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test: Tighten getblocktxn checks in parallel cb reconstruction test.

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What the developer wrote

Authored by David Gumberg

95/100 · Strong
test: Tighten getblocktxn checks in parallel cb reconstruction test.

Clear the getblocktxn message so we're not checking existing messages,
and check that the hash in the getblocktxn match the cmpctblock being
announced.

Without this tightening of checks, a later commit that ignores
CMPCTBLOCK messages that are unsolicited will succeed these tests while
silently failing in reality.

Co-authored-by: Hodlinator <172445034+hodlinator@users.noreply.github.com>
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit only changes a Bitcoin Core functional test file. It tightens the checks in a test that verifies how nodes request missing transactions from compact blocks. There is no change to the actual Bitcoin node software, so it cannot directly affect live network behavior or user funds. It is a test-quality improvement that makes future changes to the real code harder to pass by accident if they silently break compact-block behavior.

Recommended action

No security action required. Review as a normal test-quality improvement. If evaluating the referenced future change (ignoring unsolicited CMPCTBLOCK messages), assess it separately for denial-of-service or compact-block propagation risks.

Security signals we found

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No production code modified

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Test-only change

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Commit message references a future behavior change (ignoring unsolicited CMPCTBLOCK messages) but that change is not present in this diff

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Improves test assertion specificity for compact block reconstruction

Risk score

Why this scored 14/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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