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Informational 19 Cryptographic libraries

Transition asio::deadline_timer to asio::steady_timer

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Lee *!* Clagett

50/100 · Thin
Transition asio::deadline_timer to asio::steady_timer
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit replaces older Boost timer types with newer, more robust standard-library-based timers throughout Monero's networking code. It is primarily a modernization and maintainability change. There is no direct evidence in the commit that it fixes an active security vulnerability, though using the newer timer API can help avoid subtle timing bugs in the long run.

Recommended action

Treat as routine maintenance. Review that all timeout values remain behaviorally equivalent after unit conversion, and verify with existing network/timing tests. No urgent security action is warranted based on this commit alone.

Security signals we found

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Timer API modernization from deadline_timer to steady_timer

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Use of monotonic std::chrono-based timers reduces system clock dependency

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No explicit security bug or CVE referenced in commit or diff

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No bounds, memory, cryptographic, or authentication changes present

Risk score

Why this scored 19/100

Our methodology →
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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