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Informational 18 Bitcoin

hashes: change engine parameter to be mutable reference

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Authored by yancy

73/100 · Adequate
hashes: change engine parameter to be mutable reference

Allow engine parameter to be less restrictive in use. By changing the
parameter to `&mut`, the calling function no longer needs give up
ownership of engine.

The return value is removed since the caller can simply use existing
ownership of variable instead of the return value.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a routine internal API cleanup in the rust-bitcoin hashing library. A helper function that feeds data into a hash calculator is changed so callers pass in the calculator by mutable reference instead of handing it over and getting it back. No security vulnerability is present in the diff; it is a usability and ownership-style refactor.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a normal API refactor; verify downstream consumers compile against the new signature if the function is public.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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