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This commit changes how the Lightning networking code handles oversized encrypted messages. Previously, certain conditions would cause the program to crash with a panic. Now the code returns errors instead, which is a defensive improvement…
panic-to-error conversion for oversized message encryption/decryptiondenial-of-service hardening against oversized peer messagesdebug_assert retained to preserve test coverage of invariant violations
This commit simply updates the 'repository' web links in 15 package metadata files from GitHub to a self-hosted Forgejo instance. It does not change any program code, build logic, dependencies, or security behavior. There is no security is…
This commit fixes a bug in the Lightning Dev Kit where, after a disconnection, a node could fail to retransmit a 'splice_locked' message to a peer that was still waiting for transaction signatures. Without this retransmission, the two peer…
Protocol state desynchronization between channel peers after reconnectionMissing retransmission of splice_locked for 0-conf splice channelsPotential channel unusability or stuck splice negotiation
This commit fixes a small accounting bug in how the Lightning wallet estimates the size (and therefore transaction fee) of a special Bitcoin transaction that sweeps funds back to the user after a channel closes. The old code always assumed…
debug assertion failure possible in development/testing buildstransaction weight/fee estimate overestimation up to 3 WUconstant replaced with per-descriptor length computation
This commit changes the project's internal code-review workflow. It stops automatically assigning a human reviewer when a pull request is opened; instead, contributors must manually click a button to request a reviewer after first addressi…
This commit fixes a bug in LDK's Lightning channel reconnection logic after a splice (a way to resize a channel's on-chain funds). If one peer had already received the splice signatures but the other had not, and then they disconnected and…
Protocol-state inconsistency on reconnection after splice signature exchangePotential channel stall/force-close due to quiescence not being exited before commitment updateFuzzer-discovered edge case in Lightning splicing retransmission
This commit adds a new option for Lightning invoice creators to explicitly tell payers not to use multi-path payments (MPP) when paying an invoice. It does not change any enforcement rules; it only changes what feature bits are advertised …
New API surface for feature advertisement controlExplicit documentation that the method does not enforce single-HTLC receipt, shifting enforcement responsibility to callersNo removal or weakening of existing validation logic
This commit adjusts the project's continuous integration (CI) test script to pin an older version of a build-time helper crate called `jobserver` when using older Rust compilers. It is a build compatibility fix, not a security patch, and d…
This commit only adds new test code. It exercises how a newer version of LDK exchanges saved channel data with the older LDK 0.2 release when a channel has a pending splice. There is no change to production logic, no bug fix, and no securi…
This commit removes the 'Option' wrapper from several HTLC amount fields, making them required instead of optional. It is a cleanup/refactoring change that simplifies the code by assuming the amount is always known. The commit message fram…
Removal of Option wrapper for financial amount fieldsSerialization format change from optional to required TLV fieldsLoss of backward compatibility with older serialized monitor/channel state
This commit is a code cleanup inside the project's test suite. It replaces a helper function with several hard-to-read positional arguments (like bare `false` and `None`) with a 'builder' pattern that names each option. This makes the test…
This commit is a feature addition, not a vulnerability fix. It extends rust-lightning's BOLT 12 payment support so that when a wallet pays a BOLT 12 invoice, the paid invoice is saved through retries and restarts and is later exposed in th…
New BOLT 12 payer proof feature: persists paid invoice across retries/restarts and exposes it in Event::PaymentSentPayer signing key re-derived from invoice payer metadata rather than storing extra key materialAdds end-to-end test for proof creation, verification, and bech32 round-trip
This commit is a code cleanup (refactor) in the Lightning Dev Kit library. It moves existing payer key-derivation logic into shared helper functions so that future 'payer proof' features can reuse the same code. The change does not appear …
Refactor only: moves existing key derivation/verification logic into helpers without changing algorithmsAdds new public API `Bolt12Invoice::derive_payer_signing_keys` for payer proof key recoveryNo mention of vulnerability, bug, CVE, security fix, or exploit in commit title/message
This commit changes a CI workflow for the rust-lightning project. It stops trying to push new fuzz test inputs directly to a corpus repository from automated test runs, and instead uploads them as a temporary artifact that a separate sched…
This commit adds partial support in the Lightning Dev Kit node software for receiving and temporarily holding multi-part trampoline payments, then deliberately rejects them once all parts arrive because full outbound forwarding is not yet …
New trampoline forward handling path accumulates MPP parts before rejectingDebug assertion guards first-HTLC failure in MPP mergeTODO comment flags possible MPP inconsistency in next_node_id across trampoline parts
This commit removes a redundant 32-byte shared secret field from an internal data structure used when forwarding trampoline payments in the Lightning Dev Kit. The developers realized the secret was already stored inside each previous hop's…
Removes redundant secret field from in-memory/persisted stateChanges TLV serialization layout for HTLCSource::TrampolineForwardBreaking persistence change acknowledged by commit author
This commit changes the project's automated reviewer-assignment workflow to stop using a long-lived secret token and instead request a short-lived authentication token from the Forgejo CI service. This is a security-hardening improvement: …
Removal of long-lived repository secret from CI workflowAdoption of OIDC-based short-lived token for API authorizationWorkflow runs in pull_request_target context with no code checkout
This commit only adds new fuzz-testing commands to an existing test harness. It lets the fuzzer temporarily block and then re-enable the local node's own signing operations during simulated channel failures. There is no change to productio…
This commit hardens the project's automated build and test scripts by replacing loose version tags like 'actions/checkout@v4' with exact commit hashes served from a specific domain. This prevents a compromised or renamed third-party action…
CI/CD supply-chain hardeningAction reference pinning to immutable commit hashUse of explicit action mirror URL
This commit fixes a logic bug in the Lightning Dev Kit's channel splicing code. Previously, the code wrongly assumed that no unrelated monitor update could be pending when a splice `tx_signatures` message arrived while the channel was quie…
Assertion relaxation in state-machine handling of splice `tx_signatures`Race condition between unrelated HTLC preimage monitor update and splice signature exchangePotential panic or protocol stall due to overly strict debug assertion
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Security candidateValidate all common fields in LSPS1 `is_valid` order checkby Elias Rohrer · 4bec6db5 · Mar 18, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 78 · AdequateLow 47Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Validate all common fields in LSPS1 `is_valid` order check
Add missing cross-validation of `LSPS1OrderParams` against `LSPS1Options` as required by bLIP-51:
- Check `required_channel_confirmations` >= `min_required_channel_confirmations` - Check `funding_confirms_within_blocks` >= `min_funding_confirms_within_blocks` - Check total channel balance (`lsp_balance_sat` + `client_balance_sat`) is within [`min_channel_balance_sat`, `max_channel_balance_sat`], using `checked_add` to guard against overflow
Co-Authored-By: HAL 9000
78/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
memory safetydefensive validation
AI analysis · Low 47/100
This commit fixes validation checks in a Lightning service feature (LSPS1) that lets users place orders for liquidity. Previously, the code did not verify that an order's requested channel size and confirmation settings stayed within the service's advertised limits. The patch adds those missing checks and also protects against a rare integer overflow when adding two balance amounts together. A malicious or malformed order could have slipped through and caused the service to accept terms it never intended to offer.
Security candidateClamp our selected reserve to the counterparty's dust limitby Leo Nash · 4ae44e73 · Mar 12, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 73 · AdequateTriage 12Details
Commit message · Leo Nash
Clamp our selected reserve to the counterparty's dust limit
In a subsequent commit, we will allow the counterparty's dust limit to be greater than our `MIN_THEIR_CHANNEL_RESERVE_SATOSHIS`. Our selected reserve must always be greater than their dust limit, so we set our selected reserve to be equal to or greater than their dust limit.
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We plan to have a single channel signer type going forward, so this is unnecessary.
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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit is a routine internal code cleanup in the Lightning Dev Kit's Rust implementation. It removes a wrapper type called ChannelSignerType that previously distinguished between different kinds of channel signers, because the project now plans to support only one signer type (ECDSA). The change simplifies function signatures and removes now-unnecessary pattern matching, but does not fix a security bug or change cryptographic behavior.
Taproot support is not planned we see an increase in demand for it by users. The `musig2` crate is now owned by a third-party, and ultimately won't be used by the production version of Taproot that we end up releasing.
51/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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signing or wallet pathboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit removes an unused experimental Taproot/MuSig2 code path from the rust-lightning project. It deletes the optional `musig2` dependency, removes the `taproot` build flag, and strips out all conditional Taproot-related message fields and serialization logic. There is no indication this fixes a security vulnerability; it is a cleanup change because Taproot support is not currently planned and the external `musig2` crate is now owned by a third party.
Handle FeeRateAdjustmentError variants in splice acceptor path
Replace the generic error handling in splice_init and tx_init_rbf with explicit matching on FeeRateAdjustmentError variants:
- FeeRateTooLow: initiator's feerate is below our minimum. Proceed without contribution and preserve QuiescentAction for an RBF retry at our preferred feerate. - FeeRateTooHigh: initiator's feerate exceeds our maximum and would consume too much of our change output. Reject the splice with WarnAndDisconnect. - FeeBufferInsufficient: our fee buffer can't cover the acceptor's estimated fee at this feerate. Proceed without contribution.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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signing boundary
AI analysis · Low 44/100
This commit fixes how a Lightning node responds when a peer proposes a splice or RBF transaction fee rate that is too high for the node to afford. Previously, the node would silently drop its own contribution and continue, which could let the peer push through an unexpectedly expensive transaction. Now the node explicitly rejects the splice with a warning and disconnects when the fee rate is too high, while still allowing lower or retryable cases to proceed safely.
Security candidateHandle tx_ack_rbf on the initiator sideby Jeffrey Czyz · b07bfff8 · Mar 12, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 90 · StrongLow 32Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz
Handle tx_ack_rbf on the initiator side
After sending tx_init_rbf, the initiator receives tx_ack_rbf from the acceptor. Implement the handler to validate the response and begin interactive transaction construction for the RBF funding transaction.
Only clear the interactive signing session in `reset_pending_splice_state` when the current funding negotiation is in `AwaitingSignatures`. When an earlier round completed signing and a later RBF round is in `AwaitingAck` or `ConstructingTransaction`, the session belongs to the prior round and must be preserved. Otherwise, disconnecting mid-RBF would destroy the completed prior round's signing session and fire a false debug assertion.
Update test_splice_rbf_acceptor_basic to exercise the full initiator flow: rbf_channel → funding_contributed → STFU exchange → tx_init_rbf → tx_ack_rbf → interactive TX → signing → mining → splice_locked. This replaces the previous test that manually constructed tx_init_rbf.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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signing boundarydefensive validation
AI analysis · Low 32/100
This commit adds support in the Lightning Dev Kit for handling a specific protocol message (tx_ack_rbf) when a channel participant initiates a fee-bump (RBF) of a pending splice transaction. Previously, receiving this message caused an error. The change also fixes a related bug where resetting splice state could incorrectly discard a completed signing session from an earlier round, which could trigger a debug assertion. The commit is primarily a feature implementation with a defensive bugfix, not a disclosed security vulnerability.
ln/events: multiple htlcs in/out for trampoline PaymentForwarded
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boot or update path
Security candidateContribute to splice as acceptorby Jeffrey Czyz · d964be91 · Mar 4, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 68 · AdequateLow 33Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz
Contribute to splice as acceptor
When both nodes want to splice simultaneously, the quiescence tie-breaker designates one as the initiator. Previously, the losing node responded with zero contribution, requiring a second full splice session after the first splice locked. This is wasteful, especially for often-offline nodes that may connect and immediately want to splice.
Instead, the losing node contributes to the winner's splice as the acceptor, merging both contributions into a single splice transaction. Since the FundingContribution was originally built with initiator fees (which include common fields and shared input/output weight), the fee is adjusted to the acceptor rate before contributing, with the surplus returned to the change output.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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signing boundary
AI analysis · Low 33/100
This commit changes how the Lightning Dev Kit handles a rare situation where both sides of a channel try to splice funds at the same time. Previously, the node that lost the tie-breaker would sit out and start a second splice later. Now, the loser contributes its funds to the winner's splice as an 'acceptor,' combining both into one transaction. The change also adjusts fees and change outputs when the winner's chosen fee rate differs from what the loser expected. This is a protocol optimization, not a clear security fix, but it touches fee accounting and transaction construction, which are sensitive areas.
Security candidateAdjust FundingContribution for acceptorby Jeffrey Czyz · 7942c745 · Mar 4, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 58 · ThinLow 44Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz
Adjust FundingContribution for acceptor
When constructing a FundingContribution, it's always assumed the estimated_fee is for when used as the initiator, who pays for the common fields and shared inputs / outputs. However, when the contribution is used as the acceptor, we'd be overpaying fees.
Additionally, the initiator's chosen fee rate may not be compatible with the acceptors contributions. The selected UTXOs may not be enough to pay for a higher feerate (i.e., the change output is not enough to pay or there is no change output).
This change provides a method on FundingContribution for adjusting the fee rate with the above concerns in mind. It also updates it to include a max_feerate specified by the user when initiating a splice. This ensures the acceptor isn't forced to pay an overly high fee rate.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit fixes a fee-calculation bug in Lightning splicing. Previously, when both sides tried to splice at the same time, the loser of a tie-break (the 'acceptor') built their contribution as if they were going to pay for the whole shared transaction. That made them overpay fees, and a high fee rate chosen by the other side could drain more from their wallet than intended or even make the transaction invalid. The patch adds logic to re-estimate fees from the acceptor's perspective and lets users set a maximum fee rate they are willing to accept.
Include change output weight in estimate_transaction_fee
Add a `change_output: Option<&TxOut>` parameter to `estimate_transaction_fee` so the initial fee estimate accounts for the change output's weight. Previously, the change output weight was omitted from `estimated_fee` in `FundingContribution`, causing the estimate to be slightly too low when a change output was present.
This also eliminates an unnecessary `Vec<TxOut>` allocation in `compute_feerate_adjustment`, which previously cloned outputs into a temporary Vec just to include the change output for the fee estimate.
A mock `TightBudgetWallet` is added to `splicing_tests` to demonstrate that `validate()` correctly rejects contributions where the input value is sufficient without the change output weight but insufficient with it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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signing boundarydefensive validation
AI analysis · Low 37/100
This commit fixes a fee-estimation bug in rust-lightning's channel funding and splicing code. When building a transaction that creates a change output, the code previously forgot to include the change output's size/weight when estimating the required transaction fee. That made the fee estimate slightly too low. The patch adds the missing weight and adds a test showing that a contribution with barely enough money would now be correctly rejected, whereas before it might have been accepted and later failed to broadcast or confirm reliably.
Stop persisting QuiescentAction and remove legacy code
Now that the Splice variant (containing non-serializable FundingContribution) is the only variant produced, and the previous commit consumes the acceptor's quiescent_action in splice_init(), there is no longer a need to persist it. This allows removing LegacySplice, SpliceInstructions, ChangeStrategy, and related code paths including calculate_change_output, calculate_change_output_value, and the legacy send_splice_init method.
With ChangeStrategy removed, the only remaining path in calculate_change_output was FromCoinSelection which always returned Ok(None), making it dead code. The into_interactive_tx_constructor method is simplified accordingly, and the signer_provider parameter is removed from it and from splice_init/splice_ack since it was only needed for the removed change output calculation.
On deserialization, quiescent_action (TLV 65) is still read for backwards compatibility but discarded, and the awaiting_quiescence channel state flag is cleared since it cannot be acted upon without a quiescent_action.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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signing boundary
AI analysis · Low 35/100
This commit removes old, no-longer-used code paths for splicing (a way to resize a Lightning channel). It stops saving a 'quiescent action' to disk because the only remaining variant cannot be serialized, and it drops legacy change-output calculation logic. On loading old data, the stored action is read and then discarded, and the 'awaiting quiescence' flag is cleared so the node does not get stuck waiting for something it can no longer act upon. The change is mostly cleanup and hardening against stale persisted state.
Security candidatePropagate unexpected metadata errors when preserving mtime in fs_storeby benthecarman · 6a43a451 · Feb 25, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateLow 35Details
Commit message · benthecarman
Propagate unexpected metadata errors when preserving mtime in fs_store
Previously, all fs::metadata errors were silently ignored via .ok(), which could hide permission or I/O errors. Now error are properly handled.
73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
credential or privilege state
AI analysis · Low 35/100
This change fixes a bug in the file storage component where errors from checking a file's metadata (such as permission denied or disk I/O problems) were silently ignored. Now, most unexpected errors are reported up the chain instead of being swallowed, so the software can react appropriately rather than silently losing information about file modification times.
Security candidateMultiply the feerate by the spike multiple in `can_accept_incoming_htlc`by Leo Nash · 51f8c4c9 · Feb 24, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 73 · AdequateLow 45Details
Commit message · Leo Nash
Multiply the feerate by the spike multiple in `can_accept_incoming_htlc`
We choose to multiply `FEE_SPIKE_BUFFER_FEE_INCREASE_MULTIPLE` by the feerate when checking the fee spike buffer in `can_accept_incoming_htlc` instead of multiplying the multiple by the commitment transaction fee. This allows us to delete `NextCommitmentStats::commit_tx_fee_sat`, and return balances including the commitment transaction fee in `TxBuilder::get_channel_stats`. This unblocks a good amount of cleanup.
Note that this means LDK now rejects HTLCs that previous versions of LDK would have accepted. We made the mirroring change in `get_available_balances_for_scope` a few commits earlier.
We also now account for non-dust HTLCs turning to dust at the multiplied feerate, decreasing the overall weight of the transaction.
We also remove other fields in `NextCommitmentStats` which can be easily calculated in `channel` only.
`TxBuilder::get_channel_stats` could also check the reserve requirements, given that it gets the reserves in `ChannelConstraints`. I leave this to follow-up work.
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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathboot or update path
AI analysis · Low 45/100
This commit tightens how Lightning Dev Kit (LDK) checks whether an incoming payment (HTLC) can be safely accepted. It changes the fee-spike buffer calculation so that LDK now rejects more borderline HTLCs than before, reducing the risk that a sudden on-chain fee spike leaves the channel unable to close safely. The change is described by the authors as a stricter policy alignment, not a fix for a known active exploit.
The following types have methods for returning contributed inputs and outputs: - FundingNegotiationContext - InteractiveTxConstructor - InteractiveTxSigningSession - ConstructedTransaction
Having iterators for these can avoid allocations, which is useful for filtering contributed input and outputs when producing DiscardFunding events.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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signing boundary
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit is a straightforward internal code cleanup in the Lightning Dev Kit's transaction-building code. It replaces a few methods that always built full lists of contributed inputs and outputs with new iterator methods that let callers decide when to build those lists. There is no change to security logic, no bug fix, and no externally visible behavior change.
Security candidateClean up fuzz crate: use panic=abort, add stdin_fuzz support, remove dylibby Joost Jager · 69e2d8cf · Feb 23, 2026 · 75 filesMessage 95 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · Joost Jager
Clean up fuzz crate: use panic=abort, add stdin_fuzz support, remove dylib
This commit makes three related changes to the fuzz infrastructure:
1. Set panic=abort on both dev and release profiles, and remove the dylib crate type (keeping rlib and staticlib). The dylib crate type was added in e28fd78e6 (2019) for a C-callable harness that was never implemented. Removing dylib is what enables panic=abort, since Rust forces panic=unwind on dylib crates. staticlib is retained as it is compatible with panic=abort.
2. Add stdin_fuzz support: a new Stdout logger, updated target template so that stdin_fuzz calls _test() with Stdout logging, and updated README with usage instructions. This allows reproducing crashes via piped input, useful for git bisect and AI-assisted debugging.
3. Update all fuzzer frontends (AFL, honggfuzz, libfuzzer, stdin_fuzz) to call the _test() functions directly instead of going through the _run() C wrappers.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Why it was queued
fuzzing or regression evidencesigning or wallet pathboot or update pathauthentication pathparser or protocol path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit is a routine cleanup of the project's fuzz-testing infrastructure. It changes how fuzz tests are compiled and run, adds a new way to feed test input via standard input, and removes an unused dynamic-library build mode. There is no indication it fixes or introduces a security vulnerability in the actual Lightning library code.
Security candidateInclude MPP payment amount in `RecipientOnionFields`by Matt Corallo · abf258a6 · Feb 20, 2026 · 29 filesMessage 95 · StrongLow 36Details
Commit message · Matt Corallo
Include MPP payment amount in `RecipientOnionFields`
In some uses of LDK we need the ability to send HTLCs for only a portion of some larger MPP payment. This allows payers to make single payments which spend funds from multiple wallets, which may be important for ecash wallets holding funds in multiple mints or graduated wallets which hold funds across a trusted wallet and a self-custodial wallet.
In order to allow for this, we need to separate the concept of the payment amount from the onion MPP amount. Here we start this process by adding a `total_mpp_amount_msat` field to `RecipientOnionFields` (which is the appropriate place for a field describing something in the recipient onion).
We currently always assert that it is equal to the existing fields, but will relax this in the coming commit(s).
We also start including a payment preimage on probe attempts, which appears to have been the intent of the code, but which did not work correctly.
The bulk of the test updates were done by Claude.
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signing or wallet pathboot or update path
AI analysis · Low 36/100
This commit is a preparatory refactor in LDK's payment-sending code. It adds a new `total_mpp_amount_msat` field to `RecipientOnionFields` so that, in future commits, a payer can send an HTLC that is only one part of a larger multi-part payment. For now the new field is always required and is asserted to match the existing payment amount, so behavior is unchanged. The commit also fixes a small related bug where probe payments were not including a payment preimage as intended. There is no immediate security vulnerability here; it is a feature-building change with a minor bug fix.
Security candidateValidate the `Router` is meeting MPP and max-fee limitations givenby Matt Corallo · c31a7bee · Feb 20, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 73 · AdequateLow 47Details
Commit message · Matt Corallo
Validate the `Router` is meeting MPP and max-fee limitations given
When `OutboundPayments` calls the provided `Router` to fetch a `Route` it passes a `RouteParameters` with a specific max-fee. Here we validate that the `Route` returned sticks to the limits provided, and also that it meets the MPP rules of not having any single MPP part which can be removed while still meeting the desired payment amount.
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defensive validationboot or update path
AI analysis · Low 47/100
This commit adds safety checks inside the Lightning payment code to make sure the route finder (the 'Router') actually follows the rules it was given. Before sending a payment, the code now verifies that the chosen route does not exceed the user-set maximum fee, does not contain useless empty paths, and does not include unnecessary multi-path payment (MPP) parts. If the router misbehaves, the payment is abandoned instead of being sent. It is a defensive hardening change rather than a fix for a known active attack.
Security candidateReplace `get_payment_preimage_hash!` macro with direct function callsby elnosh · e48478a7 · Feb 19, 2026 · 9 filesMessage 65 · AdequateTriage 12Details
Commit message · elnosh
Replace `get_payment_preimage_hash!` macro with direct function calls
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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boot or update path
Security candidateReplace `get_closing_signed_broadcast!` macro with direct function callsby elnosh · 28388c40 · Feb 19, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · elnosh
Replace `get_closing_signed_broadcast!` macro with direct function calls
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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signing or wallet pathboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit is a straightforward code cleanup in the project's test suite. It replaces a Rust macro used only in tests with an equivalent regular function. There is no change to the actual Lightning node logic that runs in production, and no security-relevant behavior is altered.
Security candidateReplace `check_closed_broadcast!` macro with direct function callsby elnosh · 63f4f8f5 · Feb 19, 2026 · 13 filesMessage 65 · AdequateTriage 12Details
Commit message · elnosh
Replace `check_closed_broadcast!` macro with direct function calls
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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boot or update path
Security candidateTime out incomplete MPP payments in chanmon_consistencyby Wilmer Paulino · 520dcbb2 · Feb 18, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 73 · AdequateTriage 12Details
Commit message · Wilmer Paulino
Time out incomplete MPP payments in chanmon_consistency
This requires calling `timer_tick_occurred`. As a result, when `timer_tick_occurred` is called, disabled/enabled updates and `WarnAndDisconnect` events may be triggered.
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boot or update path
Security candidateDrive splices to completion in chanmon_consistencyby Wilmer Paulino · 3c09513b · Feb 18, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 85 · StrongInformational 12Details
Commit message · Wilmer Paulino
Drive splices to completion in chanmon_consistency
This commit adds support for locking splices. This required confirming transactions, which this target previously didn't consider.
It also fixes a `serial_id` collision, due to its generation using the first 4 bytes of `get_secure_random_bytes`, that was preventing splices from negotiating up to the `tx_signatures` exchange.
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Why it was queued
signing boundary
AI analysis · Informational 12/100
This commit updates a fuzzing test harness (chanmon_consistency) in the Lightning Dev Kit project. It adds the ability to simulate confirming splice transactions on a fake blockchain and fixes a serial ID collision in the test's random number generator. The changes are confined to test/fuzzing code and do not alter production Lightning logic.
This commit adds new opcodes to enable/disable signer operations one by one. Note that this only covers signer operations post-funding.
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AI analysis · Informational 13/100
This commit only changes test and fuzzing code. It adds new test controls that let developers temporarily disable or enable individual signer operations during fuzz testing, and it removes one unused signer-operation flag. There is no change to production Lightning code, so it does not create a real-world security vulnerability or fix one.
After cad88af, a few code paths that also lead to a quiescence exit were not accounted for. This commit addresses the last remaining path where we exit quiescence when we exchange `tx_signatures` with the counterparty.
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AI analysis · Low 44/100
This patch fixes a bug in the Lightning Dev Kit where, after a special quiet period called 'quiescence' used during splicing (modifying a channel's funds), some queued payment updates were not released when the quiet period ended via the 'tx_signatures' message exchange. The fix ensures those queued updates are freed and processed, preventing payment delays or stalls during splice operations.
Security candidateUse CoinSelection::change_output when splicingby Jeffrey Czyz · 96b9e6af · Feb 17, 2026 · 7 filesMessage 68 · AdequateLow 32Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz
Use CoinSelection::change_output when splicing
Now that CoinSelection is used to fund a splice funding transaction, use that for determining of a change output should be used. Previously, the initiator could either provide a change script upfront or let LDK generate one using SignerProvider::get_destination_script.
Since older versions may have serialized a SpliceInstruction without a change script while waiting on quiescence, LDK must still generate a change output in this case.
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This commit changes how Lightning Dev Kit handles 'change' money during Bitcoin channel splicing. Previously, the user could provide a change address or LDK would generate one itself. Now, the wallet's coin-selection logic decides whether a change output is needed and what it looks like. The commit keeps a fallback for older stored data that may not include a change script. It is a code-quality and consistency improvement rather than a clear security fix, though it reduces the chance of fee or change-output mistakes during splicing.