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Informational 15 Bitcoin

fuzz: add IPC round-trip target

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Enoch Azariah

78/100 · Adequate
fuzz: add IPC round-trip target

Add an ipc fuzz target behind ENABLE_IPC.

Set up an in-process two-way pipe and use a small reflected interface
to exercise libmultiprocess client/server calls.

Round-trip COutPoint, CScript, std::vector<uint8_t>, UniValue, and
transactions.

Add bitcoin_ipc_fuzz static library and link it to the fuzz target
via a new src/ipc/test/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt.
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a new fuzz test for Bitcoin Core's inter-process communication (IPC) system. Fuzz tests are automated quality-assurance tools that feed random or semi-random data into code to find crashes or bugs. The change only introduces test code and build configuration; it does not alter any production networking, consensus, or wallet logic. There is no indication this commit fixes or introduces a security vulnerability.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a normal test/QA commit. If reviewing further, verify that the fuzz target builds correctly with ENABLE_IPC and that the libmultiprocess empty-vector UBSan note is tracked upstream.

Security signals we found

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No production code changes

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Test-only fuzz target addition

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No input from untrusted network or wallet paths in production

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No privilege changes or authentication modifications

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No memory-unsafe patterns observed in the diff beyond ordinary C++ test code

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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