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feat(core): implement micropython app_loader/cache wrapper

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Authored by cepetr

62/100 · Adequate
feat(core): implement micropython app_loader/cache wrapper

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a new MicroPython module called `trezorapp` that lets Python code create, write, finalize, and run third-party application images inside the Trezor firmware. It is a feature implementation rather than a bug fix, and there is no direct evidence in the commit that it fixes a security vulnerability. However, because it exposes low-level app loading and task control to Python, any weaknesses in the underlying `app_cache`/`app_loader` C code or in how Python callers use this wrapper could become security-relevant. The commit itself does not describe security relevance, credit a researcher, or acknowledge a vulnerability report.

Recommended action

Treat this as a new privileged API surface. Audit the underlying `io/app_cache.h` and `io/app_loader.h` implementations for bounds checking, handle lifetime management, and race conditions. Review all Python callers of `trezorapp` for unsafe use of `write`, `finalize`, `spawn_task`, and `unload`. Ensure the emulator-only `load_file` path cannot be reached in production builds and that file path validation is robust in test builds. Consider adding unit/integration tests that exercise error paths and invalid offsets/sizes.

Security signals we found

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New native MicroPython surface for app cache and task lifecycle management

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Raw write primitive exposed to Python (`AppImage.write(offset, data)`) with offset and length passed to C

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Finalize primitive can accept or discard a loaded image from Python

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Task spawn/unload primitives exposed to Python

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Emulator-only `load_file` helper loads arbitrary file paths into app cache

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No input sanitization visible beyond app hash length check

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No vendor security disclosure, CVE, or researcher attribution in commit

Risk score

Why this scored 32/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 7/25
Stealth signal 5/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 4/10
Evidence quality 2/5
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