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refactor: adapt UR decoding to cUR state machine API

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Authored by odudex

85/100 · Strong
refactor: adapt UR decoding to cUR state machine API

receive_part now returns a decoder state instead of raising, and is_complete/is_success were replaced by the state attribute. Transient errors are ignored while scanning; terminal ones abort the capture.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refactors how Krux handles animated QR codes in the 'UR' format. It swaps an older decoder API for a newer state-machine API. The visible change is that transient decoding errors are now ignored while scanning, and only terminal errors stop capture. The commit itself is described as a refactor, but the change in error handling could affect security if it hides or delays detection of malformed or malicious QR frames.

Recommended action

Review whether silently ignoring transient decoder errors is safe for all UR types and adversarial inputs. Confirm that the real MaixPy cUR decoder's terminal-state list matches the simulator's _TERMINAL_STATES. Consider adding tests for malformed multi-part URs and ensure checksum failures cannot be bypassed by later frames.

Security signals we found

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Error-handling behavior change: transient UR decoder errors are now ignored instead of aborting

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Terminal error set is narrow (NO_RESULT, INVALID_CHECKSUM); other decoder error states may be silently dropped

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Firmware submodule MaixPy updated, indicating the actual C decoder API changed

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No explicit security rationale or CVE reference in commit message or diff

Risk score

Why this scored 29/100

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