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Low 33 Bitcoin

miner: fix `addPackageTxs` unsigned integer overflow

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What the developer wrote

Authored by ismaelsadeeq

55/100 · Thin
miner: fix `addPackageTxs` unsigned integer overflow
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit fixes a math bug in the Bitcoin Core block-building code. The original code subtracted a safety margin from the maximum block weight and then compared the current block weight to that lower number. Because the variables are unsigned integers, if the block weight was already larger than expected, the subtraction could underflow and wrap around to a huge number, making the comparison behave incorrectly. The fix rewrites the comparison as an addition on the other side, which cannot underflow. The practical effect is on when the miner decides to stop trying to add more transactions; the bug could make it give up too early or keep going too long in edge cases.

Recommended action

Treat as a low-severity correctness fix. Review whether any reachable configuration or runtime state could trigger the underflow, and consider backporting to maintained branches as a defensive measure. No immediate emergency response is warranted based on the diff alone.

Security signals we found

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Unsigned integer underflow in block-weight comparison

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Miner block-assembly logic correctness fix

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Potential consensus-adjacent behavior in transaction selection

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Defensive rewrite of arithmetic to avoid wraparound

Risk score

Why this scored 33/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 6/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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