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Re-encode channel data using v5 codecs (#3149)

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Bastien Teinturier

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Re-encode channel data using v5 codecs (#3149)

We force a re-encoding of all channel data using v5 codecs when updating
eclair. This will allow us to remove support for previous codecs in a
later release. If users try to directly upgrade to a release that does
not contain the legacy codecs, we'll fail at start-up and tell them to
first update to the release that contains this migration code as an
intermediate step.

We plan to remove support for channels that aren't using anchor outputs,
so we add a warning in the logs and a command to help users close such
existing channels.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a planned database migration for the Eclair Lightning node software. When users upgrade, it automatically re-encodes all stored payment-channel data to a newer internal format (v5). The change also warns users that older 'non-anchor' channels will no longer be supported in the next release and should be closed. There is no direct security vulnerability in the patch itself; it is a cleanup step to let the developers remove legacy code later.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine upgrade/migration commit. Operators should back up channel databases before upgrading, monitor startup logs for the non-anchor channel warning, and close legacy channels as instructed. No security patch or incident response is indicated by the diff.

Security signals we found

01

Database migration re-serializes all channel blobs using current codec

02

Deprecation of non-anchor output channels with user-facing close instructions

03

No input validation, cryptographic, or network changes observed

Risk score

Why this scored 29/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 2/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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