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lnwallet: expose channel state

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What the developer wrote

Authored by bitromortac

58/100 · Thin
lnwallet: expose channel state

We create a deep copy of the channel state as we want to later expose
the data structure to the rpc, which already has helper methods to
marshal this representation to the rpc representation.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a read-only accessor that returns a private copy of a Lightning channel's internal state. It is a defensive code change: by making a deep copy before handing data out, it prevents callers from accidentally or intentionally modifying sensitive internal state. There is no direct security vulnerability in the patch itself; it is a hardening measure.

Recommended action

No immediate action required. Treat as routine hardening. Review future RPCs that consume this accessor to ensure they do not leak sensitive channel state to unauthorized callers.

Security signals we found

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Defensive deep-copy of sensitive channel state before external exposure

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Use of read lock (RLock) while accessing shared mutable state

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New public accessor exposes previously internal channeldb.OpenChannel data

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No input validation, parsing, or cryptographic operations added

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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