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take the bwt shutdown handle once across overlapping shutdowns, and do nothing in a shutdown that finds it taken

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Craig Raw

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take the bwt shutdown handle once across overlapping shutdowns, and do nothing in a shutdown that finds it taken
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit fixes a race condition in how Sparrow Wallet shuts down its bundled Bitcoin Wallet Tracker (bwt) daemon. Previously, if two shutdown attempts overlapped, the same internal 'handle' could be used twice or cleared while still in use, which could crash the wallet or leave it in an inconsistent state. The fix makes the shutdown handle a one-time-use token and synchronizes access to it so only one shutdown can actually act.

Recommended action

Treat as a stability/reliability fix. Include in routine release notes. No urgent security advisory appears warranted unless the crash can be demonstrated to cause data loss or code execution.

Security signals we found

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Race condition in shutdown path

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Potential double-use of native daemon handle

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Synchronization added around shared mutable pointer

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No input validation or cryptographic changes

Risk score

Why this scored 29/100

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