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port communication_mode to Rust

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58/100 · Thin
port communication_mode to Rust

With extern C functions to use them in the C code. The firmware main
loop will be ported to Rust, so it will not be needed there much
longer, but the bootloader also uses it.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit rewrites a small piece of firmware logic from C to Rust. The logic decides whether the BitBox02 Nova hardware wallet should use Bluetooth or USB for communication. There is no obvious security bug introduced by the change; it appears to be a routine language port with matching behavior and added unit tests.

Recommended action

No immediate security action is required. Treat as a normal refactoring commit. If auditing, verify that the Rust `SyncCell` implementation provides the same atomicity/safety guarantees as the original C static state in the embedded context, and confirm the `#[unsafe(no_mangle)]` functions are only called from expected C contexts.

Security signals we found

01

Language port of a communication-mode state machine from C to Rust with no apparent semantic change.

02

Added unit tests for the ported logic.

03

Removed C bindings and source files; added Rust `extern "C"` entry points for C callers.

04

Uses `SyncCell` for mutable static state, which is a common embedded Rust pattern; no unsafe blocks are visible in the new Rust module.

Risk score

Why this scored 17/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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