PolicyEngine / PolicyEngine/microcosm
Denied-pool reads: single-snapshot or bound-file reads and a non-denied ABA regression
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Description
PR #857 checks an H5's byte digest and content identity, reads it, then re-hashes; the identity of the loaded frame is checked in memory. Sol's final round on #857 noted the remaining ABA case: allowed file A present for both hashes, a non-denied file B held open during parsing, A restored afterward — the loader returns B labelled with A's authenticated manifest and digest. Post-read frame verification catches the case where B is denied, not the general misbinding. Follow-up: bind parsing to one immutable snapshot or a bound file object in the authenticated and generic loaders, add a non-denied ABA regression, and bind release and cache identities to the loaded snapshot rather than the pathname. Refs #856, #857.
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Research direction
Start by examining the authenticated and generic loaders discussed in PRs #856 and #857, focusing on how parsing, release, and cache identities are tied to a pathname. Add the described non-denied ABA regression and verify that reads, release, and cache operations remain bound to one loaded snapshot or file object.
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- python
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- security
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- Bug
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- 3-5 days
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