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libjade: enable sensitive.c

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Authored by Daniel Newton

35/100 · Opaque
libjade: enable sensitive.c
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit re-enables a previously disabled security module called sensitive.c in the libjade (non-embedded) build. It also adds proper cleanup of thread-local storage so that sensitive data is cleared when the Jade firmware stops and restarts in the same process. The change appears to be a hardening fix rather than an active exploit patch: it prevents sensitive memory pointers from persisting across simulated reboots on desktop/test builds.

Recommended action

Review the real sensitive.c implementation to confirm it correctly tracks and clears all sensitive stack regions. Verify that libjade_tls_reset() is always called before libjade_start() in all paths, and that no sensitive data leaks through other global state between simulated boots. Consider adding tests that verify sensitive memory is zeroed after libjade_stop().

Security signals we found

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Re-enables real sensitive memory tracking/clearing in libjade builds

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Adds thread-local storage cleanup callbacks to prevent stale sensitive pointers

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Adds startup assertion that TLS is empty, catching missed cleanup

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Removes no-op stubs that previously disabled sensitive-stack protections in libjade

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Potential memory safety issue: _tls_cleanup calls free(tls) but does not clear the pthread key if pthread_getspecific returns a different pointer, though current code always matches

Risk score

Why this scored 42/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 8/25
Stealth signal 6/15
Affected reach 7/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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