github-vet / github-vet/rangeloop-pointer-findings
naototty/lxd: lxd/cluster/membership.go; 7 LoC
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Description
Found a possible issue in [naototty/lxd](https://www.github.com/naototty/lxd) at [lxd/cluster/membership.go](https://github.com/naototty/lxd/blob/f4e85875530c04ac50aba9ac3183950c7bfc1a80/lxd/cluster/membership.go#L308-L314)
Below is the message reported by the analyzer for this snippet of code. Beware that the analyzer only reports the first issue it finds, so please do not limit your consideration to the contents of the below message.
> reference to node is reassigned at line 312
[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/naototty/lxd/blob/f4e85875530c04ac50aba9ac3183950c7bfc1a80/lxd/cluster/membership.go#L308-L314)
Click here to show the 7 line(s) of Go which triggered the analyzer.
```go
for _, node := range nodes {
if node.Address == address {
id = strconv.Itoa(int(node.ID))
} else {
target = &node
}
}
```
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See the descriptions of the classifications [here](https://github.com/github-vet/rangeclosure-findings#how-can-i-help) for more information.
commit ID: f4e85875530c04ac50aba9ac3183950c7bfc1a80
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Research direction
Start by reading lxd/cluster/membership.go at lines 308-314 and the surrounding function, then trace how target is used after the loop. Verify whether the reported range-variable reassignment can affect the selected node, and classify the finding with evidence from that behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- distributed-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100