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usb: use a mutex for usb state context reading and writing

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Jon Griffiths

73/100 · Adequate
usb: use a mutex for usb state context reading and writing

This ensures we don't perform dirty reads of the usb state.

Also wait up to 5 seconds before prompting the user to insert a
USB storage device.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit fixes a race condition in the way Blockstream Jade handles USB storage state. Previously, the device could read the USB storage state while it was being updated by another task (a 'dirty read'), which could lead to incorrect decisions such as trying to use a USB drive before it was fully mounted, or missing an error. The fix introduces a mutex (a locking mechanism) so that reads and writes of the USB state cannot happen at the same time. It also increases the wait time before prompting the user to insert a USB device from about 3 seconds to 5 seconds.

Recommended action

Treat as a low-to-moderate reliability/hardening fix. Review whether other shared state in the USB HMSC path is similarly protected, and verify that the mutex is always released on all error paths. No immediate emergency response is indicated absent a demonstrated exploit.

Security signals we found

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Race condition / dirty read in shared USB storage state

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Missing synchronization on concurrent state access

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Potential use of stale or partially updated state in security-critical flow

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Fix introduces mutex around shared state reads and writes

Risk score

Why this scored 31/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 6/15
Affected reach 4/15
Confidence 5/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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