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Reject existing Zcash batch signatures

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Adam Tucker

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Reject existing Zcash batch signatures
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This firmware update changes how Keystone hardware wallets handle Zcash batch signing. Previously, the device might have accepted a transaction request that already contained spend authorization signatures. Now it rejects such requests. The concern is that an attacker could craft a Zcash batch transaction containing signatures from another source and trick the device into including them in its final response, potentially making the device vouch for transactions the user did not actually review and authorize. The patch adds an explicit check to block any incoming Orchard or Ironwood spend authorization signatures in batch mode.

Recommended action

Treat this commit as a security-hardening fix. Ensure the firmware release containing this change is deployed to devices using Zcash batch signing. Review whether prior firmware versions could be coerced into propagating host-supplied signatures in batch responses, and consider whether any advisory or CVE is warranted if a practical exploit path exists.

Security signals we found

01

Defensive input validation added to reject pre-existing spend authorization signatures in Zcash batch PCZT flow

02

Potential host-supplied signature smuggling vector in batch signing mitigated

03

New unit tests cover both Orchard and Ironwood pools for the rejection behavior

04

CHANGELOG language clarified to emphasize device-generated compact signatures

Risk score

Why this scored 56/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 18/30
Exploitability 12/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 7/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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