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Simplify removeRecursive

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Suhas Daftuar

18/100 · Opaque
Simplify removeRecursive
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refactors how Bitcoin Core removes a transaction and all of its dependent transactions from the memory pool (mempool). It replaces an older, more manual descendant-finding method with a newer graph-based helper. The change is described as a simplification. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes a security bug, but any change to mempool removal logic carries a small risk of introducing or masking consistency issues.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine refactor with latent correctness risk. Review whether `removeUnchecked` is safe to call iteratively without the prior `UpdateForRemoveFromMempool` batch preparation that `RemoveStaged` normally performs. Run mempool consistency/reorg tests and monitor for regressions such as inconsistent mempool state or missing descendant removals.

Security signals we found

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Refactor of mempool transaction eviction logic

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Change from staged batch removal to individual unchecked removals

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New dependency on TxGraph::GetDescendants / GetDescendantsUnion

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No explicit security claim or CVE reference in commit message

Risk score

Why this scored 26/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 5/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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