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depends: Update Qt to 6.8.4

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Hennadii Stepanov

45/100 · Thin
depends: Update Qt to 6.8.4
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit updates the Qt graphical toolkit used by Bitcoin Core from version 6.8.3 to 6.8.4 in the project's dependency build system. It also refreshes Bitcoin-specific patches, removes one now-unneeded build patch, and disables a new RISC-V vector optimization in the bundled libpng to avoid cross-compilation link failures. Qt 6.8.4 is a routine patch release by Qt, and the commit message frames this as a standard dependency update rather than a security fix. There is no direct evidence in the commit or supplied references that this resolves a known vulnerability in Bitcoin Core.

Recommended action

Treat as a normal dependency maintenance update. Monitor Qt 6.8.4 release notes for any security advisories, but no immediate security action is required based on this commit alone. Verify reproducible builds and riscv64 cross-compilation still succeed.

Security signals we found

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Dependency version bump to Qt 6.8.4

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Removal of local build patch now upstreamed in Qt 6.8.4

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Bundled libpng RISC-V vector extension disabled for riscv64 cross-compile

04

Patch line-number refresh only; no semantic security-related changes in Bitcoin-specific patches

Risk score

Why this scored 22/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 4/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 2/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 5/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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