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Informational 19 Bitcoin

init, net: Implement usage of binary-embedded asmap data

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Fabian Jahr

50/100 · Thin
init, net: Implement usage of binary-embedded asmap data
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds an optional feature that lets Bitcoin Core ship its IP-to-ASN mapping data built into the program binary, so users can enable it with a simple `-asmap` flag instead of downloading and pointing to a separate file. It is a feature addition, not a fix for an active security flaw. The change could have minor security implications if the embedded data were malformed or tampered with, but the code validates the data before use and fails startup if validation fails.

Recommended action

Review the generated `ip_asn.dat.h` header and `CheckStandardAsmap` implementation to confirm the embedded data is immutable, correctly sized, and robustly parsed. Ensure build processes that set `ENABLE_EMBEDDED_ASMAP` reproducibly generate the same embedded data. No urgent patch is indicated by this commit alone.

Security signals we found

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New startup path parses externally-supplied or embedded asmap data; malformed data aborts startup

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Embedded data is validated with `CheckStandardAsmap` before use

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Build-time flag `ENABLE_EMBEDDED_ASMAP` gates the embedded data path

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No memory-safety primitives (bounds, span lifetime) are visible in the diff; relies on generated header and existing helpers

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Change removes the requirement that `-asmap` must include a file path, widening the CLI surface

Risk score

Why this scored 19/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 3/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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