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Avoid using mapTx.modify() to update modified fees

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Suhas Daftuar

65/100 · Adequate
Avoid using mapTx.modify() to update modified fees

Now that the mempool no longer keeps any feerate-based indices, we can modify
feerates in mempool entries directly.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a small internal cleanup in Bitcoin Core's memory pool (mempool) code. It changes how transaction fee adjustments are updated, removing an unnecessary wrapper and making a fee field directly mutable. There is no indication this fixes a security bug; it appears to be a refactoring or simplification after an earlier data structure change removed fee-based indexes.

Recommended action

No immediate action required. Treat as routine code maintenance. Standard review and regression testing for mempool prioritisation behavior is sufficient.

Security signals we found

01

No security-relevant signal: change is a refactoring/simplification

02

Mutable fee field could theoretically affect mempool eviction/mining priority logic if misused, but the diff does not introduce such misuse

03

No bounds/safety change: SaturatingAdd remains in place

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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