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load native libraries directly from application image

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Craig Raw

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load native libraries directly from application image
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes how Sparrow Wallet bundles and loads native libraries (small pieces of platform-specific code used for things like USB hardware wallets and camera scanning). Instead of extracting these libraries from inside JAR files at runtime, it now copies them directly into the application's lib/ folder during the build and tells the app to load them from there. This is a build and deployment refactor. It is not obviously a security fix, but it touches sensitive areas: native library loading paths, file permissions, and JNA/JNI configuration. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes a known vulnerability.

Recommended action

Treat this as a build/deployment refactor with security-adjacent implications. Review that `extractNativeLibraries` preserves correct file permissions and does not introduce path traversal or library injection risks. Verify that the runtime path override cannot be influenced by environment variables or untrusted input. If this commit is suspected to address a vulnerability, look for an accompanying advisory or follow-up commit; the current diff alone does not establish security relevance.

Security signals we found

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Native library loading path changed from JAR extraction to filesystem directory

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Build task sets unix permissions on extracted native libraries

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java.library.path and JNA library paths are overridden at runtime based on java.home

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Bwt JNI library loading now prefers System.load with absolute path before fallback extraction

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No explicit security rationale, CVE reference, or vulnerability description in commit message or diff

Risk score

Why this scored 31/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 5/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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