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lnutil: make dependencies context dependent

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Authored by f321x

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lnutil: make dependencies context dependent

Make transitive dependencies of lightning features context dependent.
This allows to validate different transitive dependencies for the same
feature in different contexts.
For example BASIC_MPP_* depends on payment_secret for bolt 11 invoices,
but has no dependencies when being used in the context of bolt 12 invoices.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refines how Electrum checks Lightning network feature flags so that the rules for what one feature requires can differ depending on where it appears (e.g., an old BOLT11 invoice versus a newer BOLT12 invoice). The main user-visible change is that BOLT12 invoices can advertise multi-part payment support (BASIC_MPP) without also advertising payment_secret, which was previously required. This is a protocol-correctness change rather than a clear-cut security fix, but it removes a validation rule that could have caused BOLT12 invoices to be wrongly rejected.

Recommended action

Treat as a normal correctness/maintenance patch. Review whether the relaxed dependency matches the BOLT12 specification and that no other context accidentally loses a required dependency. No urgent security action is indicated from this commit alone.

Security signals we found

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Validation logic change: a previously enforced dependency (BASIC_MPP requires PAYMENT_SECRET) is relaxed in specific contexts

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Context-aware feature validation reduces risk of rejecting valid BOLT12 invoices, which could affect payment reliability

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No memory safety, cryptographic, or authentication changes observed

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No explicit security bug or CVE referenced in commit message or diff

Risk score

Why this scored 29/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 4/25
Stealth signal 6/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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