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test: Updates needed after bitcoin-core/libmultiprocess#240

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Authored by Ryan Ofsky

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test: Updates needed after bitcoin-core/libmultiprocess#240

Upstream PR bitcoin-core/libmultiprocess#240 fixed various issues which require
updates to python IPC tests. Those changes are made in this commit.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit updates Bitcoin Core's automated multiprocess (IPC) tests to match fixes made in an upstream library. The test changes describe that two previously crash-causing IPC scenarios—disconnecting during a call and overloading a server thread—now behave gracefully. A third change documents a macOS-specific exception-handling quirk. The commit itself only changes test code, not the production Bitcoin Core code that handles IPC, so it does not introduce or fix a direct vulnerability in the shipped software. It is evidence that related crash bugs were fixed elsewhere.

Recommended action

No immediate action is required for this commit because it only changes tests. Reviewers should verify that the upstream libmultiprocess fixes (PR #240 and related PR #218) are included in the build dependencies before these tests are run, and consider whether the macOS exception-type quirk needs a tracking issue or runtime fix.

Security signals we found

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Test updated because upstream library fixed crash-on-disconnect during IPC call

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Test updated because upstream library fixed thread-busy crash/exception

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Test now expects graceful cancellation instead of node termination

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macOS-specific exception-type recognition issue noted in test comment

Risk score

Why this scored 26/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 4/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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