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pkg/storage: fix goroutine leak when chunked release decoding fails
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pkg/storage: check the goroutine count instead of stack traces
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions pkg/storage/chunked.go
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Expand Up @@ -427,6 +427,9 @@ func (c *chunkedSecrets) decodeRelease(ctx context.Context, indexSecret *corev1.
}
}()

// Close the read side when decoding returns so that the writer goroutine
// does not block forever if decoding stops before all chunk data is read.
defer pr.Close()

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Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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git diff 3722a95f2999bb94732dbbab6b4c7dcf18fc7909 7d52c3329a76efd4eea5ed6e6669df5c1ce4d97c -- pkg/storage/chunked.go pkg/storage
rg -n -F -e 'decodeRelease(' -e 'type chunkedSecrets' -e 'NewChunked' -e 'SecretInterface' -- pkg/storage
nl -ba pkg/storage/chunked.go | sed -n '1,220p;330,510p'

Repository: operator-framework/helm-operator-plugins

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git diff 3722a95f2999bb94732dbbab6b4c7dcf18fc7909 7d52c3329a76efd4eea5ed6e6669df5c1ce4d97c -- pkg/storage
rg -n -F -e 'decodeRelease(' -e 'type chunkedSecrets' -e 'NewChunked' -e 'SecretInterface' -- pkg/storage
nl -ba pkg/storage/chunked.go | sed -n '1,220p;330,510p'

Repository: operator-framework/helm-operator-plugins

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rg -n -F -e 'NewChunkedSecrets(' -e 'Timeout:' -e '.Timeout =' -- . -g '!go.sum'
nl -ba pkg/storage/chunked.go | sed -n '255,330p'
rg -n '^go |^toolchain ' go.mod
if command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  root="$(go env GOROOT)"
  echo "GOROOT=$root"
  rg -n -F -e 'func (p *pipe) read' -e 'func (p *pipe) write' -e 'func NewReader' -e 'func (z *Reader) readHeader' "$root/src/io/pipe.go" "$root/src/compress/gzip/gunzip.go"
  nl -ba "$root/src/io/pipe.go" | sed -n '45,125p'
  nl -ba "$root/src/compress/gzip/gunzip.go" | sed -n '90,200p'
else echo 'Go toolchain unavailable'; fi

Repository: operator-framework/helm-operator-plugins

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go version
rg -n -F --glob '!go.sum' -e 'NewChunkedSecrets(' -e 'Timeout:' -e '.Timeout =' -- .
root="$(go env GOROOT)"
nl -ba "$root/src/bufio/bufio.go" | sed -n '95,115p;175,205p'
cache="$(go env GOPATH)/pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.1"
if [ -d "$cache" ]; then
  echo "CLIENT_GO_ROOT=$cache"
  rg -n -F -e 'func (c *secrets) Get' -e 'func (c *ClientWithList' -e 'func (c *Client' -e 'func (r *Request) Do' "$cache/kubernetes/typed/core/v1/secret.go" "$cache/gentype/type.go" "$cache/rest/request.go"
else echo "UNAVAILABLE: $cache"; fi

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Cancel the chunk request when decoding returns.

If the first chunk has an invalid gzip header, the writer can enter an extra-chunk Get before decoding fails. A stalled request can retain the writer goroutine after the decoder returns. Closing the pipe does not cancel the request.

Use a derived context for chunk requests and cancel it when decoding returns. Add a test with a cancellation-aware SecretInterface that blocks the extra-chunk Get.

Suggested fix 

 	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
 	go func() {
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Review comment at @pkg/storage/chunked.go at line 432:
Ensure chunk requests use a derived context that is canceled when decoding
returns, so an in-flight extra-chunk Get cannot keep the writer goroutine
blocked. Add a test with a cancellation-aware SecretInterface that blocks the
extra-chunk Get and verifies it is canceled when decoding fails.

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gzr, err := gzip.NewReader(pr)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create gzip reader: %w", err)
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22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions pkg/storage/chunked_test.go
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Expand Up @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"maps"
"runtime"

. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -95,6 +96,27 @@ var _ = Describe("chunkedSecrets", func() {
_, err := maxReadDriver.Get(releaseKey(rel))
Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring("release too large")))
})
It("should not leak goroutines if the release fails to decode", func() {
corruptIndex := &corev1.Secret{
ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "corrupt-release.v1"},
Type: SecretTypeChunkedIndex,
Data: map[string][]byte{
"extraChunks": []byte("[]"),
// Larger than the gzip reader's read buffer, so the
// reader stops before consuming all of the chunk data.
"chunk": make([]byte, 10*chunkSize),
},
}
_, err := secretInterface.Create(context.Background(), corruptIndex, metav1.CreateOptions{})
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())

goroutinesBefore := runtime.NumGoroutine()
for range 5 {
_, err := chunkedDriver.Get(corruptIndex.Name)
Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring("failed to create gzip reader")))
}
Eventually(runtime.NumGoroutine).Should(BeNumerically("<=", goroutinesBefore))
})
})

var _ = Describe("Update", func() {
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