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lnwire+netann: update ChannelUpdate2

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Elle Mouton

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lnwire+netann: update ChannelUpdate2

such that all fields are now TLV including the signature.
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Provides an explanatory body✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refactors how a Lightning network message (ChannelUpdate2) is encoded and decoded. Previously, the digital signature was a separate fixed field; now it is treated as just another TLV (Type-Length-Value) record inside the message. The change also preserves unknown fields that fall within the signed portion of the message so that signatures can still be validated correctly. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an active security bug, but it is a protocol-correctness change that could prevent signature-validation failures or message-malleability issues when future unknown fields are present.

Recommended action

Treat as a protocol-correctness refactor. Review that the new signed TLV range boundaries and signature type placement match the current Lightning specification, and verify that signature verification still covers exactly the intended fields. Run the new round-trip test and fuzzing tests to ensure no regressions in encoding or signature validation.

Security signals we found

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Signature field moved into signed TLV range (type 0xa0), changing what bytes are covered by the signature

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Unknown fields inside the signed TLV range are now preserved for signature validation

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Encoding/decoding logic changed from hybrid to pure TLV

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Caller in netann updated to use new serialization helper for digest computation

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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