fix: add thread-safety to failed login counters#1172
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NeffIsBack merged 2 commits intoPennyw0rth:mainfrom Mar 30, 2026
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Thanks for the PR!
I think initially the BoundedSemaphore were supposed to solve this problem, but got misplaced after several refactors. Also, a proper Lock() is probably better suited anyway. Could you remove that logic and retry the race conditions?
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Description
There is a race condition on
--gfail-limitand--ufail-limitflags. The global_failed_logins and user_failed_logins counters were shared across threads but read and written without sync.This fix is adding threading.Lock access to the shared counters and re-checks over_fail_limit() inside the existing semaphore block to close the TOCTOU gap.
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Setup guide for the review
I used a local Samba server instead of prod, but essentially, you should be able to recreate with the
--ufail-limitor--gfail-limitlimit defined in a simple command like:Below screenshot, limit 5, but count is 9.
Below screenshot of fix, limit 5, count is 5.
Checklist:
poetry run ruff check ., use--fixto automatically fix what it can)tests/e2e_commands.txtfile if necessary (new modules or features are required to be added to the e2e tests)