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Squashed 'src/secp256k1/' changes from 687155df6b..a7f264373e

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96/100 · Strong
Squashed 'src/secp256k1/' changes from 687155df6b..a7f264373e

a7f264373e Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1923: group: VERIFY input/output ge/gej/fe exhaustively
3f6ee3e989 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1931: tests: cover rejection of invalid plain seckey alongside a valid one
05f9289984 tests: silentpayments: cover rejection of invalid plain seckey alongside a valid one
978d3fa7f9 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1932: silentpayments: drop "empty key arrays must be NULL" requirement
ad3688d1e5 changelog: mention dropped NULL requirement for silentpayments key arrays
89e3a70662 silentpayments: drop "empty key arrays must be NULL" requirement
c36269ef95 group/refactor: Use constant expression for readability
031dbae659 group: Export secp256k1_ge_set_ge(j)_zinv properly in group.h
4f3bd158d5 group: Cover all input/output ge/gej/fe with VERIFY calls
0711443e6d group: Add missing FE_VERIFY checks on rzr outputs
1bd7492181 group: Remove redundant SECP256K1_GEJ_VERIFY
cddd125f72 group: Split functions into pre/post VERIFY and _impl
aa0af2fac4 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1928: tests: add coverage for exact-size DER signature serialization
500ccb60f7 tests: add coverage for exact-size DER signature serialization
a9a61831bd Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1924: tests: add coverage for the DER long form length encoding
ddb1dfa770 tests: add coverage for the DER long form length encoding
1c8babcd6c Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1922: field: Check that argument of _fe_set_int() is a constant
bae6b89a20 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1908: refactor: replace `_get_hash_context` with direct `->hash_ctx` access
f6d821db03 field: Fix typo in comment
1ce0066e60 field: Check that argument of _fe_set_int() is a constant
c8745f6b3a refactor: replace `_get_hash_context` with direct `->hash_ctx` access
3397f3cb28 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1878: field: correct `_fe_half` docs (output is not normalized, input requires magnitude <= 31)
86c7cbaf5a Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1915: refactor: Move (de)ser helpers from musig and eckey to group
bfd40bd0ce refactor: Rename privkey to seckey in eckey helpers
d8ee6e6cf6 refactor: Move parsing helpers from musig to group
a37d7cc064 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1916: ecdh/ellswift: simplify seckey loading with `_scalar_set_b32_seckey`
3d69f4ce1c Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1911: refactor: rename `ctx` param to `ecmult_gen_ctx` where applicable
c00dc81810 ecdh/ellswift: simplify seckey loading with `_scalar_set_b32_seckey`
81a5a7567d refactor: rename `ctx` param to `ecmult_gen_ctx` where applicable
2577fb1888 refactor: Move pubkey parsing and serialization from eckey to group
439278a649 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1910: scratch: reject sizes that overflow when added to header
3d4340d173 scratch: reject sizes that overflow when added to header
56e031a148 field: correct `_fe_half` docs (output is not normalized, input requires magnitude <= 31)

git-subtree-dir: src/secp256k1
git-subtree-split: a7f264373e5b187536c21e434f632b571b3ab178
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a routine subtree update of the secp256k1 cryptographic library inside Bitcoin Core. Most changes are internal cleanups: renaming variables, moving helper functions between files, adding compile-time checks, and expanding test coverage. The only user-visible behavior change is in the experimental silentpayments module, where two functions no longer require callers to pass NULL for empty key arrays. A small hardening change also prevents an integer overflow when allocating a scratch workspace. There is no evidence in the commit of an active security vulnerability being patched.

Recommended action

Treat as a normal dependency update. Review the silentpayments API change if your code previously relied on passing NULL for empty arrays, and verify that the scratch-space hardening does not affect any callers that previously passed extremely large sizes. No urgent security patch is indicated by the commit itself.

Security signals we found

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Hardening: scratch space allocation now rejects size_t overflow when adding aligned header

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Hardening: secp256k1_fe_set_int argument now enforced as compile-time constant

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API behavior change: silentpayments empty key arrays no longer required to be NULL

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Defensive refactor: group/ge helpers moved and wrapped with VERIFY checks

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Test additions: DER long-form length, exact-size DER serialization, invalid seckey rejection

Risk score

Why this scored 29/100

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