Fix TOCTOU race condition in ensureInstallPlan#3682
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Hi @joelanford , could you help take a look when you get a chance? Thanks! |
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@joelanford your PR #3684 does the same of this one. However, here we have tests as well. So, this one is in a better state. Any reason for we not move with this one instead of : #3684 ? |
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Let's use this one. I'll close mine. Looks great! |
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/lgtm |
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Description of the change:
Fixes a race condition that causes OLM to create duplicate InstallPlans for the same subscription when multiple worker threads reconcile a namespace concurrently.
Problem
When two worker threads process the namespace queue simultaneously:
listInstallPlans()and finds no existing InstallPlanlistInstallPlans()and finds no existing InstallPlanThis is a classic Time-of-Check-to-Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability.
Motivation for the change:
Architectural changes:
Move the
listInstallPlans()call inside the mutex-protected critical section to ensure atomic check-and-create behavior.Testing remarks:
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TestEnsureInstallPlanConcurrencywhich:ensureInstallPlan()Reviewer Checklist
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