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De-dedup paths between flow and async offer cache

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Valentine Wallace

68/100 · Adequate
De-dedup paths between flow and async offer cache

We were previously duplicating paths_to_static_invoice_server between the
OffersMessageFlow and the AsyncReceiveOfferCache, even though the paths were
only used in one place in the flow. De-duplicate that to remove the risk of the
structs getting out-of-sync.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a small internal cleanup in the Lightning Dev Kit's code for handling 'offers' (a way to request payments). It removes a duplicate copy of a list of network paths used to contact a static invoice server. Previously the same list was stored in two places, which created a risk that the two copies could become inconsistent. Now the code keeps a single copy in the async receive offer cache and reads it from there. There is no direct security bug being fixed, but the change prevents a future maintenance issue that could lead to incorrect or stale routing paths being used.

Recommended action

No urgent action required. Treat as a normal code-quality refactor. Reviewers may want to confirm that no other code paths still rely on the removed `paths_to_static_invoice_server` field in `OffersMessageFlow` and that the cache lock is not held longer than necessary after the change.

Security signals we found

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Eliminates duplicated authoritative state that could drift out of sync

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Reduces lock interactions by consolidating path access through the cache

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Changes API from returning cloned Vec to borrowed slice, reducing copying

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No explicit security fix, CVE, or vulnerability description in commit or references

Risk score

Why this scored 21/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 3/30
Exploitability 2/25
Stealth signal 2/15
Affected reach 4/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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