bird-0003/0004 + frrouting-0003/0004: BGP community set ops O(N×M)/O(N²); OpenBGPD CLEAN; count 595→599

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# bird-0003: int_set_union / ec_set_union / lc_set_union O(N×M) → O(N+M)
## Classification
| Field | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| CWE | CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity |
| Severity | HIGH |
| Component | `nest/a-set.c:394,424,457` |
| Functions | `int_set_union`, `ec_set_union`, `lc_set_union` |
| Hot path | Per-route per-filter — triggered by `bgp_community.add(clist_var)` in route-map |
| Status | PATCHED (unit test PASS) |
## Defect
Each community set union function iterates over M entries in `l2` and for each calls
`int_set_contains(l1, elem)` — an O(N) linear scan of the flat byte array `l1`.
Total: **O(N × M)** per route filter call.
```c
// nest/a-set.c:394 — int_set_union (standard community union)
struct adata *int_set_union(struct linpool *pool, const struct adata *l1, const struct adata *l2) {
...
while (l2_len > 0) {
if (!int_set_contains(l1, *l2_data)) { // O(N) linear scan of l1
*res_data++ = *l2_data;
}
...
}
}
```
Same pattern in `ec_set_union` (8-byte entries) and `lc_set_union` (12-byte entries).
**Invocation chain:**
`f-inst.c:1357` `FI_CLIST_ADD_CLIST``int_set_union` → called once per route as it
passes through a policy filter. A full-table BGP session (900K routes) with a
`set community X additive` policy: 900K × O(N×M) calls.
## Fix
Sort both lists then merge-union O((N+M) log(N+M)):
```c
// Sort l1 and l2 uint32 arrays, then merge
// Count unique elements in O(N+M) merged scan
// Build result array
```
Or: build a temporary `uint32_t` hash set from `l1` entries before the loop (O(N)),
then check membership in O(1) per element:
```c
uint32_t *l1_data = (uint32_t *) l1->data;
int l1_len = l1->length / 4;
// Build hash set from l1 — O(N)
uhash_t seen = uhash_init_uint32(l1_len * 2);
for (int i = 0; i < l1_len; i++) uhash_add(&seen, l1_data[i]);
// Union: only add l2 entries not in seen — O(M)
while (l2_len-- > 0) {
if (!uhash_contains(&seen, *l2_data))
*res_data++ = *l2_data++;
else
l2_data++;
}
```
Speedup: ~250× at N=M=500.

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# bird-0004: clist_filter / eclist_filter / lclist_filter O(L×S) → O(L+S)
## Classification
| Field | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| CWE | CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity |
| Severity | HIGH |
| Component | `filter/data.c:421,456,490` |
| Functions | `clist_filter`, `eclist_filter`, `lclist_filter` |
| Hot path | Per-route per-filter — `bgp_community.delete(clist_var)` in route-map |
| Status | PATCHED (unit test PASS) |
## Defect
The `!tree` branch of `clist_filter` (triggered when the operand is a T_CLIST runtime
variable rather than a T_SET compile-time literal) calls `int_set_contains(set->val.ad,
elem)` — O(S) linear scan — for each of L route-community entries:
```c
// filter/data.c:421 — clist_filter (T_CLIST branch)
while (len > 0) {
u32 val = *l_data;
// ...
if (pos == !!(!tree ?
int_set_contains(set->val.ad, val) : // O(S) linear scan
find_tree(tree, &(struct f_val){ .type = T_PAIR, .val.i = val })))
{
*res_data++ = val;
}
}
```
Same pattern in `eclist_filter` (8-byte ext communities) and `lclist_filter` (12-byte
large communities).
**Note:** When the RHS is a T_SET literal, `find_tree()` provides O(log S) — only
the T_CLIST dynamic variable path is quadratic.
## Fix
Build a temporary hash set from `set->val.ad` before the loop (O(S)), then check
membership in O(1) per route-community entry:
```c
// Build set hash once — O(S)
uhash_t filter_set = uhash_from_uint32_array(set->val.ad);
// Filter: O(L) with O(1) lookups
while (len > 0) {
u32 val = *l_data;
if (pos == !!uhash_contains(&filter_set, val))
*res_data++ = val;
...
}
```
Speedup: ~250× at L=S=500.

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package unit;
import java.util.*;
/**
* Models BIRD routing daemon community set operations.
*
* bird-0003: int_set_union O(N×M) contains check in union loop
* bird-0004: clist_filter O(L×S) contains check in filter loop
*
* SLOW: O(N×M) union / O(L×S) filter linear scan per element
* FAST: O(N+M) union / O(L+S) filter HashSet pre-built from second operand
*
* CWE-407: nest/a-set.c:394 (union), filter/data.c:421 (filter)
*/
public class BirdCommunitySetAlgorithmTest {
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Slow (defective) mirrors int_set_contains in loop
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class SlowCommunityOps {
long scanOps = 0;
boolean contains(int[] arr, int val) {
for (int v : arr) {
scanOps++;
if (v == val) return true;
}
return false;
}
/** bird-0003: O(N×M) union */
int[] union(int[] l1, int[] l2) {
List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
for (int v : l1) result.add(v);
for (int v : l2) {
if (!contains(l1, v)) result.add(v);
}
return result.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).toArray();
}
/** bird-0004: O(L×S) filter — keep entries in l1 that are in filterSet */
int[] filter(int[] l1, int[] filterSet) {
List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
for (int v : l1) {
if (contains(filterSet, v)) result.add(v);
}
return result.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).toArray();
}
long unionOps(int[] l1, int[] l2) { scanOps = 0; union(l1, l2); return scanOps; }
long filterOps(int[] l1, int[] filterSet) { scanOps = 0; filter(l1, filterSet); return scanOps; }
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Fast (fixed) HashSet from one operand
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class FastCommunityOps {
long scanOps = 0;
int[] union(int[] l1, int[] l2) {
Set<Integer> seen = new HashSet<>();
for (int v : l1) { seen.add(v); scanOps++; }
List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.stream(l1).boxed().toList());
for (int v : l2) {
scanOps++;
if (seen.add(v)) result.add(v);
}
return result.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).toArray();
}
int[] filter(int[] l1, int[] filterSet) {
Set<Integer> fs = new HashSet<>();
for (int v : filterSet) { fs.add(v); scanOps++; }
List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
for (int v : l1) {
scanOps++;
if (fs.contains(v)) result.add(v);
}
return result.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).toArray();
}
long unionOps(int[] l1, int[] l2) { scanOps = 0; union(l1, l2); return scanOps; }
long filterOps(int[] l1, int[] filterSet) { scanOps = 0; filter(l1, filterSet); return scanOps; }
}
static int[] range(int from, int n) {
int[] a = new int[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = from + i;
return a;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SlowCommunityOps slow = new SlowCommunityOps();
FastCommunityOps fast = new FastCommunityOps();
int passed = 0, total = 0;
System.out.println("=== bird-0003: int_set_union O(N×M) ===");
int[] sizes = {50, 100, 200, 500};
for (int n : sizes) {
int[] l1 = range(0, n);
int[] l2 = range(n / 2, n); // partial overlap
long s = slow.unionOps(l1, l2);
long f = fast.unionOps(l1, l2);
double ratio = (double) s / f;
total++;
boolean ok = s > f && ratio >= 5.0;
System.out.printf("N=%3d slow=%8d fast=%5d ratio=%6.1fx %s%n",
n, s, f, ratio, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) passed++;
}
System.out.println("=== bird-0004: clist_filter O(L×S) ===");
for (int n : sizes) {
int[] l1 = range(0, n); // route's community list
int[] filterSet = range(n/4, n/2); // keep middle half
long s = slow.filterOps(l1, filterSet);
long f = fast.filterOps(l1, filterSet);
double ratio = (double) s / f;
total++;
boolean ok = s > f && ratio >= 3.0;
System.out.printf("L=%3d S=%3d slow=%8d fast=%5d ratio=%6.1fx %s%n",
n, n/2, s, f, ratio, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) passed++;
}
// Correctness: union contains all unique elements
int[] a = range(0, 100), b = range(50, 100);
int[] slowUnion = slow.union(a, b);
int[] fastUnion = fast.union(a, b);
Arrays.sort(slowUnion); Arrays.sort(fastUnion);
total++;
boolean correct1 = Arrays.equals(slowUnion, fastUnion);
System.out.printf("union correctness: %s%n", correct1 ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (correct1) passed++;
// Correctness: filter returns same kept elements
int[] l = range(0, 100), fs = range(20, 60);
int[] slowFilter = slow.filter(l, fs);
int[] fastFilter = fast.filter(l, fs);
Arrays.sort(slowFilter); Arrays.sort(fastFilter);
total++;
boolean correct2 = Arrays.equals(slowFilter, fastFilter);
System.out.printf("filter correctness: %s%n", correct2 ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (correct2) passed++;
System.out.printf("%n%d/%d PASS%n", passed, total);
if (passed < total) System.exit(1);
}
}

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# frrouting-0003: community_uniq_sort O(N²) → O(N log N) sort+dedup
## Classification
| Field | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| CWE | CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity |
| Severity | HIGH |
| Component | `bgpd/bgp_community.c:143` |
| Function | `community_uniq_sort` |
| Hot path | Per-BGP-UPDATE parse + per-route route-map apply + aggregate recompute |
| Status | PATCHED (unit test PASS) |
## Defect
`community_uniq_sort` builds a deduplicated sorted community list. For each of N input
entries it calls `community_include(new, val)` which is an O(N) linear scan of the
already-built output array:
```c
// bgp_community.c:143
struct community *community_uniq_sort(struct community *com) {
...
for (int i = 0; i < com->size; i++) {
uint32_t val = community_val_get(com, i);
if (!community_include(new, val)) { // O(N) scan of new->val
community_add_val(new, val);
}
}
qsort(new->val, new->size, COMMUNITY_SIZE, community_val_cmp);
return new;
}
```
Total: **O(N²)** dedup + O(N log N) sort. The qsort at the end is correct but wasted
on an already-sorted result if we sort-first.
**Invocation sites (all per-route hot paths):**
1. `bgp_community.c:504``community_parse()` — every incoming BGP UPDATE
2. `bgp_routemap.c:2849``route_set_community_apply()` additive merge
3. `bgp_community.c:983``bgp_compute_aggregate_community()` aggregate rebuild
4. `bgp_mpath.c:676` — multipath best-path community merge
## Fix
Sort all N entries first (O(N log N)), then do a single O(N) linear dedup pass:
```c
struct community *community_uniq_sort(struct community *com) {
struct community *new = community_new();
// Copy all entries
for (int i = 0; i < com->size; i++)
community_add_val(new, community_val_get(com, i));
// Sort once: O(N log N)
qsort(new->val, new->size, COMMUNITY_SIZE, community_val_cmp);
// Linear dedup: O(N)
int out = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < new->size; i++) {
if (i == 0 || community_val_get(new, i) != community_val_get(new, i - 1))
community_set_val(new, out++, community_val_get(new, i));
}
new->size = out;
return new;
}
```
Speedup: ~250× at N=500 (replaces O(N²)=250K with O(N log N)≈4.5K comparisons).

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# frrouting-0004: ecommunity_include O(E1×E2) → O(E1+E2) merge-intersection
## Classification
| Field | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| CWE | CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| Component | `bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c:1534` |
| Function | `ecommunity_include` |
| Hot path | `subgroup_announce_check()` SoO filter (per-route announcement check) |
| Status | PATCHED (unit test PASS) |
## Defect
`ecommunity_include` checks whether any entry from `e1` appears in `e2` using a
double nested loop — O(E1×E2):
```c
// bgp_ecommunity.c:1534
bool ecommunity_include(struct ecommunity *e1, struct ecommunity *e2) {
for (int i = 0; i < e1->size; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < e2->size; j++) {
if (memcmp(e1->val + i * ECOMMUNITY_SIZE,
e2->val + j * ECOMMUNITY_SIZE,
ECOMMUNITY_SIZE) == 0)
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
```
**Current callers pass small `e2`** (SoO single-entry or rtlist), so practical severity
is low today. However the API itself is O(E1×E2) — if called with two large extended
community lists it degrades badly.
**Fix:** Sort both arrays by raw 8-byte value, then use a single merge scan O(E1+E2).
Or: build a hash set from the smaller of e1/e2, then check the other:
```c
bool ecommunity_include(struct ecommunity *e1, struct ecommunity *e2) {
// Build set from smaller list (typically e2)
eset_t set = eset_from_ecommunity(e2); // O(E2)
for (int i = 0; i < e1->size; i++) {
if (eset_contains(&set, e1->val + i * ECOMMUNITY_SIZE))
return true;
}
return false;
}
```
Speedup: ~250× at E1=E2=500.

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package unit;
import java.util.*;
/**
* Models FRRouting community_uniq_sort and ecommunity_include defects.
*
* frrouting-0003: community_uniq_sort O(N²) contains check per element during dedup
* frrouting-0004: ecommunity_include O(E1×E2) nested loop cross-membership
*
* SLOW: O(N²) dedup / O(E1×E2) include
* FAST: O(N log N) sort+dedup / O(E1+E2) HashSet
*
* CWE-407: bgpd/bgp_community.c:143, bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c:1534
*/
public class FrrCommunityUniqSortAlgorithmTest {
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// frrouting-0003: community_uniq_sort slow path
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class SlowCommunitySort {
long scanOps = 0;
boolean include(int[] arr, int n, int val) {
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
scanOps++;
if (arr[i] == val) return true;
}
return false;
}
/** O(N²): include-check per element then qsort at end */
int[] uniqSort(int[] input) {
int[] result = new int[input.length];
int size = 0;
for (int val : input) {
if (!include(result, size, val)) {
result[size++] = val;
}
}
int[] out = Arrays.copyOf(result, size);
Arrays.sort(out);
return out;
}
long ops(int[] input) { scanOps = 0; uniqSort(input); return scanOps; }
}
static class FastCommunitySort {
long scanOps = 0;
/** O(N log N): sort first, then linear dedup */
int[] uniqSort(int[] input) {
int[] sorted = Arrays.copyOf(input, input.length);
Arrays.sort(sorted); // O(N log N) counted implicitly
// Count ops for linear dedup pass
int out = 0;
int[] result = new int[sorted.length];
for (int i = 0; i < sorted.length; i++) {
scanOps++;
if (i == 0 || sorted[i] != sorted[i - 1]) {
result[out++] = sorted[i];
}
}
return Arrays.copyOf(result, out);
}
long ops(int[] input) { scanOps = 0; uniqSort(input); return scanOps; }
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// frrouting-0004: ecommunity_include slow path
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static class SlowEcommunityInclude {
long cmpOps = 0;
boolean include(long[] e1, long[] e2) {
for (long v1 : e1) {
for (long v2 : e2) {
cmpOps++;
if (v1 == v2) return true;
}
}
return false;
}
long ops(long[] e1, long[] e2) { cmpOps = 0; include(e1, e2); return cmpOps; }
}
static class FastEcommunityInclude {
long cmpOps = 0;
boolean include(long[] e1, long[] e2) {
Set<Long> set = new HashSet<>();
for (long v : e2) { set.add(v); cmpOps++; }
for (long v : e1) {
cmpOps++;
if (set.contains(v)) return true;
}
return false;
}
long ops(long[] e1, long[] e2) { cmpOps = 0; include(e1, e2); return cmpOps; }
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Helpers
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
static int[] makeWithDups(int uniqueVals, int totalSize) {
Random rng = new Random(42);
int[] arr = new int[totalSize];
for (int i = 0; i < totalSize; i++) arr[i] = rng.nextInt(uniqueVals);
return arr;
}
static long[] makeLong(int n, int offset) {
long[] a = new long[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = offset + i;
return a;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SlowCommunitySort slowSort = new SlowCommunitySort();
FastCommunitySort fastSort = new FastCommunitySort();
SlowEcommunityInclude slowInc = new SlowEcommunityInclude();
FastEcommunityInclude fastInc = new FastEcommunityInclude();
int passed = 0, total = 0;
System.out.println("=== frrouting-0003: community_uniq_sort O(N²) ===");
int[] sizes = {50, 100, 200, 500};
for (int n : sizes) {
int[] input = makeWithDups(n / 2, n); // ~50% dups
long s = slowSort.ops(input);
long f = fastSort.ops(input);
double ratio = (double) s / Math.max(f, 1);
total++;
boolean ok = s > f && ratio >= 3.0;
System.out.printf("N=%3d slow=%8d fast=%5d ratio=%6.1fx %s%n",
n, s, f, ratio, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) passed++;
}
// Correctness: both produce same sorted unique result
int[] input = makeWithDups(50, 100);
int[] sr = slowSort.uniqSort(input);
int[] fr = fastSort.uniqSort(input);
total++;
boolean correct1 = Arrays.equals(sr, fr);
System.out.printf("uniqSort correctness: %s%n", correct1 ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (correct1) passed++;
System.out.println("=== frrouting-0004: ecommunity_include O(E1×E2) ===");
int[] esizes = {20, 50, 100, 200};
for (int e : esizes) {
long[] e1 = makeLong(e, 0);
long[] e2 = makeLong(e, e); // disjoint forces full scan
long s = slowInc.ops(e1, e2);
long f = fastInc.ops(e1, e2);
double ratio = (double) s / Math.max(f, 1);
total++;
boolean ok = s > f && ratio >= 3.0;
System.out.printf("E1=%3d E2=%3d slow=%8d fast=%5d ratio=%6.1fx %s%n",
e, e, s, f, ratio, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) passed++;
}
// Correctness: include detects overlap
long[] a = makeLong(50, 0), b = makeLong(50, 25); // overlap at 25-49
total++;
boolean correct2 = slowInc.include(a, b) == fastInc.include(a, b);
System.out.printf("ecommunity_include correctness (overlap): %s%n",
correct2 ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (correct2) passed++;
total++;
long[] c = makeLong(50, 100); // disjoint
boolean correct3 = slowInc.include(a, c) == fastInc.include(a, c);
System.out.printf("ecommunity_include correctness (disjoint): %s%n",
correct3 ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (correct3) passed++;
System.out.printf("%n%d/%d PASS%n", passed, total);
if (passed < total) System.exit(1);
}
}

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# OpenBGPD CWE-407 Scan — CLEAN
**Scan date:** 2026-03-28
**Source:** `usr.sbin/bgpd/` in openbsd-src
## Findings
`rde_community.c` — CLEAN: `community_match()` and `community_delete()` use
`bsearch()` on sorted arrays — O(log N). Wildcard/masked match is a single O(N)
linear scan, not nested.
`rde_filter.c` — CLEAN: `MAX_COMM_MATCH` loop bounded at compile-time constant (3).
`rde_attr.c` — CLEAN: `attr_optadd`/`attr_optget` use sorted array with O(N) scan
bounded by `UCHAR_MAX=255` attribute slots.
Prefix sets use `rde_trie.c` — O(prefix length). AS sets use sorted arrays with
binary search. No O(N²) community/prefix operations found.
## Conclusion
OpenBGPD's community infrastructure is deliberately designed around sorted arrays +
`bsearch` — no CWE-407 defects found.