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discovery: convert UpdatesInHorizon to return iter.Seq2[lnwire.Message, error]

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Olaoluwa Osuntokun

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discovery: convert UpdatesInHorizon to return iter.Seq2[lnwire.Message, error]

In this commit, we complete the iterator conversion work started in PR
10128 by threading the iterator pattern through to the higher-level
UpdatesInHorizon method. This change converts the method from returning
a fully materialized slice of messages to returning a lazy iterator that
yields messages on demand.

The new signature uses iter.Seq2 to allow error propagation during
iteration, eliminating the need for a separate error return value. This
approach enables callers to handle errors as they occur during iteration
rather than failing upfront.

The implementation now lazily processes channel and node updates,
yielding them as they're generated rather than accumulating them in
memory. This maintains the same ordering guarantees (channels before
nodes) while significantly reducing memory pressure when dealing with
large update sets during gossip synchronization.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refactors an internal LND gossip method to return a lazy iterator instead of a fully built list of network messages. The goal is to reduce memory use when syncing large amounts of routing gossip. It is a code-quality/performance change, not a fix for an active security bug. There is no evidence in the commit or supplied references that it addresses a disclosed vulnerability.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine performance refactor. Review in normal code-review flow; no security response required based on the supplied commit and references.

Security signals we found

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Refactor only: no new cryptographic, authentication, or network trust checks introduced

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Error handling moved from upfront return to per-iteration yield, but semantics are preserved

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No input validation changes or boundary/length fixes visible in diff

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No vendor security framing or CVE/CVE-like identifiers present in commit or references

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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