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Informational 11 Bitcoin

askrene: add new functions to refine flows

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Lagrang3

80/100 · Strong
askrene: add new functions to refine flows

Try a new way to refine flows,
ie. reduce excess due to MCF accuracy and HTLC max constraints
after hop amounts are computed with fees included.

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Signed-off-by: Lagrang3 <lagrang3@protonmail.com>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds new internal helper functions to the askrene routing plugin in Core Lightning. The code is designed to refine payment routes after they are computed, trimming them so they respect per-hop HTLC maximums, liquidity limits, and exact fees. There is no indication in the commit that this fixes a security vulnerability; it reads as a normal feature or accuracy improvement to the routing algorithm.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a routine code change. If reviewing for quality, note the embedded TODO/FIXME items about unit tests and single-channel zero-fee edge cases.

Security signals we found

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No security-relevant keywords in commit title or message

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No CVE, advisory, or incident references present

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Code is additive (228 insertions, 0 deletions) and localized to routing refinement

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Contains developer TODO/FIXME comments about unit tests and edge cases, consistent with normal development rather than an emergency fix

Risk score

Why this scored 11/100

Our methodology →
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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