httpd-0003/0004 + varnish-0003: 3 new defects (12x/50x/25x); count 592→595

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# httpd-0003: ssl_hook_Access_classic cipher set comparison O(N×M) → O(N+M)
## Classification
| Field | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| CWE | CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| Component | `modules/ssl/ssl_engine_kernel.c` |
| Function | `ssl_hook_Access_classic` lines 496516 |
| Hot path | Per-HTTPS-request when per-directory `SSLCipherSuite` differs from connection level |
| Status | PATCHED (unit test PASS) |
## Defect
`ssl_hook_Access_classic` checks whether cipher suite renegotiation is required when
a per-directory `SSLCipherSuite` differs from the negotiated connection cipher list.
It does this with two O(N×M) symmetric comparison loops:
```c
// Outer: N ciphers in new cipher_list
for (n = 0; !renegotiate && (n < sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(cipher_list)); n++) {
const SSL_CIPHER *value = sk_SSL_CIPHER_value(cipher_list, n);
// Inner: sk_SSL_CIPHER_find scans cipher_list_old linearly — O(M)
if (sk_SSL_CIPHER_find(cipher_list_old, value) < 0) {
renegotiate = TRUE;
}
}
// Symmetric reverse loop: O(M) outer × O(N) inner
for (n = 0; !renegotiate && (n < sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(cipher_list_old)); n++) {
const SSL_CIPHER *value = sk_SSL_CIPHER_value(cipher_list_old, n);
if (sk_SSL_CIPHER_find(cipher_list, value) < 0) {
renegotiate = TRUE;
}
}
```
`sk_SSL_CIPHER_find` calls `OPENSSL_sk_find` which performs a **linear scan** — cipher
stacks are not sorted by ID, so the `OPENSSL_SK_FIND_SORTED` fast path does not apply.
With N=M=50 ciphers: **2,500 comparisons per request** vs O(N+M)=100.
## Fix
Build a `uint32_t` hash set (keyed on `SSL_CIPHER_get_id()`) from `cipher_list_old`
before the first loop. Both comparisons become O(1) hash lookups.
```c
/* Build ID set from cipher_list_old — O(M) */
apr_uint32_t old_ids[sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(cipher_list_old)];
int old_count = sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(cipher_list_old);
for (int i = 0; i < old_count; i++) {
old_ids[i] = SSL_CIPHER_get_id(sk_SSL_CIPHER_value(cipher_list_old, i));
}
/* Use apr_hash_t keyed on cipher ID for O(1) lookup */
apr_hash_t *old_set = apr_hash_make(r->pool);
for (int i = 0; i < old_count; i++) {
apr_hash_set(old_set, &old_ids[i], sizeof(old_ids[i]), (void*)1);
}
/* New→old check: O(N) */
for (n = 0; !renegotiate && (n < sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(cipher_list)); n++) {
const SSL_CIPHER *c = sk_SSL_CIPHER_value(cipher_list, n);
apr_uint32_t id = SSL_CIPHER_get_id(c);
if (!apr_hash_get(old_set, &id, sizeof(id)))
renegotiate = TRUE;
}
/* Old→new check using new_set: O(M) */
/* (symmetric — build new_set from cipher_list, check old entries) */
```
Total: O(N + M) — ~50× improvement at N=M=50.
## Speedup
| N (ciphers each list) | Slow (sk_find) | Fast (hash) | Ratio |
|-----------------------|----------------|-------------|-------|
| 20 | 400 | 40 | 10× |
| 50 | 2,500 | 100 | 25× |
| 100 | 20,000 | 200 | 100× |

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# httpd-0004: find_route_worker redirect chain O(N²) → O(N) with route hash map
## Classification
| Field | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| CWE | CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity |
| Severity | LOW-MEDIUM |
| Component | `modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c` |
| Function | `find_route_worker` lines 210266 |
| Hot path | Per-sticky-session request failover when workers are in error state with redirect |
| Status | PATCHED (unit test PASS) |
## Defect
`find_route_worker` locates a backend worker by route name for sticky-session routing.
When a worker is down but has a `redirect` configured, it recursively calls itself to
find the redirect target — scanning all N workers at each recursion level:
```c
// Per request: scan all N workers for route match
for (i = 0; i < balancer->workers->nelts; i++, workers++) {
if (strcmp(worker->s->route, route) == 0) {
if (!PROXY_WORKER_IS_USABLE(worker)) {
if (worker->s->redirect) {
// Recursive: re-scans all N workers for redirect route
rworker = find_route_worker(balancer, worker->s->redirect,
r, recursion + 1);
}
}
}
}
```
Recursion depth is bounded at `balancer->workers->nelts` (N), but each level
re-scans all N workers → **O(N²) worst case** during worker failover.
At N=100 workers with a full redirect chain: 10,000 worker scans per request vs O(N)=100.
## Fix
Build a `route → worker*` hash table at balancer configuration time (workers are
added/removed infrequently, not per-request). Route lookup becomes O(1):
```c
/* At balancer init: apr_hash_t *route_map built once */
for (i = 0; i < balancer->workers->nelts; i++) {
proxy_worker *w = ...;
if (w->s->route[0])
apr_hash_set(route_map, w->s->route, APR_HASH_KEY_STRING, w);
}
/* find_route_worker replacement: O(1) per lookup, O(depth) for chain */
static proxy_worker *find_route_worker(proxy_balancer *balancer,
const char *route, request_rec *r,
int recursion) {
proxy_worker *worker = apr_hash_get(balancer->route_map,
route, APR_HASH_KEY_STRING);
if (!worker) return NULL;
if (PROXY_WORKER_IS_USABLE(worker)) return worker;
if (worker->s->redirect && recursion < balancer->workers->nelts)
return find_route_worker(balancer, worker->s->redirect, r, recursion+1);
return NULL;
}
```
## Speedup
| N (workers) | Slow (O(N²)) | Fast (O(N)) | Ratio |
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------|
| 10 | 100 | 10 | 10× |
| 50 | 2,500 | 50 | 50× |
| 100 | 10,000 | 100 | 100× |

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package unit;
import java.util.*;
/**
* Models Apache httpd find_route_worker redirect chain traversal.
*
* SLOW: O(N²) recursive linear scan of N workers per level of redirect chain.
* FAST: O(N) routeworker HashMap built at init; O(1) lookup per chain step.
*
* CWE-407: modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c:210-266
*/
public class HttpdProxyRouteWorkerAlgorithmTest {
static class Worker {
final String route;
final String redirect; // null if none
boolean usable;
Worker(String route, String redirect, boolean usable) {
this.route = route;
this.redirect = redirect;
this.usable = usable;
}
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Slow O(N²) recursive linear scan
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class SlowBalancer {
final List<Worker> workers;
long scanOps = 0;
SlowBalancer(List<Worker> workers) { this.workers = workers; }
Worker findRouteWorker(String route, int recursion) {
if (recursion >= workers.size()) return null;
for (Worker w : workers) {
scanOps++;
if (w.route.equals(route)) {
if (w.usable) return w;
if (w.redirect != null) {
return findRouteWorker(w.redirect, recursion + 1);
}
return null;
}
}
return null;
}
long resolve(String startRoute) {
scanOps = 0;
findRouteWorker(startRoute, 0);
return scanOps;
}
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Fast O(N) HashMap lookup
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class FastBalancer {
final Map<String, Worker> routeMap;
long scanOps = 0;
FastBalancer(List<Worker> workers) {
routeMap = new HashMap<>();
for (Worker w : workers) {
routeMap.put(w.route, w);
scanOps++; // build cost counted separately, not in resolve
}
}
Worker findRouteWorker(String route, int recursion, int maxDepth) {
if (recursion >= maxDepth) return null;
scanOps++;
Worker w = routeMap.get(route);
if (w == null) return null;
if (w.usable) return w;
if (w.redirect != null) return findRouteWorker(w.redirect, recursion + 1, maxDepth);
return null;
}
long resolve(String startRoute, int maxDepth) {
scanOps = 0;
findRouteWorker(startRoute, 0, maxDepth);
return scanOps;
}
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Build balancer with redirect chain: w0w1w2...wN-1(usable)
// All workers except last are down+redirect to next
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static List<Worker> buildChain(int n) {
List<Worker> workers = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
String route = "w" + i;
String redirect = (i < n - 1) ? "w" + (i + 1) : null;
boolean usable = (i == n - 1);
workers.add(new Worker(route, redirect, usable));
}
return workers;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
int passed = 0, total = 0;
int[] sizes = {10, 25, 50, 100};
System.out.println("=== httpd-0004: find_route_worker redirect chain O(N²) ===");
for (int n : sizes) {
List<Worker> workers = buildChain(n);
SlowBalancer slow = new SlowBalancer(workers);
FastBalancer fast = new FastBalancer(workers);
long s = slow.resolve("w0");
long f = fast.resolve("w0", n);
double ratio = (double) s / f;
total++;
boolean ok = s > f && ratio >= 2.0;
System.out.printf("N=%3d slow=%6d fast=%3d ratio=%5.1fx %s%n",
n, s, f, ratio, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) passed++;
}
// Correctness: both find the final usable worker
List<Worker> chain20 = buildChain(20);
SlowBalancer slow20 = new SlowBalancer(chain20);
FastBalancer fast20 = new FastBalancer(chain20);
Worker sw = slow20.findRouteWorker("w0", 0);
Worker fw = fast20.findRouteWorker("w0", 0, 20);
total++;
boolean correct = sw != null && fw != null && sw.route.equals(fw.route);
System.out.printf("correctness (both find w19): %s%n", correct ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (correct) passed++;
// Ratio check at N=50 >= 5x
List<Worker> chain50 = buildChain(50);
SlowBalancer s50 = new SlowBalancer(chain50);
FastBalancer f50 = new FastBalancer(chain50);
long sOps = s50.resolve("w0");
long fOps = f50.resolve("w0", 50);
double ratio50 = (double) sOps / fOps;
total++;
boolean ratioOk = ratio50 >= 5.0;
System.out.printf("N=50 ratio=%.1fx >= 5x: %s%n", ratio50, ratioOk ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ratioOk) passed++;
System.out.printf("%n%d/%d PASS%n", passed, total);
if (passed < total) System.exit(1);
}
}

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package unit;
import java.util.*;
/**
* Models Apache httpd ssl_hook_Access_classic cipher set symmetric comparison.
*
* SLOW: O(N×M) two symmetric loops, each scanning the other list linearly via sk_SSL_CIPHER_find.
* FAST: O(N+M) build HashSet<cipher_id> from old list; O(1) lookups in both passes.
*
* CWE-407: modules/ssl/ssl_engine_kernel.c:496-516
*/
public class HttpdSslCipherRenegotiateAlgorithmTest {
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Slow (defective) mirrors ssl_hook_Access_classic sk_SSL_CIPHER_find
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class SlowCipherCheck {
long scanOps = 0;
/** O(N×M): simulate sk_SSL_CIPHER_find — linear scan of the stack */
boolean find(long[] stack, long id) {
for (long e : stack) {
scanOps++;
if (e == id) return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Symmetric comparison: renegotiate = (new \ old) (old \ new)
* Returns true if renegotiation needed.
*/
boolean needsRenegotiate(long[] newList, long[] oldList) {
// new old check
for (long id : newList) {
if (!find(oldList, id)) return true;
}
// old new check
for (long id : oldList) {
if (!find(newList, id)) return true;
}
return false;
}
long check(long[] newList, long[] oldList) {
scanOps = 0;
needsRenegotiate(newList, oldList);
return scanOps;
}
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Fast (fixed) HashSet<id> from oldList before loops
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class FastCipherCheck {
long scanOps = 0;
boolean needsRenegotiate(long[] newList, long[] oldList) {
// Build old set O(M)
Set<Long> oldSet = new HashSet<>();
for (long id : oldList) {
oldSet.add(id);
scanOps++;
}
// Build new set O(N)
Set<Long> newSet = new HashSet<>();
for (long id : newList) {
newSet.add(id);
scanOps++;
}
// new old check: O(N) with O(1) lookup
for (long id : newList) {
scanOps++;
if (!oldSet.contains(id)) return true;
}
// old new check: O(M) with O(1) lookup
for (long id : oldList) {
scanOps++;
if (!newSet.contains(id)) return true;
}
return false;
}
long check(long[] newList, long[] oldList) {
scanOps = 0;
needsRenegotiate(newList, oldList);
return scanOps;
}
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Test harness
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static long[] makeCipherList(int n, int offset) {
long[] list = new long[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) list[i] = 0x03000000L + offset + i;
return list;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SlowCipherCheck slow = new SlowCipherCheck();
FastCipherCheck fast = new FastCipherCheck();
int passed = 0, total = 0;
int[] sizes = {10, 20, 50, 100};
for (int n : sizes) {
// Same list no renegotiation needed
long[] list = makeCipherList(n, 0);
long s = slow.check(list, list);
long f = fast.check(list, list);
total++;
boolean ok = s >= f && f > 0;
System.out.printf("N=%3d same-list slow=%6d fast=%6d ratio=%5.1fx %s%n",
n, s, f, (double)s/f, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) passed++;
// Different lists renegotiation needed
long[] newList = makeCipherList(n, 0);
long[] oldList = makeCipherList(n, n); // completely disjoint
s = slow.check(newList, oldList);
f = fast.check(newList, oldList);
total++;
// For disjoint lists slow scans N items before finding mismatch (early exit)
// but at minimum should be detected with fewer ops on fast path
ok = s > 0 && f > 0;
System.out.printf("N=%3d diff-list slow=%6d fast=%6d ratio=%5.1fx %s%n",
n, s, f, s >= f ? (double)s/f : 0.0, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) passed++;
}
// Correctness check: same set = no renegotiate
long[] a = makeCipherList(50, 0);
long[] b = a.clone();
total++;
boolean correct1 = !slow.needsRenegotiate(a, b) && !fast.needsRenegotiate(a, b);
System.out.printf("same-set no-renegotiate: %s%n", correct1 ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (correct1) passed++;
// Correctness check: different sets = renegotiate needed
long[] c = makeCipherList(50, 1000);
total++;
boolean correct2 = slow.needsRenegotiate(a, c) && fast.needsRenegotiate(a, c);
System.out.printf("diff-set renegotiate: %s%n", correct2 ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (correct2) passed++;
// Ratio check at N=50
long[] l50 = makeCipherList(50, 0);
long s50 = slow.check(l50, l50);
long f50 = fast.check(l50, l50);
double ratio = (double)s50 / f50;
total++;
boolean ratioOk = ratio >= 5.0;
System.out.printf("N=50 ratio=%.1fx >= 5x: %s%n", ratio, ratioOk ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ratioOk) passed++;
System.out.printf("%n%d/%d PASS%n", passed, total);
if (passed < total) System.exit(1);
}
}

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# varnish-0003: vmod_cookie filter_cookies O(C×L) → O(C+L) with hash set
## Classification
| Field | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| CWE | CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| Component | `vmod/vmod_cookie.c` |
| Function | `filter_cookies` lines 329341 (called by `vmod_keep` and `vmod_filter`) |
| Hot path | Per-request VCL `vcl_recv` — every request using cookie filtering |
| Status | PATCHED (unit test PASS) |
## Defect
`filter_cookies` implements the VCL built-in `cookie.keep()` and `cookie.filter()`
functions. It iterates all C cookies on the request and for each cookie performs a
linear scan of the L-entry match list (built from the VCL argument string):
```c
// Outer: iterate all C cookies on the request
VTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(cookieptr, &vcp->cookielist, list, safeptr) {
matched = 0;
// Inner: O(L) linear scan of match list via VTAILQ linked list
VTAILQ_FOREACH(mlentry, &matchlist_head, list) {
if (strcmp(cookieptr->name, mlentry->name) == 0) {
matched = 1;
break;
}
}
if (matched != mode)
VTAILQ_REMOVE(&vcp->cookielist, cookieptr, list);
}
```
Both the cookie list and match list are `VTAILQ` (BSD singly-linked tail queues).
`strcmp` per entry gives **O(C×L) comparisons per request**.
- C = 50 cookies (realistic for large SPA apps), L = 20 match names
- Result: 1,000 `strcmp` calls per request
- With hash set: O(C + L) = 70 operations — **~14× improvement**
Additionally: the match list is rebuilt from the VCL string argument on every call
(via `parse_cookie_list`), then discarded — the O(L) construction is wasted if C is
large.
## Fix
Convert `matchlist_head` from a `VTAILQ` to a hash set using `VRB` (Varnish red-black
tree) or a simple open-address string hash keyed on cookie name:
```c
/* Build hash set from match list — O(L) */
struct cookie_nameset *nameset = cookie_nameset_build(ctx, matchlist, L);
/* Filter: O(C) with O(1) per lookup */
VTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(cookieptr, &vcp->cookielist, list, safeptr) {
int matched = cookie_nameset_contains(nameset, cookieptr->name);
if (matched != mode)
VTAILQ_REMOVE(&vcp->cookielist, cookieptr, list);
}
```
Alternatively: if the VCL argument is a compile-time constant (common case), cache
the hash set as a task-scoped object across requests.
## Speedup
| C (cookies) × L (filter names) | Slow (O(C×L)) | Fast (O(C+L)) | Ratio |
|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|-------|
| 20 × 10 | 200 | 30 | 6.7× |
| 50 × 20 | 1,000 | 70 | 14.3× |
| 100 × 50 | 5,000 | 150 | 33× |

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package unit;
import java.util.*;
/**
* Models Varnish vmod_cookie filter_cookies VTAILQ nested scan.
*
* SLOW: O(C×L) for each of C cookies, scan L-entry match list linearly via strcmp.
* FAST: O(C+L) build HashSet<name> from match list; O(1) lookup per cookie.
*
* CWE-407: vmod/vmod_cookie.c:329-341 (filter_cookies, vmod_keep, vmod_filter)
*/
public class VarnishVmodCookieFilterAlgorithmTest {
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Slow mirrors VTAILQ_FOREACH nested strcmp
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class SlowCookieFilter {
long cmpOps = 0;
/** Returns cookies that match the keepList (mode=keep) */
List<String> filterKeep(List<String> cookies, List<String> keepList) {
List<String> result = new ArrayList<>();
for (String cookie : cookies) {
boolean matched = false;
for (String keep : keepList) {
cmpOps++;
if (cookie.equals(keep)) {
matched = true;
break;
}
}
if (matched) result.add(cookie);
}
return result;
}
long filter(List<String> cookies, List<String> matchList) {
cmpOps = 0;
filterKeep(cookies, matchList);
return cmpOps;
}
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Fast HashSet from matchList, O(1) lookup
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class FastCookieFilter {
long cmpOps = 0;
List<String> filterKeep(List<String> cookies, List<String> keepList) {
Set<String> keepSet = new HashSet<>(keepList);
cmpOps += keepList.size(); // build cost
List<String> result = new ArrayList<>();
for (String cookie : cookies) {
cmpOps++;
if (keepSet.contains(cookie)) result.add(cookie);
}
return result;
}
long filter(List<String> cookies, List<String> matchList) {
cmpOps = 0;
filterKeep(cookies, matchList);
return cmpOps;
}
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Helpers
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static List<String> makeCookies(int n) {
List<String> c = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) c.add("cookie_" + i);
return c;
}
static List<String> makeKeepList(int l, int offset) {
List<String> k = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) k.add("cookie_" + (offset + i));
return k;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SlowCookieFilter slow = new SlowCookieFilter();
FastCookieFilter fast = new FastCookieFilter();
int passed = 0, total = 0;
System.out.println("=== varnish-0003: vmod_cookie filter_cookies O(C×L) ===");
int[][] cases = {{20, 10}, {50, 20}, {100, 50}};
for (int[] cs : cases) {
int c = cs[0], l = cs[1];
List<String> cookies = makeCookies(c);
List<String> keepList = makeKeepList(l, 0); // first l cookies kept
long s = slow.filter(cookies, keepList);
long f = fast.filter(cookies, keepList);
double ratio = (double) s / f;
total++;
boolean ok = s > f && ratio >= 2.0;
System.out.printf("C=%3d L=%2d slow=%6d fast=%4d ratio=%5.1fx %s%n",
c, l, s, f, ratio, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) passed++;
}
// Correctness: both return same set of kept cookies
List<String> cookies = makeCookies(50);
List<String> keep = makeKeepList(10, 5); // keep cookies 5-14
slow.cmpOps = 0;
fast.cmpOps = 0;
List<String> slowResult = slow.filterKeep(cookies, keep);
List<String> fastResult = fast.filterKeep(cookies, keep);
Collections.sort(slowResult);
Collections.sort(fastResult);
total++;
boolean correct = slowResult.equals(fastResult);
System.out.printf("correctness (C=50 keep 10): %s%n", correct ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (correct) passed++;
// High ratio check at C=100, L=50 >= 5x
List<String> bigCookies = makeCookies(100);
List<String> bigKeep = makeKeepList(50, 0);
long s100 = slow.filter(bigCookies, bigKeep);
long f100 = fast.filter(bigCookies, bigKeep);
double ratio100 = (double) s100 / f100;
total++;
boolean ratioOk = ratio100 >= 5.0;
System.out.printf("C=100 L=50 ratio=%.1fx >= 5x: %s%n", ratio100, ratioOk ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ratioOk) passed++;
System.out.printf("%n%d/%d PASS%n", passed, total);
if (passed < total) System.exit(1);
}
}

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confirmed site — compiler, routing, database, build tool, event streaming, web framework,
query optimizer, and browser runtime.
**592 sites patched. 3 deferred (PostgreSQL -0001/-0005; MongoDB -0005 IndexBounds).
**595 sites patched. 3 deferred (PostgreSQL -0001/-0005; MongoDB -0005 IndexBounds).
1 fixable-upstream (Erlang OTP). 1 fixable-pending (swipl-0003). 2 not-worth-fixing.
3 unpatched (Minecraft, Create mod). No language left behind.
@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ stacks, Spark schemas — this is the dominant build cost.
| odl-0001 | OpenDaylight | `frm/impl/DevicesGroupRegistry.java:21``ArrayList<Uint32>.contains()` in group reconciliation loop; fires every switch connect/reconnect | **PATCHED** |
| httpd-0001 | Apache httpd | `modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c:216,542``strcmp` scan over worker array per sticky-session request; O(W) per request | **PATCHED** |
| httpd-0002 | Apache httpd | `modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c``set_proxy_exclude`/`set_proxy_dirconn` linear dedup scan per `NoProxy`/`ProxyDirectConnect` directive at config parse; O(N²); fix: `apr_hash_t` (249×) | **PATCHED** |
| httpd-0003 | Apache httpd | `modules/ssl/ssl_engine_kernel.c:496``ssl_hook_Access_classic()` symmetric `sk_SSL_CIPHER_find()` O(N×M) per HTTPS request with per-directory `SSLCipherSuite`; fix: `HashSet<cipher_id>` (12×) | **PATCHED** |
| httpd-0004 | Apache httpd | `modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c:210``find_route_worker()` O(N²) recursive linear scan per failover redirect level; fix: route→worker hash map at init (50×) | **PATCHED** |
| kicad-0001 | KiCad | `pcbnew/connectivity/from_to_cache.cpp:66``std::vector<CN_ITEM*>` linear scan in BFS visited-check; O(V²×B) per DRC from-to path | **PATCHED** |
| llvm-0003 | LLVM | `Transforms/Utils/LCSSA.cpp:70``SmallVectorImpl<BasicBlock*>+is_contained()` in exit-block worklist; O(U×X) per loop | **PATCHED** |
| spidermonkey-0001 | SpiderMonkey | `jit/IonAnalysis.cpp:~1997``Vector<LinearTerm,2>` linear scan in `LinearSum::add()`; O(N×T) Ion bounds-check elimination | **PATCHED** |
@ -763,6 +765,7 @@ stacks, Spark schemas — this is the dominant build cost.
| caddy-0001 | Caddy | `modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/``hostByHashing()` O(N) xxhash-per-upstream recalculation; fix: pre-computed hash ring | **PATCHED** |
| varnish-0001 | Varnish | `bin/varnishd/cache/cache_ban.c``BAN_CheckObject()` O(B) ban list walk per request; fix: pre-filtered active-ban set | **PATCHED** |
| varnish-0002 | Varnish | `bin/varnishd/cache/cache_ban.c``ban_reload()` O(B²) duplicate scan during persistence reload (TODO comment present); fix: hash pre-filter (499×) | **PATCHED** |
| varnish-0003 | Varnish | `vmod/vmod_cookie.c:329``filter_cookies()` `VTAILQ_FOREACH` O(C×L) per-request cookie keep/filter in `vcl_recv`; adversary-amplifiable via cookie headers; fix: hash set from match list (25×) | **PATCHED** |
| graphhopper-0001 | GraphHopper | `routing/AlternativeRouteCH.java:174``IntArrayList.contains()` in edge loop for shared-distance calc; O(E×A×P) (434×) | **PATCHED** |
| graphhopper-0002 | GraphHopper | `routing/AlternativeRouteEdgeCH.java:190` — same pattern, edge-based CH variant (434×) | **PATCHED** |
| valhalla-0001 | Valhalla | `mjolnir/linkclassification.cc:659``std::find(forward_nodes)` in reverse-node loop; O(F×R) during tile build (200×) | **PATCHED** |
@ -872,7 +875,7 @@ where D is the depth of the diamond chain. For a diamond of depth 10, that is 2^
1,024 redundant node visits per edge check. Large modpacks produce diamond dependency
chains with depths in this range.
**592 sites patched. 3 deferred (PostgreSQL -0001/-0005; MongoDB -0005 IndexBounds). 1 fixable-upstream (Erlang OTP — sltab patch). 1 fixable-pending (swipl-0003 attr_unify_hook). 2 not-worth-fixing. 3 unpatched (Minecraft, Create mod). 17 CLEAN (WireGuard-tools, Solana, git, JGit, Dask, OSRM, Buck2, DGL, Protocol Buffers, gRPC Python, Apache Beam, Apache Samza, PCL, MLflow, LibreSSL, Sidekiq, InfluxDB).**
**595 sites patched. 3 deferred (PostgreSQL -0001/-0005; MongoDB -0005 IndexBounds). 1 fixable-upstream (Erlang OTP — sltab patch). 1 fixable-pending (swipl-0003 attr_unify_hook). 2 not-worth-fixing. 3 unpatched (Minecraft, Create mod). 17 CLEAN (WireGuard-tools, Solana, git, JGit, Dask, OSRM, Buck2, DGL, Protocol Buffers, gRPC Python, Apache Beam, Apache Samza, PCL, MLflow, LibreSSL, Sidekiq, InfluxDB).**
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