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fix(cardano): Change display_ascii flag to prefer_hex_display

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Peter Jaško

77/100 · Adequate
fix(cardano): Change display_ascii flag to prefer_hex_display

This makes the behavior more consistent with Ethereum message signing.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit renames and slightly changes a Cardano message-signing display option. Previously, the host had to explicitly request ASCII display, and the device would reject payloads that were not clean, readable ASCII. Now the host can ask the device to prefer hex display, and if ASCII display is preferred but the payload is not clean ASCII, the device falls back to showing hex instead of rejecting the request. This is a user-experience and consistency change, not a fix for a clear security vulnerability.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine UX/consistency patch. Review whether the fallback-to-hex behavior matches product expectations for ambiguous payloads, and verify downstream host software updates the renamed field. No urgent security action is indicated by the diff alone.

Security signals we found

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UI display-mode flag renamed and semantics inverted

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Previous hard error on non-unambiguous ASCII removed; behavior now falls back to hex display

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No cryptographic, parsing, or authorization bypass changes observed

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No vendor disclosure of security relevance in commit message or diff

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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