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rust: since rust 1.64, bindgen can use the c types from core

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Niklas Dusenlund

65/100 · Adequate
rust: since rust 1.64, bindgen can use the c types from core

There was a bug also, (u)int is 32bits on 64 byte systems.
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What changed, and why it matters

This commit updates the BitBox02 firmware's Rust code to use Rust's built-in C type definitions instead of a custom module. The commit message notes a bug: the custom module incorrectly defined 'unsigned int' as 64 bits on 64-bit systems, when it should always be 32 bits. The change removes the buggy custom type definitions and switches to the standard Rust core::ffi types. This is primarily a code-quality and correctness fix, but the wrong type sizes could have caused subtle memory or interface mismatches between Rust and C code, especially during testing on 64-bit computers.

Recommended action

Treat this as a defensive hardening/correctness fix. Verify that the firmware's CI now builds with Rust 1.64+ and that all FFI tests pass on both 32-bit ARM target and 64-bit host test builds. Review any remaining custom C type aliases elsewhere in the codebase for similar width mismatches. No urgent security patch is required, but the change should be included in the next release.

Security signals we found

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Custom FFI type aliases with incorrect widths for c_int/c_uint/c_long/c_ulong on 64-bit targets

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Switch to core::ffi C types, which match the platform ABI correctly

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Addition of explicit pointer casts at FFI call sites to satisfy type checking

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Removal of local c_types module reduces future maintenance error surface

Risk score

Why this scored 29/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 5/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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