if the policy was announced by node_1, handling
both v1 (via ChannelFlags direction bit) and v2 (via SecondPeer).
- IsDisabled() checks disable status using ChannelFlags for v1 and
DisableFlags for v2.
- String() provides version-appropriate string representations.

The new fields use zero values for v1 compatibility (Version defaults
to GossipVersion1, LastBlockHeight to 0, SecondPeer to false). This
lays the groundwork for v2 policy support; a subsequent commit will
handle reading and writing these fields from/to the database.

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

This commit is a preparatory code change for the Lightning Network gossip protocol. It extends an internal data structure (ChannelEdgePolicy) to store new fields needed for a future 'v2' channel-update format, while keeping existing 'v1' behavior unchanged. It does not, by itself, fix or introduce a security vulnerability; it is groundwork for a later feature.

Security candidategraph/db: add version parameter to IsPublicNodeby Elle Mouton · 971c0f6e · Feb 13, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 24Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

graph/db: add version parameter to IsPublicNode

Make IsPublicNode version-aware by routing to the appropriate SQL
query based on gossip version. V1 and v2 have different criteria for
determining node publicity (v1 requires four signatures, v2 requires
one). Convert TestNodeIsPublic to versioned test for both protocols.

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 boundary
AI analysis · Informational 24/100

This commit updates how LND decides whether a Lightning node is 'public' so that the decision respects the network's gossip protocol version. In the older v1 protocol, a node needed four signatures to be considered public; in the newer v2 protocol, one signature is enough. Previously the code always used the v1 rule, which could misclassify v2 nodes as private. The change is a correctness fix rather than an obvious remote-exploitable vulnerability, but misclassified publicity could affect routing, channel selection, or policy decisions.

Security candidategraph/db: support v2 channel proofs in AddEdgeProofby Elle Mouton · 99d622ca · Feb 13, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 78 · AdequateLow 32Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

graph/db: support v2 channel proofs in AddEdgeProof

Update AddEdgeProof to handle both v1 (four separate signatures) and
v2 (single aggregated signature) channel authentication proofs using
the appropriate SQL queries.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundaryaccess control
AI analysis · Low 32/100

This commit extends a database function in the LND Lightning node so it can store both old-style (v1) and new-style (v2) channel authentication proofs. Previously, the code only accepted v1 proofs and would reject v2 proofs with an error. The change is a feature completion / bug fix for the new gossip protocol support, not a fix for an active security vulnerability. It adds the matching SQL query and tests for both versions.

Security candidatesqldb/sqlc: add AddV2ChannelProof queryby Elle Mouton · 315f5ed7 · Feb 13, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

sqldb/sqlc: add AddV2ChannelProof query

Add SQL query to update the signature column for v2 channel auth proofs.
Unlike v1 which requires four separate signatures, v2 channels use a
single aggregated signature.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundary
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit adds a new database query to support v2 Lightning channel proofs. It simply updates a single signature column for v2 channels, whereas the older v1 proof format required four separate signatures. There is no security issue visible in the change itself.

Security candidategraph/db: treat empty channel signatures as missingby Elle Mouton · 6328c4d8 · Feb 13, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 100 · StrongModerate 51Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

graph/db: treat empty channel signatures as missing

This commit improves handling of missing channel signatures in the
database:

- Return nil from auth proof accessors instead of empty slices so that
missing signatures are stored as NULL in SQL.
- Update public channel checks to require signature length > 0, which
properly handles existing empty bytea values in the database.
- Add regression test covering empty v1 and v2 channel signatures to
prevent future issues.

100/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, 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 boundaryfuzzing or regression evidenceauthentication path
AI analysis · Moderate 51/100

This commit fixes a bug in LND's Lightning Network graph database where empty channel signatures were being treated as valid proof that a channel was publicly announced. Because the code previously treated empty byte slices the same as real signatures, a node connected only by such a 'channel' could incorrectly be considered public. The fix makes the database store empty signatures as NULL and changes all public-channel checks to require a signature length greater than zero. The commit message frames this as a correctness improvement and adds regression tests, but does not label it a security vulnerability.

Security candidatesqldb/sqlc: add IsPublicV2Node queryby Elle Mouton · a99604c7 · Feb 13, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 3Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

sqldb/sqlc: add IsPublicV2Node query

Add SQL query to determine if a node has public v2 channels. Unlike
v1 which requires all four individual signatures, v2 channels are
considered public when the single aggregated signature is present.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundary
AI analysis · Informational 3/100

This commit adds a new database query helper that checks whether a Lightning node has any 'version 2' public channels. It is purely additive and does not change any existing behavior or fix a known bug. There is no indication in the commit that this is a security patch.

Security candidategraph/db: update SQLStore to read and write v2 channelsby Elle Mouton · fa24d336 · Feb 13, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 78 · AdequateLow 30Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

graph/db: update SQLStore to read and write v2 channels

Extends the SQL store to support v2 (taproot) channel announcements:
- Add version validation in AddChannelEdge
- Store v2-specific fields: FundingPkScript, MerkleRootHash, Signature
- Update buildEdgeInfoWithBatchData to reconstruct v2 channels from DB
with optional bitcoin keys and funding script handling
- Add WithMerkleRootHash edge modifier for ChannelV2Fields

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundary
AI analysis · Low 30/100

This commit extends LND's SQL graph database to store and retrieve a newer type of Lightning channel announcement (called 'v2' or 'taproot' channels). It adds support for new fields like funding scripts, Merkle root hashes, and a single signature, and it replaces hard-coded 'v1 only' checks with version-aware logic. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an active security bug; it reads as a feature-completion change to support a new protocol version.

Security candidatemulti: update models.ChannelAuthProof with v2 fieldby Elle Mouton · 7a260ee1 · Feb 13, 2026 · 11 filesMessage 78 · AdequateLow 32Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

multi: update models.ChannelAuthProof with v2 field

Also update it to more closely match the persisted version which has the
v1 and v2 only fields as optional.

Refactor ChannelAuthProof to support both v1 and v2 channel
announcements:

- Add Version field to distinguish v1 from v2 proofs
- Wrap v1-specific fields (NodeSig1/2, BitcoinSig1/2) in fn.Option
since v2 doesn't use them
- Add optional Signature field for v2's single schnorr signature
- Add constructor functions NewV1ChannelAuthProof and
NewV2ChannelAuthProof to enforce correct initialization
- Add getter methods (NodeSig1(), BitcoinSig1(), etc.) that safely
unwrap options, returning empty slices when not present

The IsEmpty() check is updated to handle both versions correctly.
Both stores validate v1-only for now.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundarydefensive validationauthentication path
AI analysis · Low 32/100

This commit refactors how Lightning Network channel authentication proofs are represented in the lnd codebase. It adds support for a future v2 channel announcement format (using a single Schnorr signature) while keeping v1 (four ECDSA signatures) as the only currently supported version. The change is structural and preparatory; it does not appear to fix an active security bug, nor does it introduce obvious new vulnerabilities. Both database stores explicitly reject v2 proofs for now.

Security candidategraph/db: add version parameter to createEdge test helperby Elle Mouton · 6bb3bdc8 · Feb 13, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 88 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

graph/db: add version parameter to createEdge test helper

Extend the createEdge test helper to accept a gossip version, enabling
creation of both v1 and v2 test channels. V2 channels include the
appropriate auth proof (single signature), merkle root hash, and
funding script fields.

88/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, 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
signing boundary
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only changes test code. It extends a helper function used in unit tests so it can create both old-style (v1) and new-style (v2) fake Lightning channels for testing. No production code is modified, so it cannot directly affect real users or funds.

Security candidategraph/db: remove unused sig field from ChannelEdgePolicyby Elle Mouton · 6fda2e8d · Feb 13, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

graph/db: remove unused sig field from ChannelEdgePolicy

Remove the cached parsed signature field and its lazy getter method
from ChannelEdgePolicy. This field was unused throughout the codebase
and the signature is already stored as raw bytes in SigBytes.

The SetSigBytes method is updated to remove the cache invalidation
logic.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundary
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit removes an unused internal cache field that stored a parsed cryptographic signature alongside the raw signature bytes. It is a straightforward code cleanup with no security-relevant behavior change: callers still access the raw signature bytes, and the only consumer is updated to set the field directly instead of through a helper method.

Security candidatesqldb/sqlc: update graph CreateChannel query for v2by Elle Mouton · ec46480a · Feb 13, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

sqldb/sqlc: update graph CreateChannel query for v2

Add three new optional fields to the CreateChannel SQL query to
support v2 channel announcements:
- signature: single schnorr signature (replaces four ECDSA sigs)
- funding_pk_script: the funding output script
- merkle_root_hash: for taproot channels

These fields are NULL for v1 channels and populated for v2 channels.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
Why it was queued
signing boundary
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit updates a database query used to store Lightning Network channel announcements. It adds three new optional fields needed for newer 'v2' channel types (a single Schnorr signature, the funding output script, and a Merkle root hash). For older 'v1' channels these fields are left empty/NULL. There is no security fix or vulnerability here; it is a straightforward schema/query update to support a new channel format.

Security candidateactor: introduce generic Mailbox interface with iter.Seq supportby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · 30af2810 · Feb 10, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 12Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

actor: introduce generic Mailbox interface with iter.Seq support

This commit introduces a new Mailbox interface that abstracts the
message queue implementation for actors. Previously, actors used a
direct channel for their mailbox, which limited flexibility and made
it difficult to implement alternative mailbox strategies.

The new Mailbox interface provides methods for sending, receiving, and
draining messages, with full context support for cancellation. The
Receive method leverages Go 1.23's iter.Seq pattern, providing a clean
iterator-based API that allows natural for-range loops over messages.

The ChannelMailbox implementation maintains the existing channel-based
behavior while conforming to the new interface. It stores the actor's
context internally, ensuring both caller and actor contexts are
properly respected during send and receive operations. This simplifies
context handling compared to complex context merging approaches.

This abstraction enables future implementations such as priority
mailboxes, persistent mailboxes, or bounded mailboxes with overflow
strategies, without requiring changes to the actor implementation.

78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
memory safety
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit adds a new internal message-queue abstraction for LND's actor system. It is purely a refactoring/new-code change: it introduces a generic Mailbox interface and a channel-based implementation, with no existing callers shown and no obvious security bug. The code is defensive (uses mutexes and atomic flags to avoid send-on-closed-channel panics) and does not change any externally reachable behavior.

Security candidatebtcwallet: support combined tweak to private keyby George Tsagkarelis · 8125286d · Jan 30, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateLow 28Details
Commit message · George Tsagkarelis

btcwallet: support combined tweak to private key

Previously we'd define either a single or a double tweak for the sign
descriptor. We introduce the option to apply both consecutively (double
tweak first, single tweak second) if both tweak parameters are set. For
callers who define only one of the two parameters we maintain the old
behavior.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
secret or key materialsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 28/100

This commit adds a new option in LND's Bitcoin wallet signer that lets two different key tweaks be applied one after another to a private key, instead of only allowing one at a time. A tweak is a cryptographic adjustment used in Lightning for things like revocation keys and HTLC indexes. The change is additive and preserves old behavior when only one tweak is provided. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an active security vulnerability.

Security candidateworkflows/pr-severity: allow non-write users for classificationby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · a77b9d9b · Jan 29, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 85 · StrongInformational 21Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

workflows/pr-severity: allow non-write users for classification

The PR severity classifier was failing for external contributors because
the claude-code-action checks that the actor has write permissions. Since
this workflow only reads PR metadata via the API and doesn't execute any
code from the PR (and has restricted tool permissions), it's safe to allow
any user to trigger classification.

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Why it was queued
credential or privilege statedocumentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 21/100

This commit loosens a GitHub workflow permission check so that external contributors—not just people with write access—can trigger an automated PR severity classifier. The workflow only reads pull request metadata and posts labels/comments using restricted GitHub CLI commands; it does not run code from the PR. The change is a deliberate relaxation of a guard that was causing false failures, not a fix for a code vulnerability in LND itself.

Security candidatediscovery: add panic recovery for serial announce signatures processingby Olaoluwa Osuntokun · bcb65f5a · Jan 13, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateModerate 57Details
Commit message · Olaoluwa Osuntokun

discovery: add panic recovery for serial announce signatures processing

In this commit, we extend the panic recovery mechanism to cover the
serial processing path for AnnounceSignatures1 messages. Unlike other
gossip messages which are processed in parallel goroutines, announcement
signatures are processed serially in the main networkHandler loop.

A panic during this serial processing would previously crash the entire
gossiper. This change wraps the processing in an anonymous function with
a deferred panic recovery, ensuring resilience without changing the
serial processing semantics.

Since AnnounceSignatures bypass the validation barrier, we pass nil for
the jobID parameter.

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Why it was queued
signing boundary
AI analysis · Moderate 57/100

This update adds a safety net around a specific message-handling path in LND's gossip subsystem. Previously, a crash while handling an AnnounceSignatures1 message could bring down the whole gossip component; now the code catches such crashes and keeps running. The change is defensive hardening rather than a fix for a known active attack.

Security candidateserver: remove accountability signal experiment periodby elnosh · 6f49bea5 · Jan 6, 2026 · 7 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 21Details
Commit message · elnosh

server: remove accountability signal experiment period

In the previous iteration with endorsement
signaling, the recommendation was for the sender to
set it to 1 and that could have had privacy concerns
when first deploying given that the default was to
downgrade the signal to 0. In the latest proposal
the recommended default for both sending and
forwarding nodes is to set `accountable` to 0.
As a result, the dates have been removed given
that there are no privacy risks associated
with relaying the signal with zero values.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
update trust
AI analysis · Informational 21/100

This commit removes a time-limited 'experiment period' for a new Lightning network signaling feature called 'accountable' (previously 'endorsement signal'). Previously, nodes would only relay this signal until a fixed date in 2026, after which they would stop. Now, because the latest protocol proposal says the default should be to send a zero/'unaccountable' value, there is no longer a privacy risk from relaying it, so the experiment end date is removed. The signal is now relayed whenever the feature is enabled, regardless of date. This is a protocol behavior change, not a fix for an exploitable security bug.

Security candidatemulti: rename experimental endorsement signal to accountableby elnosh · 34329c68 · Jan 6, 2026 · 21 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 19Details
Commit message · elnosh

multi: rename experimental endorsement signal to accountable

Renames the endorsement signal to accountable to
match the latest proposal https://github.com/lightning/blips/pull/67

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Why it was queued
boot or update pathparser or protocol path
AI analysis · Informational 19/100

This commit is a pure rename of an experimental Lightning Network feature from 'endorsement' to 'accountable/accountability' to match a community proposal update. No security vulnerability is introduced or fixed; the underlying behavior, feature bits, TLV type, and experiment end date remain unchanged. It is a terminology and identifier refactor across 21 files.

Security candidatechanneldb: fix race condition in link node pruningby ziggie · 51f3c6f5 · Jan 6, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 100 · StrongModerate 68Details
Commit message · ziggie

channeldb: fix race condition in link node pruning

This commit fixes a critical race condition in MarkChanFullyClosed and
pruneLinkNode where link nodes could be incorrectly deleted despite
having pending or open channels.

The race occurred because the check for open channels and the link node
deletion happened in separate database transactions:

Thread A: TX1 checks open channels → [] (empty)
Thread A: TX1 commits
Thread B: Opens new channel with same peer
Thread A: TX2 deletes link node (using stale data)
Result: Link node deleted despite pending channel existing

This creates a TOCTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) vulnerability where
database state changes between reading the channel count and deleting
the node.

Fix for MarkChanFullyClosed:
- Move link node deletion into the same transaction as the channel
closing check, making the check-and-delete operation atomic

Fix for pruneLinkNode:
- Add double-check within the write transaction to verify no channels
were opened since the caller's initial check
- Maintains performance by keeping early return for common case
- Prevents deletion if channels exist at delete time

This ensures the invariant: "link node exists iff channels exist"
is never violated, preventing database corruption and potential
connection issues.

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Why it was queued
explicit security language
AI analysis · Moderate 68/100

This commit fixes a database race condition in LND (a Bitcoin Lightning Network implementation). When a channel closed, the software could incorrectly delete stored peer information ('link node') even though a new channel with that same peer had just been opened. The fix moves the 'check for open channels' and 'delete peer info' steps into the same database transaction, so they happen atomically and cannot be interrupted by another operation.

Security candidatedocs: add release notes for combined nonce RPC methodsby Elle Mouton · a7b61f3e · Dec 10, 2025 · 1 fileMessage 85 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

docs: add release notes for combined nonce RPC methods

Document the new MuSig2RegisterCombinedNonce and MuSig2GetCombinedNonce RPC
methods in the v0.21.0 release notes. These methods enable coordinator-based
signing patterns as an alternative to the standard MuSig2RegisterNonces
workflow.

85/100 · StrongMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
signing boundarydocumentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds documentation to the release notes describing two new MuSig2 RPC methods. It does not change any code, cryptographic logic, or API behavior. There is no security issue in the commit itself.

Security candidateitest+lntest: add coordinator pattern test for combined nonceby Elle Mouton · fb48697f · Dec 10, 2025 · 2 filesMessage 95 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

itest+lntest: add coordinator pattern test for combined nonce

Add integration test for MuSig2RegisterCombinedNonce and
MuSig2GetCombinedNonce RPCs to verify the coordinator pattern workflow.

The test:
- Creates three signing sessions without initial nonce exchange
- Manually aggregates nonces using the coordinator pattern (btcec musig2)
- Tests v0.4.0 returns unsupported errors (as expected)
- Tests v1.0.0rc2 successfully registers and retrieves combined nonces
- Verifies mutual exclusivity (error: already have all nonces)
- Completes a full signing flow to ensure signatures are valid

Also adds the required RPC harness wrapper methods to lntest/rpc/signer.go for
the new RPCs and adds MuSig2RegisterNoncesErr wrapper for error testing.

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Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only adds new integration tests and test helper wrappers for the MuSig2 'coordinator pattern' RPCs. It does not change any production code, wallet logic, or consensus behavior. There is no security vulnerability here.

Security candidatesignrpc: implement combined nonce RPC server handlersby Elle Mouton · 16b9192d · Dec 10, 2025 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 21Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

signrpc: implement combined nonce RPC server handlers

Add server-side RPC handlers for MuSig2RegisterCombinedNonce and
MuSig2GetCombinedNonce.

The handlers:
- Delegate to the Signer interface methods
- Validate input (session ID format, combined nonce length)
- Include macaroon permissions (generate for register, read for get)

These handlers complete the server-side RPC implementation.

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Why it was queued
defensive validationcredential or privilege statesigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 21/100

This commit adds two new server-side RPC handlers for an advanced multi-signature signing feature called MuSig2. The handlers let a caller register a pre-aggregated combined nonce and retrieve the combined nonce for a signing session. The code delegates to existing signer logic, checks the session ID format, validates the nonce length, and assigns macaroon permissions. There is no direct evidence in the commit of a security vulnerability; it appears to be a normal feature-completion change.

Security candidatemulti: freeze graph SQL migration logicby Elle Mouton · 125325f6 · Nov 12, 2025 · 17 filesMessage 68 · AdequateLow 34Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

multi: freeze graph SQL migration logic

Copy over all the code that the graph SQL migration needs to a
separate folder. This will let us advance the main graph SQL CRUD code
without worrying about changing the sql migration code. It will also let
us change the SQL queries without changing the migration. In this
commit, only the migration logic is "frozen" but in an upcoming commit,
the sqlc queries & models will be frozen too.

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
authentication path
AI analysis · Low 34/100

This commit is a large internal refactoring of the Lightning Network Daemon (LND) database migration code. It copies existing graph database migration logic into a new, separate package called 'migration1' so future changes to the main graph code won't accidentally alter how old data is migrated. The change itself does not add a new user-facing feature or fix a known security bug; it is preparation work to make future database upgrades safer and easier to maintain.

Security candidategraph/db: simplify auth proof and edge infoby Elle Mouton · edc021f7 · Nov 12, 2025 · 4 filesMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elle Mouton

graph/db: simplify auth proof and edge info

Remove various unused fields and methods.

65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
authentication path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a routine internal cleanup in LND's channel graph database code. It removes unused cached signature and public-key fields and their accessor methods, and switches some functions from returning structs by value to returning pointers. There is no change to security-sensitive behavior, no bug fix, and no externally reported issue.