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feat(core/xtask): let flash take an explicit binary

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What the developer wrote

Authored by tychovrahe

95/100 · Strong
feat(core/xtask): let flash take an explicit binary

`flash` could only act on the artifact the current tree just built, so a
prebuilt or archived image had no path in -- e.g. a bootloader captured from
another branch, or one kept alongside a test fixture.

`-f/--file` replaces WHAT is written, never WHERE: the destination address
still comes from the project plus the model's memory.ld, so a prebuilt binary
lands exactly where that project belongs and cannot drift from the linker
layout.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a `-f/--file` option to Trezor's internal `flash` developer tool so engineers can flash a prebuilt firmware or bootloader file instead of only the binary produced by the current source tree. The same commit also fixes a command-injection risk in the OpenOCD flashing script by properly quoting file paths that contain spaces or special characters. The change is a developer convenience plus a hardening fix; it does not affect end-user device security directly.

Recommended action

No urgent action. This is a developer-tool hardening change. If running `xtask flash` from an automated or CI context, ensure the new `-f` path is trusted and that the quoting tests continue to pass in future changes.

Security signals we found

01

Fixes potential command-injection / argument-injection in OpenOCD `-c` script construction by quoting the binary path for Tcl parsing

02

New `tcl_quote_path` helper validates and rejects paths that cannot be safely brace-quoted

03

Adds unit tests demonstrating the quoting behavior and rejection of dangerous path characters

04

Destination flash address remains tied to project + model linker layout, preventing arbitrary write-location selection

Risk score

Why this scored 19/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 2/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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