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feat(core): introduce centralized logging

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What the developer wrote

Authored by cepetr

57/100 · Thin
feat(core): introduce centralized logging

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a new centralized logging system to the Trezor firmware. It is a feature/refactoring change: debug output is routed through a new 'syslog' layer with log levels and filters, and the debug console is now gated behind a compile-time flag. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes a security vulnerability; it appears to be a developer-facing infrastructure improvement.

Recommended action

Treat as a normal feature commit. Review the new syslog filter parser for robustness and ensure the debug console is disabled in production/release builds. Verify that unprivileged tasks cannot use the syslog syscalls to leak sensitive data or cause denial of service via excessive logging.

Security signals we found

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New debug/logging subsystem added

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Debug console now gated by compile-time feature flag (USE_DBG_CONSOLE)

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Syscall verifiers added for syslog_start_record, syslog_write_chunk, syslog_set_filter

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Default maximum log level set to OFF in syslog_config.h

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Filter parser added with bounded 128-byte filter string

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 2/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 3/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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