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authplz/authplz-core: lib/controllers/datastore/actiontoken.go; 3 LoC

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Description

Found a possible issue in [authplz/authplz-core](https://www.github.com/authplz/authplz-core) at [lib/controllers/datastore/actiontoken.go](https://github.com/authplz/authplz-core/blob/31cb102d6c86006f824a7d6eab716e7f93f6f172/lib/controllers/datastore/actiontoken.go#L100-L102)

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 t is reassigned at line 101

[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/authplz/authplz-core/blob/31cb102d6c86006f824a7d6eab716e7f93f6f172/lib/controllers/datastore/actiontoken.go#L100-L102)

Click here to show the 3 line(s) of Go which triggered the analyzer.

```go
for i, t := range ActionTokens {
interfaces[i] = &t
}

```

Leave a reaction on this issue to contribute to the project by classifying this instance as a **Bug** :-1:, **Mitigated** :+1:, or **Desirable Behavior** :rocket:
See the descriptions of the classifications [here](https://github.com/github-vet/rangeclosure-findings#how-can-i-help) for more information.

commit ID: 31cb102d6c86006f824a7d6eab716e7f93f6f172

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Research direction

Open lib/controllers/datastore/actiontoken.go at lines 100-102 and read the surrounding function to understand how interfaces is populated. Check whether the range variable reference causes incorrect values, then leave the reaction that classifies the finding as a Bug, Mitigated, or Desirable Behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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