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Informational 15 Bitcoin

use new `_eckey_pubkey_serialize{33,65}` functions in modules (ellswift,musig)

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Sebastian Falbesoner

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use new `_eckey_pubkey_serialize{33,65}` functions in modules (ellswift,musig)
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a small internal cleanup in the Bitcoin Core secp256k1 cryptography library. It replaces several verbose public-key serialization calls with simpler, purpose-built helper functions that always produce 33-byte compressed public keys. There is no indication this fixes a security bug; it appears to be a code-quality refactor that removes redundant error checks and boilerplate.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as ordinary code-quality/maintenance refactor. If reviewing the new helper functions, confirm they enforce the same non-infinity and compressed-output invariants as the old code.

Security signals we found

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No security-relevant keywords in commit title or message

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Diff is a pure refactor with no semantic change to serialization output

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Removed VERIFY_CHECK assertions are replaced by equivalent invariants in the new helper functions

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No input validation changes, no buffer size changes, no new memory operations

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No vendor or researcher attribution for a security issue

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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