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Low 44 Bitcoin

lightningd: scan back to seek missing UTXOs.

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Rusty Russell

60/100 · Adequate
lightningd: scan back to seek missing UTXOs.

We only do this once, and not on new nodes.

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

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a one-time background scan that re-examines old blocks to find UTXOs (unspent transaction outputs) the wallet may have missed earlier. It is a data-recovery / consistency fix, not an obvious exploit patch. The commit message does not call it a security fix, and there are no supplied references linking it to an attack. The change could matter for security because missed UTXOs can affect channel balances and on-chain funds, but the diff itself is defensive housekeeping.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine reliability fix. Review whether missed UTXOs could have led to incorrect channel state or unclaimed funds, and consider whether additional database validation is needed. No immediate exploit mitigation is evident from the diff alone.

Security signals we found

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Data consistency / recovery scan for missed UTXOs

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Refactoring of spend-tracking logic to support historical replay

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Database state variable to ensure one-time scan behavior

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No explicit security framing by author or vendor

Risk score

Why this scored 44/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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