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wallet: simplify and restrict SyncMetaData to malleated txs

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What the developer wrote

Authored by furszy

73/100 · Adequate
wallet: simplify and restrict SyncMetaData to malleated txs

Clarifies that SyncMetaData is supposed to copy metadata for malleated
transactions only. Furthermore, ensure that copied metadata does
actually make it to malleated transactions, rather than copying from a
conflict that is not a malleation.

Code should now be friendlier to read/maintain and faster as well.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This Bitcoin Core wallet commit refactors how the wallet copies user metadata (labels, comments, etc.) between transactions that are 'malleated variants' of each other—transactions that spend the same inputs but have different signatures/transaction IDs. Previously, metadata could be copied from any transaction sharing an input, even if it wasn't a true malleated variant. The new code restricts copying to genuine malleated variants only. The commit also fixes a benchmark test that was using unrealistic dummy inputs. The change is described as a cleanup and correctness improvement, not a security fix, but it does close a window where wallet metadata could be incorrectly propagated between unrelated transactions.

Recommended action

Review the change as a wallet correctness/hardening improvement. Ensure downstream tests cover metadata propagation for malleated transactions and that no regression exists for transactions sharing inputs without being malleated variants. No emergency action is indicated absent additional vulnerability reports.

Security signals we found

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Metadata propagation logic narrowed from 'any transaction sharing an input' to 'malleated variants only'

02

Old code skipped non-equivalent transactions only after selecting a copy source, potentially copying from a non-malleated conflict

03

New code explicitly excludes coinbase and witness-only transactions from malleation detection

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Function renamed and behavior restricted, indicating prior scope was broader than intended

05

No explicit security advisory, CVE, or bug bounty attribution in commit message

Risk score

Why this scored 35/100

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