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Merge remote-tracking branch 'agent/benma-agent/improve-firmware-loader-ux'

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Marko Bencun

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'agent/benma-agent/improve-firmware-loader-ux'
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit improves the Python firmware-flashing tool for BitBox hardware wallets. It adds clearer warnings, requires user confirmation before flashing, detects firmware type automatically instead of relying on filename or a debug flag, and exposes more detailed bootloader error messages. The changes are primarily usability and safety improvements for a developer/testing tool, not a fix for an exploitable device vulnerability.

Recommended action

No urgent action required. This is a defensive hardening and UX improvement to a developer tooling path. Reviewers may want to verify that the new --yes automation in CI/Makefile does not bypass important checks, and that the broad exception handling around flash_sigdata on dev devices does not mask unexpected failures in production workflows.

Security signals we found

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Replaces filename-based and flag-based firmware-type decisions with header parsing, reducing the chance of flashing the wrong firmware type

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Adds interactive confirmation before flashing and a --yes bypass for automation

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Adds explicit warnings when unsigned firmware is flashed to production devices or when edition mismatches occur

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Adds structured bootloader error codes and human-readable messages

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Adds input-size validation and rejects empty/truncated firmware

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Adds a 30-second bootloader-entry timeout

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Adds comprehensive unit tests for the flashing matrix and error handling

Risk score

Why this scored 34/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 6/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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