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config: enable maximum stack protections for dev devices

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Authored by Jon Griffiths

65/100 · Adequate
config: enable maximum stack protections for dev devices

A preparatory step for increasing production stack checking.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes a compiler setting in four development configuration files for the Blockstream Jade hardware wallet. It switches the stack overflow protection level from 'STRONG' to 'ALL' for developer devices only. This is a defensive hardening step, not a fix for an active security flaw. There is no evidence in the commit of any vulnerability being patched.

Recommended action

No security response needed. Treat as routine defensive hardening. Monitor the follow-up production configuration change referenced in the commit message if tracking hardening posture.

Security signals we found

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Defensive hardening: increases stack canary coverage on dev devices

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No vulnerability or exploit mechanism present in diff

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No change to production configuration files

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No functional code changes

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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