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Modify the 'stored_at' syntax, so that it includes the full path

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Authored by ThomasV

85/100 · Strong
Modify the 'stored_at' syntax, so that it includes the full path

This may prevent collisions. More importantly, it also makes
it possible to cache the subdict of 'registered_names' that
is relevant to a given StoredDict, so that we do not need to
walk the path on every conversion. (performance optimization,
not part of this commit)

This is a backport from the levelDB branch
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes how Electrum tracks where certain data objects live in the wallet database. It switches from short names like 'invoices/*' to full paths like '/invoices/*', and updates the internal registry to handle these full paths. The stated goal is to prevent naming collisions and to enable future performance improvements. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an active security vulnerability, but path-collision bugs in serialization code can sometimes lead to wrong data being read or written, which could have security implications.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine refactoring/robustness improvement. Reviewers should verify that the new path-walking logic correctly handles all registered paths and that no previously registered collision cases now resolve to a different constructor or key converter. No immediate security response is indicated by the available evidence.

Security signals we found

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Serialization/deserialization path registry changed from flat to hierarchical

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Commit message explicitly mentions collision prevention

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No explicit security claim or CVE reference in commit or supplied references

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No input validation or boundary changes visible in the diff

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Backport from another branch suggests refactoring rather than emergency fix

Risk score

Why this scored 27/100

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