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Low 26 Monero

feat: use CoinSelection class from coinlib for coin selection

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Authored by Cyrix126

85/100 · Strong
feat: use CoinSelection class from coinlib for coin selection

Replace the legacy FIFO algorithm used so far, except for cases that
can not be treated by new coin selection algorithms (mweb input, override fee, send all, coin control)
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit swaps out an older, simpler method for choosing which coins to spend in Bitcoin-like wallets for a newer algorithm provided by an external library called coinlib. It also changes which fork of coinlib the app uses, from one maintained by a Stack Wallet contributor to one maintained by a community contributor. The change is described as a feature, not a security fix, and there is no disclosed vulnerability or incident tied to it. The main things to watch are whether the new coin-selection logic handles unusual transaction types correctly and whether the new coinlib fork is trustworthy and maintained.

Recommended action

Review the Cyrix126/coinlib fork for maintenance status, recent changes, and supply-chain trustworthiness before relying on it in production. Test the new coin-selection path thoroughly for P2WPKH, P2PKH, and Taproot inputs, and confirm that the P2SH exception path does not crash legitimate transactions. Verify that the selected-inputs mapping and change-output handling preserve correctness across fee-rate and dust-limit edge cases. Treat this as a routine feature change unless additional vulnerability evidence emerges.

Security signals we found

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Change of upstream dependency source for coinlib from julian-CStack/coinlib to Cyrix126/coinlib

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Introduction of new coin-selection algorithm with fallback to legacy FIFO for edge cases

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Unhandled P2SH/BIP49 input type throws Exception, which may affect users with those UTXOs

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Manual mapping between coinlib InputCandidate and internal BaseInput could introduce selection mismatches

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No security advisory, CVE, or incident disclosure present in commit or references

Risk score

Why this scored 26/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 8/15
Confidence 4/10
Evidence quality 2/5
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