sdk%lint(codeql)!: split secret queries into subtle, zeroize-specific definitions, move policy to data extension, track by dataflow, fix leaks

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Motivation

We introduced rudimentary queries to avoid leaking secrets due to trivial mistakes in base-sdk#22. Agentic review of base-sdk#52 revealed a leakage (comment), requiring us to mature our implementation.

This pull request moves policy (i.e. codebase specific {allow,block}lists) to data extensions to decouple them from queries and fleshes out our internal Rust query library to properly support dataflow analysis to ensure that secrets aren't misused internally in the gap between the type definition and the transformations between it and the final API.

This is meant to complement existing agentic review, which is inherently non-deterministic, by improving queries to prevent such bleed from occurring during rapid or agentic iteration, through catching it earlier in a deterministic, reproducible manner.

Breaking Changes

See changelog.

How Has This Been Tested?

./contrib/git_filter.py --fast-fail develop secretql -- bash -c 'cargo clippy --all-targets --no-default-features -- -D warnings && cargo clippy --all-targets --features full -- -D warnings && cargo test --all-targets --features full && ./maint/lint_all.py'

Checklist

• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have added or updated relevant unit/integration/functional tests
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
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Walkthrough

The pull request adds a Rust CodeQL secret-handling query and supporting models. It also changes BLS and ECDSA code to erase additional temporary secret values and to return BLS secret-key bytes in zeroizing wrappers.

Changes

Rust CodeQL secret analysis

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Rust analysis models maint/codeql/rust/lib/ast.qll, paths.qll, places.qll, policy.qll, traits.qll, types.qll	Adds helpers for resolving AST paths, types, traits, places, and call behavior. Adds type classifications and trait detection used by the secret rules. Removes isGrowableType from policy.qll.
Secret, wiping, and flow rules maint/codeql/rust/lib/secret.qll, secret/dataflow.qll, secret/subtle.qll, secret/zeroize.qll	Adds policy-parameterized checks for secret types, wiping, redaction, variable-time comparisons, local storage, and secret-flow escapes.
Secret query and policy maint/codeql/rust/secret.ql, secret.model.yml, zeroize.ql	Adds the base-sdk/secret-rules query and its policy model. Removes the previous base-sdk/zeroize-rules query.

Cryptographic secret zeroization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
BLS zeroizing serialization and callers pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_ops.rs, scheme_chia.rs, scheme_ietf.rs, secret_ops.rs, pkgs/pkc/CHANGELOG.md	Changes BLS secret-key serialization to return Zeroizing<[u8; 32]>. Updates callers and share and tweak operations to use zeroizing values. Documents the return-type change.
BLS temporary secret cleanup pkgs/pkc/src/bls/blst_ffi.rs, group.rs, macros.rs, scalar.rs	Erases temporary scalar buffers and values in parsing, random generation, and multiplication paths.
ECDSA secret handling pkgs/pkc/src/ecdsa/mod.rs, public_ops.rs, secret_bytes.rs, secret_ops.rs	Erases temporary keys and tweak scalars, uses constant-time DER validation, and zeroizes WIF-related buffers where the source text’s inline location can be established.

Priority: ⬆️ High

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to b1f38

This change is meant to tighten secret erasure and add a lint that catches gaps. The lint, however, wrongly accepts types that never erase on drop. Some private-key and tweak copies also remain unwiped in memory. These gaps undercut the stated goal of the change and should be fixed before merge.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 81.58% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 38 functions across 12 files. (5 skipped: 5…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main changes to the secret queries, policy, and dataflow. It is lengthy, but remains specific and understandable.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the motivation, policy changes, dataflow goals, breaking changes, and testing for the changeset.

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Review comments at @maint/codeql/rust/lib/secret/zeroize.qll:
- Around line 42-48: Update wipesSelf to recognize ZeroizeOnDrop, not Zeroize
alone, while preserving its existing check for a Drop implementation that calls
zeroize. Keep any Zeroize-only classification in secretType rather than treating
it as self-wiping.

Review comments at @pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_ops.rs:
- Line 265: Update the concrete Add<Fr> and Mul<Fr> implementations used by both
tweak call sites to make each by-value rhs mutable and zeroize it immediately
after the blst operation; preserve the existing arithmetic results.

Review comments at @pkgs/pkc/src/ecdsa/secret_bytes.rs:
- Line 69: Update the EcdsaSkBytes construction so decoded private-key bytes
remain in zeroizing storage without creating an unwiped copy via `*key`;
construct from the wrapped bytes directly or use a constructor that wipes its
by-value input.

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• maint/codeql/rust/lib/ast.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/lib/paths.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/lib/places.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/lib/policy.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/lib/secret.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/lib/secret/dataflow.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/lib/secret/subtle.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/lib/secret/zeroize.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/lib/traits.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/lib/types.qll
• maint/codeql/rust/secret.model.yml
• maint/codeql/rust/secret.ql
• maint/codeql/rust/zeroize.ql
• pkgs/pkc/CHANGELOG.md
• pkgs/pkc/src/bls/blst_ffi.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/bls/group.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/bls/macros.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scalar.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_chia.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_ietf.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_ops.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/bls/secret_ops.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/ecdsa/mod.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/ecdsa/public_ops.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/ecdsa/secret_bytes.rs
• pkgs/pkc/src/ecdsa/secret_ops.rs

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• maint/codeql/rust/zeroize.ql

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