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Informational 19 Cryptographic libraries

depends: explicitely set C/CXX standard for all packages

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Authored by tobtoht

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depends: explicitely set C/CXX standard for all packages
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit standardizes which C and C++ language versions are used when building Monero's external dependencies across all supported platforms. It sets a default of C11 and C++17, applies those defaults consistently to Android, macOS, FreeBSD, Linux, and Windows builds, and removes duplicate version flags from individual package recipes. The change is a build-system hardening and consistency improvement, not a fix for a known exploitable vulnerability.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine build-system maintenance commit. Reviewers may verify that the chosen C11/C++17 standards are compatible with the minimum supported compiler versions and that no package silently overrides the new defaults. No emergency response is warranted.

Security signals we found

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Build-system hardening: explicit language standards reduce risk of compiler-default changes introducing undefined behavior or ABI incompatibilities.

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No direct vulnerability fix: no buffer overflow, memory corruption, cryptographic, or consensus-critical change is present in the diff.

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Potential secondary benefit: pinning C++17 may avoid use of deprecated/removed language features and improve deterministic builds.

Risk score

Why this scored 19/100

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Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 3/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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