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Informational 18 Bitcoin

refactor(core): drop `USBIF.write_blocking()` and simplify FIDO2 keep-alive sending

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Roman Zeyde

85/100 · Strong
refactor(core): drop `USBIF.write_blocking()` and simplify FIDO2 keep-alive sending

Since `fido2.send_cmd_sync()` has been used only for sending 1-byte
keep-alive messages, we can drop the continuation handling part.

[no changelog]
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a small internal cleanup in the Trezor hardware wallet's FIDO2 (WebAuthn) code. It removes an unused 'blocking write' USB function and replaces a general synchronous send routine with a simpler one that only sends one-byte 'still processing' keep-alive messages. There is no obvious security bug being fixed; it appears to be a refactoring change.

Recommended action

No immediate action required. Treat as routine refactoring. If auditing, verify that keep-alive messages are still emitted correctly during long-running FIDO2 operations to avoid host-side timeouts.

Security signals we found

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Removal of unused blocking USB write path reduces attack surface

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No change to FIDO2 command parsing, signature generation, or credential storage logic

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No bounds-checking or input-validation changes observed

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Commit message explicitly frames change as refactoring with no changelog entry

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

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