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go.mod, go.sum: updated secp256k1 to v4.4.0

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What the developer wrote

Authored by MPins

73/100 · Adequate
go.mod, go.sum: updated secp256k1 to v4.4.0

The new version exposes Signature.S(), giving direct access to the S
scalar without re-parsing the DER bytes. This enables a cleaner
implementation of the VerifyLowS helper added in this branch.
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit only updates two dependency version numbers in Go module files (go.mod and go.sum). It bumps the secp256k1 cryptographic library from version 4.0.1 to 4.4.0, plus a minor update to an indirect dependency. The commit message says the newer version exposes an internal value used by a helper function elsewhere in the same branch. There is no actual code change in this commit, and no security problem or fix is described.

Recommended action

Review the upstream secp256k1 v4.4.0 release notes independently to determine whether that dependency update contains any security fixes. This commit itself does not indicate a security issue and can be treated as a routine maintenance change unless the upstream release notes say otherwise.

Security signals we found

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Dependency update for a cryptographic library (secp256k1)

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No code-level security fix or vulnerability description present in commit

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No references to CVEs, advisories, or security reports

Risk score

Why this scored 11/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 3/10
Evidence quality 2/5
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