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Disable musig in key expressions of musig_a/sortedmulti_a

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Salvatore Ingala

73/100 · Adequate
Disable musig in key expressions of musig_a/sortedmulti_a

The parsing of such fragments is not correctly handled in the
current state. Therefore, we cleanly disable it until the parser
is generalized.
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit temporarily blocks a specific advanced Bitcoin wallet feature (MuSig inside multi_a/sortedmulti_a) because the code that reads those wallet descriptions doesn't handle it correctly yet. It's a defensive change to prevent malformed or unexpected wallet policies from being accepted, rather than a fix for a known active attack.

Recommended action

Treat as a hardening patch. Review whether the disabled parsing path could previously have led to memory corruption, incorrect key derivation, or unintended transaction signing. Monitor for a follow-up commit that generalizes the parser and re-enables musig inside multi_a/sortedmulti_a with proper validation.

Security signals we found

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Parser hardening for unsupported nested MuSig expressions

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Addition of negative unit tests for malformed/unsupported policies

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Commentary in code explicitly notes incompatibility and temporary disablement

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No CVE, advisory, or vendor security disclosure referenced in commit

Risk score

Why this scored 42/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 8/25
Stealth signal 6/15
Affected reach 7/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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