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Informational 11 Bitcoin

common: generalize BOLT12 merkle generation.

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Rusty Russell

60/100 · Adequate
common: generalize BOLT12 merkle generation.

Allow a callback to tell us the hash of unknown branches.

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refactors the code that builds BOLT12 merkle trees so it can handle 'omitted' fields via caller-supplied callbacks. It is a structural generalization, not a fix for a known bug or vulnerability. There is no direct evidence in the commit or supplied references that this change addresses a security issue.

Recommended action

No immediate security action required. Review future callers of `merkle_tlv_full()` to ensure `resolve_omitted` callbacks correctly authenticate omitted branches and do not introduce merkle-tree forgery risks.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 11/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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