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usb: refactor usb handling

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Jon Griffiths

58/100 · Thin
usb: refactor usb handling

- Simplify the USB caller interface down to start() and stop().
- Simplify the internal state machine to a single loop
- Remove multiple synchronization primatives in favour of a single mutex
- Prevent freezing when JTAG and logging are both enabled
- Remove UI-based logging support
- Load the next data block while the current one is processing
- Time-out if ota_data messages are not forthcoming
- Reduce stack usage

Co-authored-by: Daniel Newton <dnewton@blockstream.com>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a major internal rewrite of how Blockstream Jade handles USB storage and firmware updates over USB. It simplifies the code, removes several old synchronization mechanisms, and adds timeouts and better error handling. The changes appear to be defensive hardening and reliability fixes rather than a patch for a known active security flaw. There is no mention of a CVE, security advisory, or external researcher in the commit itself.

Recommended action

Treat this as a reliability and hardening update. Review the new single-mutex USB state machine for potential deadlocks or missed events during device detach, and verify the OTA timeout behavior does not introduce premature failures on slow USB drives. No immediate security response is indicated by the commit alone.

Security signals we found

01

Refactored USB MSC state machine to reduce synchronization primitives and potential race conditions

02

Added timeout for ota_data message replies to prevent indefinite blocking

03

Added JADE_LOGE logging for invalid or non-ota_data messages in OTA handler

04

Removed UI-based USB logging support to avoid freezing when JTAG and logging are both enabled

05

Added assertions that CBOR-encoded OTA message sizes fit in allocated stack buffers

06

Changed OTA message IDs from fixed '0' to incrementing integers

07

Simplified caller API to start()/stop() and moved mount/unmount logic internally

Risk score

Why this scored 32/100

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