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Drop the async-setting of the `P2PGossipSync` `utxo_verifier`

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Matt Corallo

83/100 · Strong
Drop the async-setting of the `P2PGossipSync` `utxo_verifier`

Now that we do not rely on circular references for `P2PGossipSync`
validation, we no longer need the hacky
`P2PGossipSync::add_utxo_lookup` method to add the gossip
validator after building the `P2PGossipSync` first. Thus, we
remove it here, updating some tests that relied on it.
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a routine internal cleanup in the Lightning Dev Kit's gossip message handling code. It removes a method that let users set a UTXO (unspent transaction output) lookup provider after the object was created, because the codebase no longer needs that late-setup workaround. The change only affects how the code is structured and how tests are set up; it does not fix a security bug or introduce a known vulnerability.

Recommended action

No security action required. Developers using LDK should note the removed `add_utxo_lookup` method and pass the UTXO lookup provider directly to `P2PGossipSync::new` instead.

Security signals we found

01

No security-relevant signal in the diff: no bounds checks, no input validation changes, no cryptographic fixes, no privilege changes, no memory-safety fixes.

02

The removed `add_utxo_lookup` API could theoretically have allowed runtime replacement of the UTXO verifier, but the diff does not indicate that this was exploitable or treated as a vulnerability by the project.

03

The change is purely API/test refactoring.

Risk score

Why this scored 12/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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