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Informational 15 Bitcoin

feat(core): introduce app_arena

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What the developer wrote

Authored by cepetr

47/100 · Thin
feat(core): introduce app_arena

[no changelog]
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a large internal refactor of the Trezor firmware's third-party application loading system. It replaces the old ELF-based app loader with a new 'app_arena' subsystem that uses a custom binary format, Merkle-tree header verification, and ML-DSA-44 root-of-trust signatures. The change is explicitly marked as a feature ('feat(core): introduce app_arena') with '[no changelog]' and contains no vendor statement that it fixes a security bug. It appears to be a planned architectural redesign, not a security patch.

Recommended action

Treat this as a normal feature/refactor commit. No immediate security response is warranted. If reviewing for product security, focus on the new app_arena loader, root_packet signature verification, relocation bounds checks, and MPU switching logic in subsequent audits, because this is fresh attack surface for untrusted app execution.

Security signals we found

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New security boundary code: custom app loader with MPU isolation, privilege rings, and signature verification

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Adds ML-DSA-44 (mldsa44) root packet signature verification

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Replaces ELF parsing with a custom, constrained binary format and relocation engine

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Includes TODO comment about downgrade protection in app_root_update

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No vendor disclosure of security relevance, CVE, or bug bounty attribution

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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