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Implement PSBTv2 fields de/ser

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Authored by Ava Chow

45/100 · Thin
Implement PSBTv2 fields de/ser
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds support for a new version of Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBTv2) in Bitcoin Core. It introduces serialization and deserialization code for new PSBTv2 fields, including transaction version, input/output counts, modifiable flags, per-input previous outpoints and locktimes, and per-output amounts and scripts. The commit also adds validation rules to reject malformed or version-inconsistent PSBT data. There is no indication in the commit message or diff that this is a security fix; it appears to be a feature implementation.

Recommended action

Treat as a feature commit rather than an emergency security patch. Review the new PSBTv2 parsing code for potential memory exhaustion, integer overflow, or consensus-edge cases, especially around CompactSize limits and large input/output counts. Consider fuzz testing the new deserialization paths and validating compatibility with existing PSBTv0 handling.

Security signals we found

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New deserialization code parses attacker-controlled PSBT data and enforces version constraints

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Validation added to reject PSBTv2 fields in PSBTv0 and vice versa

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Locktime validation ensures time-based locktime >= 500000000 and height-based locktime > 0 and < 500000000

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Required-field checks added for PSBTv2 global, input, and output maps

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No explicit security fix, vulnerability description, or CVE mentioned in commit or references

Risk score

Why this scored 28/100

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