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Merge pull request #571 from LedgerHQ/musig-test-vectors

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Salvatore Ingala

68/100 · Adequate
Merge pull request #571 from LedgerHQ/musig-test-vectors

Add musig unit test vectors
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Mentions testing or verification✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference! No meaningful explanatory body
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a safety check to a cryptographic helper used in Bitcoin Taproot/MuSig2 operations. The function now rejects x-coordinates that are equal to or larger than the prime number defining the secp256k1 curve, instead of potentially allowing them to be silently reduced. The commit also adds many unit tests, including official BIP-327 MuSig2 test vectors, to verify the implementation behaves correctly. The change is defensive and improves robustness against malformed public keys and nonces.

Recommended action

Review the updated `crypto_tr_lift_x()` implementation and ensure all callers handle the new -1 return value safely. Run the new `test_musig` and updated `test_crypto` unit tests to confirm the MuSig2 and Taproot code paths reject malformed inputs as expected. Consider whether any other field-element parsing functions in the codebase need similar bounds checks.

Security signals we found

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Input validation added to cryptographic field-element parsing (reject x >= p)

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New unit tests cover invalid public keys, nonces, and tweak values

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Tests include BIP-327 MuSig2 vectors and explicit secnonce-reuse check

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Documentation comment updated to describe new failure mode

Risk score

Why this scored 44/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 8/25
Stealth signal 6/15
Affected reach 7/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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