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fix(core): scope allocation of clear signing definitions

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Roman Zeyde

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fix(core): scope allocation of clear signing definitions

Otherwise, they will not be garbage-collected.

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes how Trezor's Ethereum 'clear signing' helper data is loaded in memory. Previously, all definitions were stored in a permanent module-level list that MicroPython's garbage collector could not reclaim. The patch wraps them in a generator function so they are created on demand and can be freed afterward. The stated goal is to avoid memory pressure, not to fix a security bug. There is no direct evidence of an exploitable vulnerability in the diff itself.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine robustness improvement. Review whether the generator correctly yields the same set of formats as the old list (including __debug__ test formats) and verify no iterator exhaustion bug was introduced. No urgent security response is warranted based solely on this commit.

Security signals we found

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Memory pressure reduction: module-level rooted objects moved to generator-local scope to become collectable.

02

No input validation, parsing, or cryptographic logic changed; only object lifetime and import scoping.

03

No explicit security relevance disclosed by vendor; commit message frames change as a fix for garbage collection.

04

Potential denial-of-service class (memory exhaustion) is the closest security concern, but no exploit path is shown.

Risk score

Why this scored 27/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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