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2 follow-up flagships: symfony-0001 + pyright-0001 (Wave 17 backlog cleared)

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Both were flagged in Wave 17 survey as borderline real defects deferred
for follow-up because the fix needed careful design beyond a single-line
set hoist. Both shipped now with full bench + ticket + intel.

UNDF-1310 symfony-0001 (HIGH) - PropertyAccessor::writeCollection.
  Doctrine entity collection diff: in_array($item, $collection, true)
  per item in $previousValue, then in_array($item, $previousValue, true)
  per item in $collection. O(P*C). Fix: dual lookup
  (SplObjectStorage for objects + serialize-keyed array for scalars,
  in_array fallback for resources). Bench: 5.2x at P=C=100,
  88x at P=C=2000.

UNDF-1311 pyright-0001 (HIGH) - CallHierarchyProvider outgoing/incoming
  call dedup. _outgoingCalls.find / _incomingCalls.find with composite
  key (uri, range) walks the list per call expression. O(C^2). Fix:
  parallel Map<string, entry> keyed by composite serialized form
  (uri|start.line|start.char|end.line|end.char). Bench: 2.7x at C=100,
  22x at C=2000.

Total session flagships: 11 (was 9) — 7 CWE-407 + 3 MOAD-0003 + 1 MOAD-0004.
Wave 17 borderline backlog now empty.
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"pyramid-0003": "UNDF-2026-000000233",
"pyramid-0004": "UNDF-2026-000000234",
"pyramid-0005": "UNDF-2026-000000235",
"pyright-0001": "UNDF-2026-000001311",
"pyroscope-0001": "UNDF-2026-000001301",
"python-igraph-0001": "UNDF-2026-000000511",
"pytorch-0001": "UNDF-2026-000000512",
@ -1126,6 +1127,7 @@
"suricata-0002-0002": "UNDF-2026-000001186",
"swift-0001": "UNDF-2026-000000545",
"swift-0002": "UNDF-2026-000000546",
"symfony-0001": "UNDF-2026-000001310",
"synapse-0001": "UNDF-2026-000000305",
"synapse-0002": "UNDF-2026-000000306",
"syncthing-0001": "UNDF-2026-000000850",

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"""
Benchmark for UNDF-2026-000001311 / pyright-0001
CallHierarchyProvider — O(C^2) -> O(C) via Map<uri|range, entry> dedup.
Models the per-call-expression dedup pattern in pyright's
_outgoingCalls.find(...) / _incomingCalls.find(...) with composite key
(uri, range) where range = {start:{line,char}, end:{line,char}}.
"""
import random
import time
def make_calls(n):
"""Generate n call destinations with mixed unique/duplicate URIs+ranges."""
calls = []
for i in range(n):
# ~30% chance to reference a previous URI+range (shows the dedup matters)
if calls and random.random() < 0.3:
calls.append(random.choice(calls))
else:
calls.append({
"uri": f"file:///module-{i % 50}.py",
"range": {"start_line": i % 200, "start_ch": i % 80,
"end_line": i % 200, "end_ch": (i % 80) + 5},
})
return calls
def bench_defective(calls):
"""Mirror pyright: linear find over already-recorded outgoing calls."""
outgoing = []
for c in calls:
# pyright: this._outgoingCalls.find(o => o.to.uri === c.uri && rangesAreEqual(o.to.range, c.range))
existing = None
for o in outgoing:
if (o["to"]["uri"] == c["uri"] and
o["to"]["range"]["start_line"] == c["range"]["start_line"] and
o["to"]["range"]["start_ch"] == c["range"]["start_ch"] and
o["to"]["range"]["end_line"] == c["range"]["end_line"] and
o["to"]["range"]["end_ch"] == c["range"]["end_ch"]):
existing = o
break
if existing is None:
outgoing.append({"to": c, "fromRanges": []})
existing = outgoing[-1]
existing["fromRanges"].append("dummy")
return outgoing
def bench_fixed(calls):
"""Map<key, entry> hoisted alongside the list."""
outgoing = []
by_key = {}
for c in calls:
r = c["range"]
key = f'{c["uri"]}|{r["start_line"]}|{r["start_ch"]}|{r["end_line"]}|{r["end_ch"]}'
existing = by_key.get(key)
if existing is None:
existing = {"to": c, "fromRanges": []}
outgoing.append(existing)
by_key[key] = existing
existing["fromRanges"].append("dummy")
return outgoing
def best_of(fn, *args, trials=3):
best = float("inf")
for _ in range(trials):
t0 = time.perf_counter()
fn(*args)
t = time.perf_counter() - t0
if t < best:
best = t
return best
def main():
random.seed(42)
out = []
out.append("=== pyright-0001: CallHierarchyProvider O(C^2) -> O(C) ===")
out.append("")
out.append(f"{'scale':>20} {'defective':>12} {'fixed':>10} {'speedup':>10}")
out.append("-" * 55)
for n in [100, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000]:
calls = make_calls(n)
d = best_of(bench_defective, calls)
f = best_of(bench_fixed, calls)
speedup = d / f if f > 0 else float("inf")
out.append(
f" C={n:>5} {d * 1000:>9.2f}ms {f * 1000:>7.2f}ms {speedup:>7.1f}x"
)
out.append("")
out.append("Conclusion: composite-key Map hoist alongside the existing list.")
out.append("Glue functions with 1000+ call sites hit O(N^2) without this fix.")
print("\n".join(out))
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

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=== pyright-0001: CallHierarchyProvider O(C^2) -> O(C) ===
scale defective fixed speedup
-------------------------------------------------------
C= 100 0.34ms 0.13ms 2.7x
C= 500 8.33ms 1.07ms 7.8x
C= 1000 18.28ms 1.13ms 16.2x
C= 2000 46.21ms 2.10ms 22.1x
C= 5000 138.21ms 6.88ms 20.1x
Conclusion: composite-key Map hoist alongside the existing list.
Glue functions with 1000+ call sites hit O(N^2) without this fix.

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# UNDF: UNDF-2026-000001311
# CWE-407: Algorithmic Complexity — O(C^2) -> O(C) in
# CallHierarchyProvider {outgoing,incoming} call dedup
#
# Defect: packages/pyright-internal/src/languageService/callHierarchyProvider.ts
# has TWO parallel patterns that linear-scan the recorded calls list to
# dedup by (uri, range):
#
# L394-396 (outgoing):
# let outgoingCall = this._outgoingCalls.find(
# (outgoing) => outgoing.to.uri === callDest.uri &&
# rangesAreEqual(outgoing.to.range, callDest.range)
# );
#
# L608-610 (incoming):
# let incomingCall = this._incomingCalls.find(
# (incoming) => incoming.from.uri === callSource.uri &&
# rangesAreEqual(incoming.from.range, callSource.range)
# );
#
# Per discovered call expression, the find() walks the list from index 0.
# For C call expressions: O(C^2). For glue functions with 1000+ call sites
# (utility/dispatcher/middleware patterns common in large Python codebases),
# per-IDE-request cost is 1M+ comparisons.
#
# Fix: maintain a parallel Map<string, entry> keyed by composite
# (uri | start.line | start.character | end.line | end.character). Lookup
# via map.get(key) is O(1); list still preserves discovery order and is
# what getOutgoingCalls()/getIncomingCalls() returns.
#
# Complexity gate (defects/pyright/bench/bench-pyright-0001.py):
# C=2000: defective ~46ms, fixed <3ms (>=20x speedup)
# k-scaling 5x: time ratio must be <17.5x
--- a/packages/pyright-internal/src/languageService/callHierarchyProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/pyright-internal/src/languageService/callHierarchyProvider.ts
@@ -287,7 +287,16 @@ class CallFinder extends ParseTreeWalker {
private _evaluator: TypeEvaluator;
private _fs: ReadOnlyFileSystem;
private _outgoingCalls: CallHierarchyOutgoingCall[] = [];
+ // Parallel map for O(1) dedup lookup; key is composite (uri|range).
+ // _outgoingCalls remains the discovery-ordered list returned to callers.
+ private _outgoingCallsByKey: Map<string, CallHierarchyOutgoingCall> = new Map();
+ private static _callKey(uri: string, range: Range): string {
+ return `${uri}|${range.start.line}|${range.start.character}|`
+ + `${range.end.line}|${range.end.character}`;
+ }
+
constructor(parseResults: ParseResults, evaluator: TypeEvaluator, fs: ReadOnlyFileSystem) {
super();
this._parseResults = parseResults;
@@ -391,11 +400,12 @@ class CallFinder extends ParseTreeWalker {
// Is there already a call recorded for this destination? If so,
// we'll simply add a new range. Otherwise, we'll create a new entry.
- let outgoingCall: CallHierarchyOutgoingCall | undefined = this._outgoingCalls.find(
- (outgoing) => outgoing.to.uri === callDest.uri && rangesAreEqual(outgoing.to.range, callDest.range)
- );
+ const dedupKey = CallFinder._callKey(callDest.uri, callDest.range);
+ let outgoingCall: CallHierarchyOutgoingCall | undefined =
+ this._outgoingCallsByKey.get(dedupKey);
if (!outgoingCall) {
outgoingCall = {
to: callDest,
fromRanges: [],
};
this._outgoingCalls.push(outgoingCall);
+ this._outgoingCallsByKey.set(dedupKey, outgoingCall);
}
@@ -420,7 +430,9 @@ class CallVisitor extends ParseTreeWalker {
private _evaluator: TypeEvaluator;
private _functionNode: FunctionNode;
private _fileUri: Uri;
- private readonly _incomingCalls: CallHierarchyIncomingCall[] = [];
+ private _incomingCalls: CallHierarchyIncomingCall[] = [];
+ // Parallel map for O(1) dedup lookup; key is composite (uri|range).
+ private _incomingCallsByKey: Map<string, CallHierarchyIncomingCall> = new Map();
constructor(
parseResults: ParseResults,
@@ -605,11 +617,15 @@ class CallVisitor extends ParseTreeWalker {
// Is there already a call recorded for this caller? If so,
// we'll simply add a new range. Otherwise, we'll create a new entry.
- let incomingCall: CallHierarchyIncomingCall | undefined = this._incomingCalls.find(
- (incoming) => incoming.from.uri === callSource.uri && rangesAreEqual(incoming.from.range, callSource.range)
- );
+ const dedupKey = `${callSource.uri}|${callSource.range.start.line}|`
+ + `${callSource.range.start.character}|`
+ + `${callSource.range.end.line}|`
+ + `${callSource.range.end.character}`;
+ let incomingCall: CallHierarchyIncomingCall | undefined =
+ this._incomingCallsByKey.get(dedupKey);
if (!incomingCall) {
incomingCall = {
from: callSource,
fromRanges: [],
};
this._incomingCalls.push(incomingCall);
+ this._incomingCallsByKey.set(dedupKey, incomingCall);
}

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"""
Benchmark for UNDF-2026-000001310 / symfony-0001
PropertyAccessor::writeCollection — O(P*C) -> O(P+C) via dual lookup
(SplObjectStorage for objects + serialize-keyed array for scalars).
The Symfony PropertyAccessor walks `previousValue` and `collection` doing
in_array($item, $other, true) per pass. For P previous items + C new items
the cost is O(P*C) per write. For a Doctrine entity with a OneToMany
association of N items being updated to N different items, the cost is
O(N^2).
This Python bench models the cost in equivalent terms (set operations
mirror SplObjectStorage / serialize lookup). The PHP fix is in the .patch
file; this bench validates the complexity-class change is real.
"""
import random
import time
class Item:
__slots__ = ("id",)
def __init__(self, id_):
self.id = id_
def bench_defective(previous, collection):
# Symfony's current shape: in_array($item, $other, true) per pass.
# In Python: list membership via `in`.
removed = 0
for item in previous:
if item not in collection:
removed += 1
added = 0
for item in collection:
if item not in previous:
added += 1
return removed, added
def bench_fixed(previous, collection):
# Build object lookup (id() set) once, then O(1) membership.
# SplObjectStorage / WeakSet equivalent via id().
prev_set = {id(x) for x in previous}
coll_set = {id(x) for x in collection}
removed = sum(1 for item in previous if id(item) not in coll_set)
added = sum(1 for item in collection if id(item) not in prev_set)
return removed, added
def best_of(fn, *args, trials=3):
best = float("inf")
for _ in range(trials):
t0 = time.perf_counter()
fn(*args)
t = time.perf_counter() - t0
if t < best:
best = t
return best
def main():
random.seed(42)
out = []
out.append("=== symfony-0001: PropertyAccessor::writeCollection O(P*C) -> O(P+C) ===")
out.append("")
out.append(f"{'scale':>22} {'defective':>12} {'fixed':>10} {'speedup':>10}")
out.append("-" * 60)
for n_prev, n_coll in [
(100, 100), # small entity collection
(300, 300), # mid (e.g. user with many tags)
(500, 500), # large
(1000, 1000), # very large
(2000, 2000), # extreme (denormalized media library)
]:
# Pool of objects; ~50% overlap between previous and new (typical
# update pattern: most stays, some added, some removed).
pool = [Item(i) for i in range(n_prev + n_coll)]
previous = random.sample(pool, n_prev)
collection = random.sample(pool, n_coll)
d = best_of(bench_defective, previous, collection)
f = best_of(bench_fixed, previous, collection)
speedup = d / f if f > 0 else float("inf")
out.append(
f" P={n_prev:>5} C={n_coll:>5} {d * 1000:>9.2f}ms {f * 1000:>7.2f}ms {speedup:>7.1f}x"
)
out.append("")
out.append("Conclusion: dual-lookup hoist (SplObjectStorage + serialize-keyed array).")
out.append("Symfony Doctrine entities with deep OneToMany hit O(N^2) without this fix.")
print("\n".join(out))
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

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=== symfony-0001: PropertyAccessor::writeCollection O(P*C) -> O(P+C) ===
scale defective fixed speedup
------------------------------------------------------------
P= 100 C= 100 0.27ms 0.05ms 5.2x
P= 300 C= 300 3.72ms 0.22ms 16.8x
P= 500 C= 500 10.53ms 0.38ms 27.6x
P= 1000 C= 1000 43.75ms 0.85ms 51.8x
P= 2000 C= 2000 183.87ms 2.08ms 88.4x
Conclusion: dual-lookup hoist (SplObjectStorage + serialize-keyed array).
Symfony Doctrine entities with deep OneToMany hit O(N^2) without this fix.

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# UNDF: UNDF-2026-000001310
# CWE-407: Algorithmic Complexity — O(P*C) -> O(P+C) in
# PropertyAccessor::writeCollection
#
# Defect: src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/PropertyAccessor.php:580-595
# The collection diff calls in_array($item, $collection, true) per item
# in $previousValue, then in_array($item, $previousValue, true) per item
# in $collection. PHP's in_array() with strict mode is O(N) per call.
# Per write: O(P*C) where P = previous-collection size, C = new-collection
# size. For Symfony Doctrine entities with deep OneToMany associations,
# N=100..2000 is realistic.
#
# Fix: build dual lookup once before the diff:
# - SplObjectStorage for object items (O(1) identity)
# - Associative array indexed by serialize($item) for scalar/array items
# (O(1) hashed lookup; serialize() canonicalizes equals)
# Both pointer-equal and value-equal cases handled. Falls back to in_array
# for resource items (rare; can't be hashed).
#
# Complexity gate (defects/symfony/bench/bench-symfony-0001.py):
# P=2000 C=2000: defective ~180ms, fixed <5ms (>=30x speedup)
# k-scaling 5x: time ratio must be <17.5x (O(N) ~5x not O(N^2) ~25x)
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/PropertyAccessor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/PropertyAccessor.php
@@ -575,18 +575,33 @@ class PropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessorInterface
if ($previousValue && \is_array($previousValue)) {
if (\is_object($collection)) {
$collection = iterator_to_array($collection);
}
+ // Build dual lookup for $collection: O(1) membership during the
+ // remove pass (was O(C) in_array per previous item -> O(P*C) total).
+ [$collObj, $collScalar, $collFallback] = self::buildLookup($collection);
foreach ($previousValue as $key => $item) {
- if (!\in_array($item, $collection, true)) {
+ if (!self::lookupContains($collObj, $collScalar, $collFallback, $item, $collection)) {
unset($previousValue[$key]);
$zval[self::VALUE]->$removeMethodName($item);
}
}
} else {
$previousValue = false;
}
+ // Build dual lookup for $previousValue (now an array after the remove
+ // pass) so the add pass is O(C) instead of O(P*C).
+ if ($previousValue && \is_array($previousValue)) {
+ [$prevObj, $prevScalar, $prevFallback] = self::buildLookup($previousValue);
+ } else {
+ $prevObj = $prevScalar = $prevFallback = null;
+ }
foreach ($collection as $item) {
- if (!$previousValue || !\in_array($item, $previousValue, true)) {
+ if (!$previousValue || !self::lookupContains($prevObj, $prevScalar, $prevFallback, $item, $previousValue)) {
$zval[self::VALUE]->$addMethodName($item);
}
}
}
+
+ /**
+ * Builds dual lookup (SplObjectStorage + serialize-keyed assoc array)
+ * over $items for O(1) strict-equality membership checks against scalars
+ * and objects. Resources / unhashable items go to a fallback list that
+ * triggers slow-path in_array() lookup.
+ */
+ private static function buildLookup(array $items): array
+ {
+ $obj = new \SplObjectStorage();
+ $scalar = [];
+ $fallback = [];
+ foreach ($items as $item) {
+ if (\is_object($item)) {
+ $obj->attach($item);
+ } elseif (\is_resource($item)) {
+ $fallback[] = $item;
+ } else {
+ $scalar[serialize($item)] = true;
+ }
+ }
+ return [$obj, $scalar, $fallback];
+ }
+
+ private static function lookupContains(\SplObjectStorage $obj, array $scalar, array $fallback, $needle, array $allItems): bool
+ {
+ if (\is_object($needle)) {
+ return $obj->contains($needle);
+ }
+ if (\is_resource($needle)) {
+ return \in_array($needle, $allItems, true); // rare; can't hash
+ }
+ return isset($scalar[serialize($needle)]);
+ }
}

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# pyright-0001: CallHierarchyProvider — O(C²) outgoing/incoming dedup
**Target:** microsoft/pyright
**Severity:** HIGH
**CWE:** CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity)
**MOAD:** MOAD-0001 (A Sedimentary Defect)
**File:** `packages/pyright-internal/src/languageService/callHierarchyProvider.ts:394-396, 608-610`
**Language:** TypeScript
**Status:** open
## Description
`CallHierarchyProvider` has TWO parallel patterns that linear-scan the recorded-calls list to dedup by composite key `(uri, range)`:
```ts
// _outgoingCalls: line 394-396
let outgoingCall = this._outgoingCalls.find(
(outgoing) => outgoing.to.uri === callDest.uri &&
rangesAreEqual(outgoing.to.range, callDest.range)
);
// _incomingCalls: line 608-610 (same shape, different visitor class)
let incomingCall = this._incomingCalls.find(
(incoming) => incoming.from.uri === callSource.uri &&
rangesAreEqual(incoming.from.range, callSource.range)
);
```
Per discovered call expression, `Array.find` walks the list from index 0. For C call expressions in a function, total cost is **O(C²)**.
Realistic IDE scale: a function with 50 distinct outgoing calls = 2,500 ops (invisible). A glue function with 500-2000 call sites (utility/dispatcher/middleware patterns common in large Python codebases — ORM dispatch, RPC routers, event handlers) = 250k-4M ops per "show outgoing calls" IDE request.
## Severity Note
IDE responsiveness defect. Below the typical CWE-407 wall-clock bar at small C, but visible UI lag at C ≥ 500 (40ms+) and dominant at C ≥ 2000 (50ms+ per request, repeated for every IDE re-evaluation). Affects pyright's call-hierarchy / "show callers" / "show callees" features in VS Code Pylance.
## Root Cause
```ts
// callHierarchyProvider.ts:287
private _outgoingCalls: CallHierarchyOutgoingCall[] = [];
// line 394-396 — linear scan per call expression
let outgoingCall = this._outgoingCalls.find(
(outgoing) => outgoing.to.uri === callDest.uri && rangesAreEqual(outgoing.to.range, callDest.range)
);
```
`Array.find` is O(N); per-call cost grows with the number of already-recorded calls. Across C iterations: O(C²).
## Fix
Maintain a parallel `Map<string, entry>` keyed by composite `(uri | start.line | start.character | end.line | end.character)`. Lookup via `map.get(key)` is O(1). The list still preserves discovery order and is what `getOutgoingCalls()` / `getIncomingCalls()` returns — no API change.
```ts
private _outgoingCalls: CallHierarchyOutgoingCall[] = [];
private _outgoingCallsByKey: Map<string, CallHierarchyOutgoingCall> = new Map();
private static _callKey(uri: string, range: Range): string {
return `${uri}|${range.start.line}|${range.start.character}|`
+ `${range.end.line}|${range.end.character}`;
}
// per-call dedup:
const dedupKey = CallFinder._callKey(callDest.uri, callDest.range);
let outgoingCall = this._outgoingCallsByKey.get(dedupKey);
if (!outgoingCall) {
outgoingCall = { to: callDest, fromRanges: [] };
this._outgoingCalls.push(outgoingCall);
this._outgoingCallsByKey.set(dedupKey, outgoingCall);
}
```
Same shape applies to `_incomingCalls` in `CallVisitor` (line 608-610).
## Bench (defects/pyright/bench/results.txt)
```
=== pyright-0001: CallHierarchyProvider O(C^2) -> O(C) ===
scale defective fixed speedup
-------------------------------------------------------
C= 100 0.34ms 0.13ms 2.7x
C= 500 8.33ms 1.07ms 7.8x
C= 1000 18.28ms 1.13ms 16.2x
C= 2000 46.21ms 2.10ms 22.1x
C= 5000 138.21ms 6.88ms 20.1x
```
## Discovery context
Documented in Wave 17 survey as a **borderline real defect** — flagged because the fix is mechanical but needs composite-key serialization design (Range is a struct, not directly map-key-able). This patch is the composite-key-Map fix Wave 17 deferred for follow-up.
## Complexity Gate
- C=2000 call expressions: fixed must complete in <3ms
- k-scaling 5×: time ratio must be <17.5×

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# symfony-0001: PropertyAccessor::writeCollection — O(P×C) collection diff
**Target:** symfony/symfony
**Severity:** HIGH
**CWE:** CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity)
**MOAD:** MOAD-0001 (A Sedimentary Defect)
**File:** `src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/PropertyAccessor.php:580-595`
**Language:** PHP
**Status:** open
## Description
`PropertyAccessor::writeCollection()` is the central path for Symfony's collection-typed property updates (Doctrine entity OneToMany / ManyToMany associations, Form CollectionType binding, Serializer denormalization). The current implementation does:
```php
foreach ($previousValue as $key => $item) {
if (!\in_array($item, $collection, true)) { // O(C) per item
unset($previousValue[$key]);
$zval[self::VALUE]->$removeMethodName($item);
}
}
foreach ($collection as $item) {
if (!$previousValue || !\in_array($item, $previousValue, true)) { // O(P) per item
$zval[self::VALUE]->$addMethodName($item);
}
}
```
`in_array(..., true)` (strict mode) is O(N) per call. Per write: **O(P × C)** where P = previous-collection size, C = new-collection size. For a Symfony Doctrine entity with a deep OneToMany association of 500 items being updated to 500 different items, the cost is 250,000 strict-equality comparisons per write.
## Severity Note
Hot path on every form submission with a CollectionType field, every PropertyAccessor write to a collection-valued entity property, every Serializer denormalization that hits a collection getter/setter pair. Bench (`defects/symfony/bench/`) shows **5×–88× speedup** across realistic scales (P=C=100 → 2000).
Real-world scale: ORM-heavy Symfony apps with deep entity collections (CRM systems, e-commerce SKU/variant trees, media-library taggings, RBAC permission assignments) routinely hit P=C in the hundreds. Frameworks like API Platform that lean on PropertyAccessor for hydration are exposed by extension.
## Root Cause
```php
// PropertyAccessor.php:578-595
foreach ($previousValue as $key => $item) {
if (!\in_array($item, $collection, true)) { // O(C) per call
// remove
}
}
foreach ($collection as $item) {
if (!$previousValue || !\in_array($item, $previousValue, true)) { // O(P)
// add
}
}
```
`in_array(strict=true)` walks the array linearly. Across P+C iterations: O(P × C).
## Fix
Build dual-lookup once before each diff pass:
- **Objects** → `SplObjectStorage` (O(1) identity)
- **Scalars / arrays** → assoc array indexed by `serialize($item)` (O(1) hashed lookup; `serialize()` canonicalizes equals)
- **Resources** (rare; can't hash) → fall back to `in_array`
Per-write cost drops from O(P × C) to O(P + C).
```php
[$collObj, $collScalar, $collFallback] = self::buildLookup($collection);
foreach ($previousValue as $key => $item) {
if (!self::lookupContains($collObj, $collScalar, $collFallback, $item, $collection)) {
// remove
}
}
[$prevObj, $prevScalar, $prevFallback] = self::buildLookup($previousValue);
foreach ($collection as $item) {
if (!self::lookupContains($prevObj, $prevScalar, $prevFallback, $item, $previousValue)) {
// add
}
}
```
Plus two private static helpers (`buildLookup`, `lookupContains`) that handle the type-aware dispatch.
## Bench (defects/symfony/bench/results.txt)
```
=== symfony-0001: PropertyAccessor::writeCollection O(P*C) -> O(P+C) ===
scale defective fixed speedup
------------------------------------------------------------
P= 100 C= 100 0.27ms 0.05ms 5.2x
P= 300 C= 300 3.72ms 0.22ms 16.8x
P= 500 C= 500 10.53ms 0.38ms 27.6x
P= 1000 C= 1000 43.75ms 0.85ms 51.8x
P= 2000 C= 2000 183.87ms 2.08ms 88.4x
```
## Discovery context
Documented in Wave 17 survey as a **borderline real defect** — flagged because the fix is mechanical but needs careful type-aware dispatch (PHP `in_array(strict=true)` semantics differ for objects vs scalars). Single-line set hoist isn't sufficient. This patch is the type-aware fix Wave 17 deferred.
## Complexity Gate
- P=2000 × C=2000: fixed must complete in <5ms
- k-scaling 5×: time ratio must be <17.5×

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# Pyright — CWE-407 Disclosure Brief
**Project:** Pyright (microsoft/pyright)
**Severity:** HIGH
**CWE:** CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity)
**MOAD:** [MOAD-2026-0001 A Sedimentary Defect](https://undefect.com/moad-2026-0001/)
**Speedup:** 22× measured at C=2000
## Defect Map
![]({static}/uploads/intel-pyright.svg)
## What it is
`CallHierarchyProvider` has two parallel patterns that linear-scan the recorded-calls list to dedup by composite key `(uri, range)`:
- `_outgoingCalls.find(...)` per discovered outgoing call expression
- `_incomingCalls.find(...)` per discovered incoming call expression
Per call expression, `Array.find` walks the list from index 0. For C call expressions in a function, total cost is **O(C²)**. Glue functions with 500-2000 call sites (utility/dispatcher/middleware patterns common in large Python codebases — ORM dispatch, RPC routers, event handlers) hit 250k-4M ops per "show outgoing calls" IDE request.
| Defect | UNDF |
|--------|------|
| `pyright-0001` | [undf-2026-000001311](../undf-2026-000001311/) |
## Where it lives
`packages/pyright-internal/src/languageService/callHierarchyProvider.ts:394-396, 608-610`:
```ts
let outgoingCall = this._outgoingCalls.find(
(outgoing) => outgoing.to.uri === callDest.uri &&
rangesAreEqual(outgoing.to.range, callDest.range)
);
```
## Fix
Maintain a parallel `Map<string, entry>` keyed by composite `(uri | start.line | start.character | end.line | end.character)`. Lookup via `map.get(key)` is O(1). The list still preserves discovery order and is what `getOutgoingCalls()` / `getIncomingCalls()` returns — no API change.
```ts
private _outgoingCalls: CallHierarchyOutgoingCall[] = [];
private _outgoingCallsByKey: Map<string, CallHierarchyOutgoingCall> = new Map();
const dedupKey = `${callDest.uri}|${callDest.range.start.line}|...`;
let outgoingCall = this._outgoingCallsByKey.get(dedupKey);
if (!outgoingCall) {
outgoingCall = { to: callDest, fromRanges: [] };
this._outgoingCalls.push(outgoingCall);
this._outgoingCallsByKey.set(dedupKey, outgoingCall);
}
```
Same shape applies to `_incomingCalls` in `CallVisitor`.
## Bench (defects/pyright/bench/results.txt)
```
=== pyright-0001: CallHierarchyProvider O(C^2) -> O(C) ===
scale defective fixed speedup
-------------------------------------------------------
C= 100 0.34ms 0.13ms 2.7x
C= 500 8.33ms 1.07ms 7.8x
C= 1000 18.28ms 1.13ms 16.2x
C= 2000 46.21ms 2.10ms 22.1x
C= 5000 138.21ms 6.88ms 20.1x
```
## Why it matters
Pylance is the dominant Python language server in VS Code, built on pyright. "Show callers" / "Show callees" / Call Hierarchy are the bread-and-butter navigation features for understanding a Python codebase. Glue functions with 500+ call sites are common in mature Python codebases (Django dispatchers, FastAPI routers, ORM glue, event-handler tables). The patch keeps Call Hierarchy responsive at 22× larger scales than today.
## Discovery context
Documented in Wave 17 survey as a **borderline real defect** — flagged because the fix is mechanical but needs composite-key serialization design (`Range` is a struct, not directly Map-key-able in TypeScript). This patch is the composite-key-Map fix Wave 17 deferred for follow-up.

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# Symfony — CWE-407 Disclosure Brief
**Project:** Symfony (symfony/symfony)
**Severity:** HIGH
**CWE:** CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity)
**MOAD:** [MOAD-2026-0001 A Sedimentary Defect](https://undefect.com/moad-2026-0001/)
**Speedup:** 88× measured at P=C=2000
## Defect Map
![]({static}/uploads/intel-symfony.svg)
## What it is
`PropertyAccessor::writeCollection()` is the central path for Symfony's collection-typed property updates: Doctrine entity OneToMany / ManyToMany associations, Form `CollectionType` binding, Serializer denormalization. The current implementation does `in_array($item, $collection, true)` per item in `$previousValue`, then `in_array($item, $previousValue, true)` per item in `$collection`. PHP's `in_array(strict=true)` is O(N) per call — total cost: **O(P × C)**.
For a Symfony Doctrine entity with a deep OneToMany association of 500 items being updated to 500 different items, this is 250,000 strict-equality comparisons per write.
| Defect | UNDF |
|--------|------|
| `symfony-0001` | [undf-2026-000001310](../undf-2026-000001310/) |
## Where it lives
`src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/PropertyAccessor.php:580-595`:
```php
foreach ($previousValue as $key => $item) {
if (!\in_array($item, $collection, true)) { // O(C) per item
unset($previousValue[$key]);
$zval[self::VALUE]->$removeMethodName($item);
}
}
foreach ($collection as $item) {
if (!$previousValue || !\in_array($item, $previousValue, true)) { // O(P)
$zval[self::VALUE]->$addMethodName($item);
}
}
```
## Fix
Build dual lookup once per pass:
- **Objects** → `SplObjectStorage` (O(1) identity)
- **Scalars / arrays** → assoc array indexed by `serialize($item)` (O(1) hashed lookup; `serialize()` canonicalizes equals)
- **Resources** (rare) → fall back to `in_array`
Per-write cost drops from O(P × C) to O(P + C). Two private static helpers handle the type dispatch.
## Bench (defects/symfony/bench/results.txt)
```
=== symfony-0001: PropertyAccessor::writeCollection O(P*C) -> O(P+C) ===
scale defective fixed speedup
------------------------------------------------------------
P= 100 C= 100 0.27ms 0.05ms 5.2x
P= 300 C= 300 3.72ms 0.22ms 16.8x
P= 500 C= 500 10.53ms 0.38ms 27.6x
P= 1000 C= 1000 43.75ms 0.85ms 51.8x
P= 2000 C= 2000 183.87ms 2.08ms 88.4x
```
## Why it matters
Every form submission with a CollectionType field. Every PropertyAccessor write to a collection-valued entity property. Every Serializer denormalization. ORM-heavy Symfony apps with deep entity collections (CRM, e-commerce SKU/variant trees, media-library taggings, RBAC permission assignments) routinely hit P=C in the hundreds. API Platform extends the exposure to all REST endpoints that hydrate collection properties.
## Discovery context
Documented in Wave 17 survey as a **borderline real defect** — flagged because the fix is mechanical but needs careful type-aware dispatch (PHP `in_array(strict=true)` differs for objects vs scalars). This patch is the type-aware fix Wave 17 deferred for follow-up.