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Merge pull request #686 from Foundation-Devices/fix/ecdsa-binding-length-checks

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Merge pull request #686 from Foundation-Devices/fix/ecdsa-binding-length-checks

SFT-8173: argument validation in the ecdsa bindings
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This update fixes a buffer-length bug in the firmware's cryptographic code. Two low-level functions that perform elliptic-curve math were reading exactly 32 bytes from caller-supplied buffers without first checking whether the buffers were actually that long. A too-short buffer could cause the code to read beyond its bounds, which can lead to crashes or, in some cases, leak memory contents or be exploited for more serious attacks. The patch now rejects any input that is not exactly 32 bytes and adds tests to confirm the behavior.

Recommended action

Treat this as a security fix and include it in the next firmware release. Review other trezorcrypto bindings for similar unchecked bn_read_be() calls. Run the new unit tests as part of CI.

Security signals we found

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Out-of-bounds read in cryptographic binding

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Missing input validation on length-sensitive bignum deserialization

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Addition of regression tests for malformed scalar/coordinate lengths

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Fix described as 'argument validation in the ecdsa bindings'

Risk score

Why this scored 62/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 18/30
Exploitability 14/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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