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refactor(core): RIIR definitions

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Authored by obrusvit

47/100 · Thin
refactor(core): RIIR definitions

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit rewrites the handling of externally downloaded coin/network definitions from Python into Rust. It moves parsing, signature verification, and protobuf decoding into a new Rust module. The change is described by the vendor as a non-security refactor ('RIIR' = 'Rewrite It In Rust') with no changelog entry. The diff itself does not introduce obvious new vulnerabilities, but it is a partial refactor: the Python side now delegates most validation to Rust, and some safety comments rely on assumptions about MicroPython not mutating buffers. There is no vendor statement that this is a security fix or that it addresses a reported vulnerability.

Recommended action

Treat this as a code-quality refactor rather than an urgent security patch, but review the new Rust parser carefully: confirm the `align_to` safety justification, ensure `InputStream` bounds checks are exhaustive, verify that the `dev_keys` feature cannot be enabled in production builds, and check that the protobuf decoder's `enable_experimental: true` does not decode unexpected message types. Regression tests for malformed definition blobs should be run because the Python validation path is removed.

Security signals we found

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Refactor of security-critical code: signature verification and protobuf decoding moved from Python to Rust

02

New Rust code parses untrusted external definition blobs and verifies CoSi signatures before decoding protobuf

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Use of `unsafe { get_buffer(...) }` with a safety comment assuming no concurrent MicroPython mutation

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Use of `unsafe { proof_bytes.align_to::<sha256::Digest>() }` to reinterpret proof bytes as digests

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Development keys accepted when `dev_keys` feature is enabled, falling back from production keys

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No changelog entry; commit title frames change as a refactor ('RIIR definitions')

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Removal of Python-side format-version and magic checks; validation now primarily in Rust

Risk score

Why this scored 28/100

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