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fix(core): temporary fix for RSOD triggered by rng_fill_buffer_strong

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What the developer wrote

Authored by cepetr

42/100 · Thin
fix(core): temporary fix for RSOD triggered by rng_fill_buffer_strong

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a temporary hotfix that disables the Tropic secure-element randomness source in non-production builds to stop a Red Screen of Death (RSOD) crash triggered by the function rng_fill_buffer_strong. The change wraps the Tropic random-buffer mixing step in a PRODUCTION preprocessor guard, so it only runs in production firmware. In non-production/debug builds, the function will fall back to whatever other entropy sources remain (likely the STM32 hardware RNG plus optional optiga mixing). The commit message explicitly calls this a temporary fix and says to delete it later, so it is a workaround rather than a root-cause fix. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this is exploitable, but any change to cryptographic randomness generation in a hardware wallet is a security-sensitive signal.

Recommended action

Treat this as a security-relevant workaround that needs follow-up. The vendor should: (1) root-cause why tropic_random_buffer triggers an RSOD in non-production builds, (2) ensure that disabling Tropic entropy does not weaken randomness below the required security level in any shipped configuration, (3) replace this temporary guard with a proper fix, and (4) document the change in the changelog. Independent reviewers should verify that non-production builds still receive sufficient entropy and that production builds are not affected by the same underlying failure mode.

Security signals we found

01

Change affects a cryptographic randomness function (rng_fill_buffer_strong) used for secure operations.

02

A hardware-wallet secure-element entropy source (Tropic) is conditionally disabled outside production builds.

03

Commit is explicitly labeled as a temporary/hotfix workaround, not a complete fix.

04

No changelog entry, reducing traceability of the change.

05

RSOD (crash) indicates a reliability/availability issue in the RNG path.

Risk score

Why this scored 44/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 8/25
Stealth signal 5/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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