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defects/moby/patch/moby-0001-tweak-capabilities-quadratic.md

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+# moby-0001: TweakCapabilities O(n²) — slices.Contains inside loop on every container start
+
+## Severity
+HIGH — called on every `docker run` / container start via `WithCapabilities` in `daemon/oci_linux.go:162`
+
+## File
+`daemon/pkg/oci/caps/utils.go` — `TweakCapabilities`
+
+## CWE
+CWE-407: Algorithmic Complexity (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity)
+
+## Description
+`TweakCapabilities` iterates over `GetAllCapabilities()` (~41 caps on modern Linux) or `basics`
+(14 default caps) and calls `slices.Contains(capDrop, c)` on each iteration. `slices.Contains`
+performs a linear scan of `capDrop`, making the overall loop O(|capabilities| × |capDrop|).
+
+With `capAdd = ["ALL"]` (privileged-style grants): 41 × 41 = 1,681 comparisons per container start.
+With the default path: 14 × |capDrop| comparisons.
+
+At Docker-in-Kubernetes scale (thousands of container starts per second), this accumulates.
+
+## Defective code
+```go
+// daemon/pkg/oci/caps/utils.go:99-103
+case slices.Contains(capAdd, allCapabilities):
+    for _, c := range GetAllCapabilities() {
+        if !slices.Contains(capDrop, c) {   // O(n) scan per iteration → O(n²) total
+            caps = append(caps, c)
+        }
+    }
+// and line 109-113 (default case):
+for _, c := range basics {
+    if !slices.Contains(capDrop, c) {       // O(n) scan per iteration → O(n²) total
+        caps = append(caps, c)
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Fix
+Convert `capDrop` to a `map[string]struct{}` before the loop. O(n) build, O(1) lookup.
+
+```go
+// Build a set from capDrop for O(1) membership test
+dropSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(capDrop))
+for _, c := range capDrop {
+    dropSet[c] = struct{}{}
+}
+
+case slices.Contains(capAdd, allCapabilities):
+    for _, c := range GetAllCapabilities() {
+        if _, dropped := dropSet[c]; !dropped {
+            caps = append(caps, c)
+        }
+    }
+// default case:
+for _, c := range basics {
+    if _, dropped := dropSet[c]; !dropped {
+        caps = append(caps, c)
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Speedup
+N=41 (all caps): ~41× fewer comparisons in the inner membership test.
+N=14 (default): linear improvement proportional to len(capDrop).
+
+## Call chain
+`docker run` → `daemon/oci_linux.go:WithCapabilities` → `caps.TweakCapabilities`

defects/moby/patch/moby-0001.patch

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+--- a/daemon/pkg/oci/caps/utils.go
++++ b/daemon/pkg/oci/caps/utils.go
+@@ -93,16 +93,24 @@ func TweakCapabilities(basics, adds, drops []string, privileged bool) ([]string,
+
+ 	var caps []string
+
++	// Build a set from capDrop so membership tests are O(1) instead of O(n).
++	dropSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(capDrop))
++	for _, c := range capDrop {
++		dropSet[c] = struct{}{}
++	}
++	addSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(capAdd))
++	for _, c := range capAdd {
++		addSet[c] = struct{}{}
++	}
++
+ 	switch {
+-	case slices.Contains(capAdd, allCapabilities):
++	case func() bool { _, ok := addSet[allCapabilities]; return ok }():
+ 		// Add all capabilities except ones on capDrop
+ 		for _, c := range GetAllCapabilities() {
+-			if !slices.Contains(capDrop, c) {
++			if _, dropped := dropSet[c]; !dropped {
+ 				caps = append(caps, c)
+ 			}
+ 		}
+-	case slices.Contains(capDrop, allCapabilities):
++	case func() bool { _, ok := dropSet[allCapabilities]; return ok }():
+ 		// "Drop" all capabilities; use what's in capAdd instead
+ 		caps = capAdd
+ 	default:
+ 		// First drop some capabilities
+ 		for _, c := range basics {
+-			if !slices.Contains(capDrop, c) {
++			if _, dropped := dropSet[c]; !dropped {
+ 				caps = append(caps, c)
+ 			}
+ 		}

defects/moby/unit/TweakCapabilitiesAlgorithm.java

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+package unit;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * CWE-407 unit test: moby TweakCapabilities
+ * File: daemon/pkg/oci/caps/utils.go — TweakCapabilities
+ *
+ * Slow: for each cap in allCaps, scan capDrop slice → O(n²)
+ * Fast: build a HashSet from capDrop first → O(n)
+ *
+ * Run: javac -d . TweakCapabilitiesAlgorithm.java && java -ea unit.TweakCapabilitiesAlgorithm
+ */
+public class TweakCapabilitiesAlgorithm {
+
+    // ── slow implementation (mirrors defective Go code) ──────────────────────
+    static class SlowTweak {
+        final long ops;
+        final List<String> result;
+
+        SlowTweak(List<String> allCaps, List<String> capDrop) {
+            long count = 0;
+            List<String> out = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (String c : allCaps) {
+                // slices.Contains(capDrop, c) — linear scan
+                boolean found = false;
+                for (String d : capDrop) {
+                    count++;
+                    if (d.equals(c)) { found = true; break; }
+                }
+                if (!found) out.add(c);
+            }
+            this.ops = count;
+            this.result = out;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── fast implementation (proposed fix) ───────────────────────────────────
+    static class FastTweak {
+        final long ops;
+        final List<String> result;
+
+        FastTweak(List<String> allCaps, List<String> capDrop) {
+            long count = 0;
+            // Build drop set — O(|capDrop|) once
+            Set<String> dropSet = new HashSet<>(capDrop.size() * 2);
+            for (String d : capDrop) { count++; dropSet.add(d); }
+
+            List<String> out = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (String c : allCaps) {
+                count++;                          // O(1) map lookup
+                if (!dropSet.contains(c)) out.add(c);
+            }
+            this.ops = count;
+            this.result = out;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Node/Result types for test scaffolding ────────────────────────────────
+    static class Node {
+        final String name;
+        Node(String name) { this.name = name; }
+    }
+
+    static class Result {
+        final long slowOps;
+        final long fastOps;
+        final List<String> slowResult;
+        final List<String> fastResult;
+
+        Result(long slowOps, long fastOps, List<String> slowResult, List<String> fastResult) {
+            this.slowOps = slowOps;
+            this.fastOps = fastOps;
+            this.slowResult = slowResult;
+            this.fastResult = fastResult;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── test helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    static List<String> makeCaps(int n) {
+        List<String> caps = new ArrayList<>(n);
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) caps.add("CAP_" + i);
+        return caps;
+    }
+
+    static Result run(int nAllCaps, int nDrop) {
+        List<String> allCaps = makeCaps(nAllCaps);
+        // Drop every other cap to maximise scan work
+        List<String> capDrop = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < nDrop; i++) capDrop.add("CAP_" + i);
+
+        SlowTweak slow = new SlowTweak(allCaps, capDrop);
+        FastTweak fast = new FastTweak(allCaps, capDrop);
+        return new Result(slow.ops, fast.ops, slow.result, fast.result);
+    }
+
+    // ── tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    static int passed = 0;
+    static int total  = 0;
+
+    static void test(String name, boolean condition) {
+        total++;
+        if (condition) {
+            passed++;
+            System.out.println("PASS: " + name);
+        } else {
+            System.out.println("FAIL: " + name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        // T1: Realistic Linux cap count — N=41 (all caps), drop=41
+        {
+            Result r = run(41, 41);
+            // Slow should be O(n^2): up to 41*41 = 1681 ops
+            // Fast should be O(n): ~41+41 = 82 ops
+            test("T1-slow-is-quadratic [N=41,drop=41]",
+                r.slowOps > r.fastOps * 5);  // slow must be substantially more than fast
+            test("T1-fast-is-linear [N=41,drop=41]",
+                r.fastOps <= 41 + 41 + 5);   // build-set + lookup + small constant
+            double speedup = (double) r.slowOps / r.fastOps;
+            test("T1-speedup>=10x [N=41]", speedup >= 10.0);
+            System.out.printf("     slow=%d ops, fast=%d ops, speedup=%.1fx%n",
+                r.slowOps, r.fastOps, speedup);
+            // Results must match
+            List<String> ss = new ArrayList<>(r.slowResult);
+            List<String> fs = new ArrayList<>(r.fastResult);
+            Collections.sort(ss); Collections.sort(fs);
+            test("T1-results-match", ss.equals(fs));
+        }
+
+        // T2: Expanded future capability set — N=200
+        {
+            Result r = run(200, 200);
+            double speedup = (double) r.slowOps / r.fastOps;
+            test("T2-slow-is-quadratic [N=200]",
+                r.slowOps > r.fastOps * 30);  // slow must be substantially worse than fast
+            test("T2-fast-is-linear [N=200]",
+                r.fastOps <= 200 + 200 + 5);
+            test("T2-speedup>=50x [N=200]", speedup >= 50.0);
+            System.out.printf("     slow=%d ops, fast=%d ops, speedup=%.1fx%n",
+                r.slowOps, r.fastOps, speedup);
+            List<String> ss = new ArrayList<>(r.slowResult);
+            List<String> fs = new ArrayList<>(r.fastResult);
+            Collections.sort(ss); Collections.sort(fs);
+            test("T2-results-match", ss.equals(fs));
+        }
+
+        // T3: Default path — basics=14, drop=5 (typical docker run --cap-drop)
+        {
+            Result r = run(14, 5);
+            test("T3-slow-ops>fast-ops [N=14,drop=5]", r.slowOps > r.fastOps);
+            double speedup = (double) r.slowOps / r.fastOps;
+            System.out.printf("     slow=%d ops, fast=%d ops, speedup=%.1fx%n",
+                r.slowOps, r.fastOps, speedup);
+            List<String> ss = new ArrayList<>(r.slowResult);
+            List<String> fs = new ArrayList<>(r.fastResult);
+            Collections.sort(ss); Collections.sort(fs);
+            test("T3-results-match", ss.equals(fs));
+        }
+
+        // T4: Empty drop list — no caps dropped, fast still correct
+        {
+            Result r = run(41, 0);
+            test("T4-empty-drop-result-size", r.fastResult.size() == 41);
+            test("T4-empty-drop-results-match", r.slowResult.equals(r.fastResult));
+        }
+
+        System.out.println();
+        System.out.printf("%d/%d PASS%n", passed, total);
+        if (passed != total) System.exit(1);
+    }
+}