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Informational 16 Bitcoin

feat(core): add `alloc` support for Miniscript

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Roman Zeyde

80/100 · Strong
feat(core): add `alloc` support for Miniscript

Use MicroPython tracked allocator (`MICROPY_TRACKED_ALLOC`),
to explicitly deallocate memory (avoid MicroPython GC false positives).

Note: since currently Rust doesn't support fallible allocations,
there is a panic in case of an allocation failure (OOM = RSOD).

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a new memory allocator for the Miniscript feature in Trezor firmware. It routes Rust memory allocations through MicroPython's existing 'tracked allocator' so memory can be freed explicitly instead of waiting for garbage collection. The commit message says this avoids 'false positives' from the garbage collector, meaning the old approach could incorrectly report memory as still in use. There is no direct evidence in the commit of a security vulnerability; it reads as a reliability/performance improvement.

Recommended action

Treat as a normal feature/refactoring commit. Review the new allocator for correctness under alignment requirements and OOM behavior during Miniscript operations, but no immediate security response is indicated by the supplied materials.

Security signals we found

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Memory allocator change in security-critical hardware wallet firmware

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OOM path explicitly panics (RSOD) rather than failing gracefully

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Alignment requirement is not guaranteed by underlying allocator; checked with ensure! in debug builds only

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Commit message frames change as avoiding GC false positives, not as fixing a vulnerability

Risk score

Why this scored 16/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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