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rpc: annotate functions returning error codes to ensure they are checked

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Mike Tolkachev

62/100 · Adequate
rpc: annotate functions returning error codes to ensure they are checked
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds compiler annotations (WARN_UNUSED_RESULT) to functions that return success/failure codes, so the compiler will warn if a caller ignores the result. It also fixes a few places where return values were being ignored, replacing them with safer default-value helpers. The changes reduce the chance that a malformed or missing RPC parameter silently causes wrong behavior, such as using an empty wallet path or a false success flag. This is a defensive hardening patch rather than a confirmed exploit fix.

Recommended action

Treat as a hardening improvement. Review other callers of the annotated RPC helpers to ensure no additional ignored-return warnings remain, and consider enabling -Werror=unused-result in CI. No urgent user action is required absent a disclosed exploit chain.

Security signals we found

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Functions returning error/success codes annotated with WARN_UNUSED_RESULT

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Callers now check return values of rpc_get_bip32_path() and rpc_get_boolean()

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Use of default-value helpers (rpc_get_boolean_or) to ensure predictable behavior on missing fields

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Potential silent bypass of user confirmation or path validation before patch

Risk score

Why this scored 48/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 10/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 9/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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