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fix(core): handle stack overflow on stm32f4 properly

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What the developer wrote

Authored by cepetr

82/100 · Strong
fix(core): handle stack overflow on stm32f4 properly

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit fixes a bug in the Trezor hardware wallet's low-level crash handler for STM32F4 devices. The handler decides whether a memory fault is a stack overflow by checking the wrong stack pointer due to an inverted branch condition. Before the fix, the device could fail to recognize or recover from a stack overflow on the main stack, potentially leaving it in a crashed or unresponsive state instead of resetting safely.

Recommended action

Treat as a reliability and potential security fix. Review related fault handlers for similar inverted-condition errors, ensure stack overflow recovery is tested on STM32F4 hardware, and consider whether the bug could be triggered by maliciously deep call stacks or crafted messages to induce denial-of-service.

Security signals we found

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Stack overflow handling bypass due to inverted branch condition

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Memory fault (MemManage) exception handler logic error

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Potential denial-of-service or unsafe crash state on stack exhaustion

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Embedded firmware / bare-metal ARM Cortex-M fault handler

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No changelog entry and co-authored by GitHub Copilot

Risk score

Why this scored 59/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 18/30
Exploitability 12/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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