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Moderate 66 Bitcoin

fix: bind BBQr parts to the first part of the stream

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Authored by odudex

85/100 · Strong
fix: bind BBQr parts to the first part of the stream

Reject parts that disagree with the first part's encoding, file type or
total, or that conflict with content already stored at the same index.
Bound the accumulated payload at the base32 expansion of the deflate
decompression limit.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit fixes Krux's QR code scanner so that when it reads a series of animated BBQr codes, every later frame must match the encoding and file type announced by the first frame, must agree on the total number of frames, and cannot overwrite an already-scanned frame with different data. It also caps how much data the scanner will accumulate, preventing a malicious or malformed stream from making the device run out of memory. The change is defensive hardening against QR stream confusion and memory exhaustion.

Recommended action

Review whether the 160 KB cap is appropriate for all supported PSBT sizes and whether the parser should also reject parts whose index exceeds the declared total. Consider adding a changelog or security note describing the hardening, and verify the fix is included in the next release.

Security signals we found

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Input validation added for multi-part BBQr streams

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Memory exhaustion mitigation via accumulated payload cap

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Anti-splicing: parts must agree with first part's encoding and file type

04

Anti-tampering: duplicate index must contain identical content

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Total-count consistency enforced across parts

Risk score

Why this scored 66/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 18/30
Exploitability 14/25
Stealth signal 10/15
Affected reach 12/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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