test: handle gnark-crypto not returning malleable signatures anymore

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Description

In Consensys/gnark-crypto#725 gnark-crypto prevents returning ECDSA signatures with large s (>(mod-1)/2), but we're testing the mismatch case in the precompile tests here.

Handle it manually now and explicitly create large s in tests.

This PR currently depends on a gnark-crypto branch as the change isn't merged yet. When corresponding gnark-crypto PR is merged then also should update dependency here to gnark-crypto@master.

Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)

How has this been tested?

• TestECRecoverCircuitShortMismatch

Checklist:

• I have performed a self-review of my code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• I did not modify files generated from templates
• golangci-lint does not output errors locally
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

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Note

Update tests to manually create large-S ECDSA signatures for ecrecover, remove ECDSA benchmarks, and bump gnark-crypto dependency.

• Tests (EVM precompiles ecrecover):
  • Replace looped signing with explicit large-s handling in testRoutineECRecover by flipping v and making s = mod - s when needed.
  • Adjust Strict logic and update test cases to use the new helper; add second valid assignment and extra failure-path checks.
• Tests (ECDSA secp-r):
  • Remove benchmark-related code and unused imports from ecdsa_secpr_test.go.
• Dependencies:
  • Bump github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto to v0.19.3-0.20251115174214-022ec58e8c19 in go.mod and go.sum.

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Diff	Package	Supply Chain Security	Vulnerability	Quality	Maintenance	License
	github.com/​consensys/​gnark-crypto@​v0.19.3-0.20251114101102-c7c3213680f8 ⏵ v0.19.3-0.20251115174214-022ec58e8c19	+1

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