cython_lz4: validate declared frame size against INT32_MAX, not 256 MiB - #1011
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The Cython codec rejected declared uncompressed sizes above 256 MiB because MAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTH matched the server's default frame-size limit. That value is a deployment default, not the protocol or LZ4 API limit, so clusters configured with larger valid frames (e.g. when explicitly raising native_transport_frame_size to >=512 MiB) were broken once the preferred Cython codec was installed. Raise the cap to INT32_MAX to match the signed 32-bit limit that LZ4_decompress_safe() and the native protocol both enforce, and add boundary coverage for the new ceiling. Fixes scylladb#1000
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1. Small frames can exhaust client memory
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| MAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTH = 268435456 # 256 MiB | ||
| MAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTH = INT32_MAX # ~2 GiB |
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1. Small frames can exhaust client memory 🐞 Bug ☼ Reliability
lz4_decompress now accepts a declared size through INT32_MAX and passes it directly to PyBytes_FromStringAndSize before LZ4_decompress_safe validates the payload. A peer can send a four-byte compressed frame body declaring 0x7fffffff, reaching an approximately 2 GiB allocation, and the new header-only boundary tests exercise the same path on test workers.
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## Issue description
Raising `MAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTH` to `INT32_MAX` allows a tiny malformed frame to request an approximately 2 GiB output allocation before its compressed payload is validated. The new header-only tests also perform these allocations instead of isolating the header validation boundary.
## Fix Focus Areas
- cassandra/cython_lz4.pyx[184-205]
- tests/unit/cython/test_cython_lz4.py[144-167]
## Recommended Fix
Add a pre-allocation validation that rejects compressed payloads incapable of producing the declared output size, while retaining support for genuinely large valid frames. Refactor or expose the declared-size validation so boundary tests can verify `INT32_MAX` acceptance without allocating the declared output buffer.
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In `@cassandra/cython_lz4.pyx`:
- Line 62: Update the decompressor allocation path around
MAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTH and PyBytes_FromStringAndSize to validate the declared
decompressed size against the negotiated or configured frame-size limit before
allocating output. Reject oversized declarations before calling
PyBytes_FromStringAndSize, while preserving normal decompression for sizes
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| # negative or >2 GiB values from corrupt headers are still rejected. | ||
| cdef enum: | ||
| MAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTH = 268435456 # 256 MiB | ||
| MAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTH = INT32_MAX # ~2 GiB |
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sed -n '1,180p' cassandra/cython_lz4.pyx
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printf '%s\n' '--- frame-size configuration and decompression dispatch ---'
rg -n -C 3 'frame_size|max_frame|body_length|decompressor|segment_codec|decode.*frame|read.*frame' cassandra tests/unit/cython/test_cython_lz4.pyRepository: scylladb/python-driver
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printf '%s\n' '--- frame header parsing and body buffering ---'
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Reachability: External
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CWE: CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Restore a configured allocation limit before output allocation.
The decompressor handles received response bodies and allocates the declared size before LZ4_decompress_safe validates the payload. A crafted frame can therefore trigger excessive memory allocation.
Reject declarations above the negotiated or configured frame-size limit before PyBytes_FromStringAndSize.
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In `@cassandra/cython_lz4.pyx` at line 62, Update the decompressor allocation path
around MAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTH and PyBytes_FromStringAndSize to validate the
declared decompressed size against the negotiated or configured frame-size limit
before allocating output. Reject oversized declarations before calling
PyBytes_FromStringAndSize, while preserving normal decompression for sizes
within the limit.
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Summary
cassandra/cython_lz4.pyxrejects declared uncompressed sizes above 256 MiB becauseMAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTHwas set to the server's default frame-size limit. That value is a deployment default, not the protocol or LZ4 API limit, so clusters configured with larger valid frames (e.g. when explicitly raisingnative_transport_frame_sizeto >=512 MiB) were broken once the preferred Cython codec was installed.This PR raises the cap to
INT32_MAXso the Cython codec honours the signed 32-bit limit that bothLZ4_decompress_safe()and the native protocol already enforce, and adds boundary coverage for the new ceiling.Root cause
The 256 MiB constant was picked to match the server's default frame size limit. Two different things:
LZ4_decompress_safe()(the underlying LZ4 C API) acceptsint dstCapacity, so the practical maximum decompressed size isINT32_MAX(~2 GiB).INT32_MAXbytes.So 256 MiB is just where the server starts by default, not a hard limit. Operators raising
native_transport_frame_sizeend up with a valid server-side configuration that the client refuses to decompress.Fix
Set
MAX_DECOMPRESSED_LENGTH = INT32_MAXand add tests covering:0x7FFFFFFFaccepted,0x80000000and0xFFFFFFFFstill rejected);These new tests assert the header-validation step does not trip (
RuntimeErrorfrom LZ4 itself, notValueErrorfrom the size check), which is exactly the failure mode reported.Fixes #1000
Testing
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