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Squashed 'src/ipc/libmultiprocess/' changes from 16bf05dea02..28e056576a3

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Ryan Ofsky

91/100 · Strong
Squashed 'src/ipc/libmultiprocess/' changes from 16bf05dea02..28e056576a3

28e056576a3 Merge bitcoin-core/libmultiprocess#269: proxy: add local connection limit to ListenConnections
39a10ce8958 proxy: add local connection limit to ListenConnections()
43172f52d9e test: add dedicated ListenConnections coverage
033f8121957 doc/version: Bump version 11 > 12

git-subtree-dir: src/ipc/libmultiprocess
git-subtree-split: 28e056576a309b76bf5885bc1d1c89c7191602b9
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit updates a library Bitcoin Core uses for inter-process communication (libmultiprocess). The main functional change is adding an optional 'max_connections' limit to the ListenConnections() function, so a server can stop accepting new IPC clients once a local cap is reached and resume only after an existing client disconnects. The change also adds tests and bumps the library version. There is no explicit vendor statement that this fixes a security vulnerability; it reads as a hardening/robustness improvement.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine dependency update with a hardening improvement. Review whether Bitcoin Core's IPC listeners should set a max_connections value appropriate to their threat model. No emergency action is indicated absent a disclosed vulnerability.

Security signals we found

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Adds optional per-listener connection cap to IPC listener

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Prevents unbounded acceptance of IPC connections at application level

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Includes regression tests for connection-limit enforcement

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No explicit security relevance disclosed by vendor

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No attribution to external security researcher

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Library version bumped from 11 to 12

Risk score

Why this scored 47/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 10/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 7/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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