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Merge pull request #556 from LedgerHQ/mem_opt

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Salvatore Ingala

68/100 · Adequate
Merge pull request #556 from LedgerHQ/mem_opt

Remove obsolete workaround on stack utilization on Nano X
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit removes an old memory workaround in Ledger's Bitcoin app. Previously, a large data structure used during transaction signing was stored in global memory instead of on the function's stack, because some Ledger devices were thought to have only 8 KB of stack space. The update increases the allowed stack size for the Nano X and moves that data structure back onto the stack. This is a routine code cleanup, but it changes how memory is allocated during the most memory-intensive signing operation. If the new stack limit is slightly wrong, it could in theory cause stack overflows or memory corruption during signing on a Nano X.

Recommended action

Treat as a defensive review item. Verify that the Nano X stack size estimate (12288 bytes) safely exceeds actual peak stack consumption during PSBT signing, especially with MuSig2 and the maximum number of external outputs. Run stack-usage analysis and fuzzing on Nano X builds. If the stack guard is too optimistic, a stack overflow could corrupt memory or crash the device during signing.

Security signals we found

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Memory allocation model changed for high-risk signing path

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Stack-size build-time guard changed for Nano X

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Global cache removed; signing state now lives on stack

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No explicit security bug or CVE mentioned in commit

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No bounds checks or overflow mitigations added in diff

Risk score

Why this scored 32/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 4/25
Stealth signal 5/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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