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test/wallet: ensure FastWalletRescanFilter is updated during scanning

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Authored by Novo

95/100 · Strong
test/wallet: ensure FastWalletRescanFilter is updated during scanning

The fixed non-range descriptor address ensured that the FastWalletRescanFilter would match all Blocks even if the filter wasn't properly updated.
This commit moves the non-range descriptor tx to a different block, so that the filters must be updated after each TopUp for the test to pass.

Co-authored-by: rkrux <rkrux.connect@gmail.com>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a test-only change in Bitcoin Core. It improves a wallet rescan test so that it actually verifies the FastWalletRescanFilter is updated correctly during scanning. The previous test setup accidentally allowed the filter to be stale and still pass because a fixed non-range descriptor address matched every block. There is no change to production wallet code, so this does not directly fix a live security bug.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as normal test improvement. If reviewing the related production fast-rescan feature, separately audit whether the filter update logic is correct, since this commit only strengthens the test rather than changing behavior.

Security signals we found

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Test-only change

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No production code modified

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Improves test coverage for FastWalletRescanFilter update behavior

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Previous test had a false-negative risk: filter could be stale and still pass

Risk score

Why this scored 12/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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