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Merge branch 'cedwies/zeroize'

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Cedric Wiese

35/100 · Opaque
Merge branch 'cedwies/zeroize'
✓ Descriptive subject! No meaningful explanatory body! Opaque security-relevant change
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit hardens how the BitBox02 firmware builds BIP39 recovery phrases so the memory buffer is pre-sized and never grows. The goal is to prevent leftover copies of sensitive mnemonic words from lingering in memory after a reallocation. The change is defensive: it does not fix an observed exploit, but reduces the attack surface for information leaks of wallet recovery words.

Recommended action

Treat as a hardening improvement rather than a confirmed vulnerability fix. Review whether the underlying allocator may still retain freed pages or copies in flash/secure-element storage. Consider whether additional secure-memory practices (e.g., locking pages, explicit allocator zeroing) are needed for the threat model. No urgent patch deployment is required solely on this diff.

Security signals we found

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Use of zeroize crate to clear sensitive mnemonic data on drop

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Pre-allocation of fixed-size buffer to avoid heap reallocations

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Replacement of format! and join with manual byte writes into a single buffer

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Added unit tests for maximum-length mnemonic capacity

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Defensive memory hygiene for BIP39 seed material

Risk score

Why this scored 46/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 8/25
Stealth signal 10/15
Affected reach 7/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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