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Informational 18 Bitcoin

sign_tx: return the error message when additional_info parsing fails

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Jon Griffiths

50/100 · Thin
sign_tx: return the error message when additional_info parsing fails
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit fixes a minor user-experience and diagnostic issue in Blockstream Jade's transaction signing code. Previously, when the optional 'additional_info' block for Liquid transactions could not be parsed or validated, the device rejected the request without telling the caller exactly what went wrong. After the patch, the specific error message is passed back to the caller. There is no direct evidence this change fixes an exploitable security vulnerability.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine quality/diagnostic improvement. No urgent security action is indicated by the diff alone. If this commit is part of a larger release, review the release notes for any additional security context.

Security signals we found

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Error-message-only change: no logic that validates assets, amounts, signatures, or transaction structure is modified

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No new bounds checks, memory allocations, or cryptographic operations introduced

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No mention of vulnerability, CVE, security bug, or researcher attribution in commit title or message

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Diff shows removal of internal reject calls in favor of returning errmsg to caller

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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