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Low 38 Bitcoin

reword last_fail_reason

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Peter D. Gray

18/100 · Opaque
reword last_fail_reason
✓ Subject identifies a change! Too few words to establish purpose! No meaningful explanatory body
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit reworks how the COLDCARD wallet records why a spending policy was rejected. Previously the reason was stored only in memory, so it disappeared when the device was powered off. Now it is saved to device settings, letting the owner view the reason after restarting. The change also fixes a few related bugs, such as a menu accidentally showing the wrong policy and missing parentheses on some 'is enabled' checks. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an active security vulnerability, but it improves reliability and auditability of policy enforcement.

Recommended action

Treat as a reliability and minor hardening patch. Review whether the `is_enabled()` fixes change any reachable behavior, and verify that persisting `lfr` does not leak sensitive policy details beyond the intended local debug menu. No urgent security response is indicated by the diff alone.

Security signals we found

01

Persistence of policy-failure reason across reboots

02

Fix of `is_enabled()` method calls (previously referenced method object, always truthy)

03

Fix of CCC config menu loading SSSP policy instead of CCC policy

04

Clearing of last-fail reason after successful PSBT signing

05

Addition of warning print for PSBT warnings before policy violation

Risk score

Why this scored 38/100

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