Switch to implementation using a universal read-only ContentSet

go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll

@@ -143,102 +143,55 @@ predicate jumpStep(Node n1, Node n2) {
  * Thus, `node2` references an object with a content `x` that contains the
  * value of `node1`.
  */
-predicate storeStep(Node node1, ContentSet c, Node node2) {
-  // a write `(*p).f = rhs` is modeled as two store steps: `rhs` is flows into field `f` of `(*p)`,
-  // which in turn flows into the pointer content of `p`
-  exists(Write w, Field f, DataFlow::Node base, DataFlow::Node rhs | w.writesField(base, f, rhs) |
-    node1 = rhs and
-    node2.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode() = base and
-    c = any(DataFlow::FieldContent fc | fc.getField() = f)
+predicate storeStep(Node node1, ContentSet cs, Node node2) {
+  exists(Content c | cs.asOneContent() = c |
+    // a write `(*p).f = rhs` is modeled as two store steps: `rhs` is flows into field `f` of `(*p)`,
+    // which in turn flows into the pointer content of `p`
+    exists(Write w, Field f, DataFlow::Node base, DataFlow::Node rhs | w.writesField(base, f, rhs) |
+      node1 = rhs and
+      node2.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode() = base and
+      c = any(DataFlow::FieldContent fc | fc.getField() = f)
+      or
+      node1 = base and
+      node2.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode() = node1.(PointerDereferenceNode).getOperand() and
+      c = any(DataFlow::PointerContent pc | pc.getPointerType() = node2.getType())
+    )
     or
-    node1 = base and
-    node2.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode() = node1.(PointerDereferenceNode).getOperand() and
+    node1 = node2.(AddressOperationNode).getOperand() and
     c = any(DataFlow::PointerContent pc | pc.getPointerType() = node2.getType())
+    or
+    containerStoreStep(node1, node2, c)
   )
   or
-  node1 = node2.(AddressOperationNode).getOperand() and
-  c = any(DataFlow::PointerContent pc | pc.getPointerType() = node2.getType())
-  or
-  FlowSummaryImpl::Private::Steps::summaryStoreStep(node1.(FlowSummaryNode).getSummaryNode(), c,
+  FlowSummaryImpl::Private::Steps::summaryStoreStep(node1.(FlowSummaryNode).getSummaryNode(), cs,
     node2.(FlowSummaryNode).getSummaryNode())
-  or
-  containerStoreStep(node1, node2, c)
-}
-
-/**
- * Gets a `DataFlow::ContentSet` containing a single `Content` appropriate
- * for reading a field, element, map value or channel message of type `containerType`.
- */
-DataFlow::ContentSet getContentForType(Type containerType) {
-  containerType instanceof ArrayType and
-  result instanceof DataFlow::ArrayContent
-  or
-  containerType instanceof SliceType and
-  result instanceof DataFlow::ArrayContent
-  or
-  containerType instanceof ChanType and
-  result instanceof DataFlow::CollectionContent
-  or
-  containerType instanceof MapType and
-  result instanceof DataFlow::MapValueContent
-  or
-  result.(DataFlow::PointerContent).getPointerType() = containerType
-  or
-  exists(Field f | f = containerType.(StructType).getField(_) |
-    result.(DataFlow::FieldContent).getField() = f
-  )
-}
-
-/**
- * Gets the type of an array/slice element, channel value, map value,
- * pointer base type or named-type underlying type relating to `containerType`.
- */
-Type getElementType(Type containerType) {
-  result = containerType.(ArrayType).getElementType() or
-  result = containerType.(SliceType).getElementType() or
-  result = containerType.(ChanType).getElementType() or
-  result = containerType.(MapType).getValueType() or
-  result = containerType.(PointerType).getPointerType() or
-  result = containerType.(NamedType).getUnderlyingType()
-}
-
-/**
- * Gets the type of an array/slice element, channel value, map value,
- * pointer base type, named-type underlying type or struct field type
- * relating to `containerType`.
- */
-Type getAnElementOrFieldType(Type containerType) {
-  result = getElementType(containerType) or
-  result = containerType.(StructType).getField(_).getType()
 }
 
 /**
  * Holds if data can flow from `node1` to `node2` via a read of `c`.
  * Thus, `node1` references an object with a content `c` whose value ends up in
  * `node2`.
  */
-predicate readStep(Node node1, ContentSet c, Node node2) {
-  node1 = node2.(PointerDereferenceNode).getOperand() and
-  c = any(DataFlow::PointerContent pc | pc.getPointerType() = node1.getType())
-  or
-  exists(FieldReadNode read |
-    node2 = read and
-    node1 = read.getBase() and
-    c = any(DataFlow::FieldContent fc | fc.getField() = read.getField())
+predicate readStep(Node node1, ContentSet cs, Node node2) {
+  exists(Content c | cs.asOneContent() = c |
+    node1 = node2.(PointerDereferenceNode).getOperand() and
+    c = any(DataFlow::PointerContent pc | pc.getPointerType() = node1.getType())
+    or
+    exists(FieldReadNode read |
+      node2 = read and
+      node1 = read.getBase() and
+      c = any(DataFlow::FieldContent fc | fc.getField() = read.getField())
+    )
+    or
+    containerReadStep(node1, node2, c)
   )
   or
-  FlowSummaryImpl::Private::Steps::summaryReadStep(node1.(FlowSummaryNode).getSummaryNode(), c,
+  FlowSummaryImpl::Private::Steps::summaryReadStep(node1.(FlowSummaryNode).getSummaryNode(), cs,
     node2.(FlowSummaryNode).getSummaryNode())
   or
-  containerReadStep(node1, node2, c)
-  or
-  exists(Type containerType |
-    any(ImplicitFieldReadNode ifrn).shouldImplicitlyReadAllFields(node1) and
-    getAnElementOrFieldType*(node1.getType()) = containerType
-  |
-    c = getContentForType(containerType) and
-    node1 = node2
-  )
+  any(ImplicitFieldReadNode ifrn).shouldImplicitlyReadAllFields(node1) and
+  cs.isUniversalContent() and
+  node1 = node2
 }
 
 /**

go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll

@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ class Content extends TContent {
   ) {
     filepath = "" and startline = 0 and startcolumn = 0 and endline = 0 and endcolumn = 0
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the `ContentSet` contaning only this content.
+   */
+  ContentSet asContentSet() {
+    result.asOneContent() = this
+  }
 }
 
 /** A reference through a field. */
@@ -249,21 +256,35 @@ class SyntheticFieldContent extends Content, TSyntheticFieldContent {
   override string toString() { result = s.toString() }
 }
 
+private newtype TContentSet =
+  TOneContent(Content c) or
+  TAllContent()
+
 /**
  * An entity that represents a set of `Content`s.
  *
  * The set may be interpreted differently depending on whether it is
  * stored into (`getAStoreContent`) or read from (`getAReadContent`).
  */
-class ContentSet instanceof Content {
+class ContentSet instanceof TContentSet {
   /** Gets a content that may be stored into when storing into this set. */
-  Content getAStoreContent() { result = this }
+  Content getAStoreContent() {
+    this = TOneContent(result)
+  }
 
   /** Gets a content that may be read from when reading from this set. */
-  Content getAReadContent() { result = this }
+  Content getAReadContent() {
+    this = TOneContent(result)
+    or
+    this = TAllContent() and result = any(Content c)
+  }
 
   /** Gets a textual representation of this content set. */
-  string toString() { result = super.toString() }
+  string toString() {
+    exists(Content c | this = TOneContent(c) | result = c.toString())
+    or
+    this = TAllContent() and result = "all content"
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this element is at the specified location.
@@ -275,7 +296,30 @@ class ContentSet instanceof Content {
   predicate hasLocationInfo(
     string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn
   ) {
-    super.hasLocationInfo(filepath, startline, startcolumn, endline, endcolumn)
+    exists(Content c | this = TOneContent(c) |
+      c.hasLocationInfo(filepath, startline, startcolumn, endline, endcolumn)
+    )
+    or
+    this = TAllContent() and
+    filepath = "" and
+    startline = 0 and
+    startcolumn = 0 and
+    endline = 0 and
+    endcolumn = 0
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * If this is a singleton content set, returns the content.
+   */
+  Content asOneContent() {
+    this = TOneContent(result)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Holds if this is a universal content set.
+   */
+  predicate isUniversalContent() {
+    this = TAllContent()
   }
 }
 

go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll

@@ -55,26 +55,28 @@ module Input implements InputSig<Location, DataFlowImplSpecific::GoDataFlow> {
   }
 
   string encodeContent(ContentSet cs, string arg) {
-    exists(Field f, string package, string className, string fieldName |
-      f = cs.(FieldContent).getField() and
-      f.hasQualifiedName(package, className, fieldName) and
-      result = "Field" and
-      arg = package + "." + className + "." + fieldName
-    )
-    or
-    exists(SyntheticField f |
-      f = cs.(SyntheticFieldContent).getField() and result = "SyntheticField" and arg = f
+    exists(Content c | cs.asOneContent() = c |
+      exists(Field f, string package, string className, string fieldName |
+        f = c.(FieldContent).getField() and
+        f.hasQualifiedName(package, className, fieldName) and
+        result = "Field" and
+        arg = package + "." + className + "." + fieldName
+      )
+      or
+      exists(SyntheticField f |
+        f = c.(SyntheticFieldContent).getField() and result = "SyntheticField" and arg = f
+      )
+      or
+      c instanceof ArrayContent and result = "ArrayElement" and arg = ""
+      or
+      c instanceof CollectionContent and result = "Element" and arg = ""
+      or
+      c instanceof MapKeyContent and result = "MapKey" and arg = ""
+      or
+      c instanceof MapValueContent and result = "MapValue" and arg = ""
+      or
+      c instanceof PointerContent and result = "Dereference" and arg = ""
     )
-    or
-    cs instanceof ArrayContent and result = "ArrayElement" and arg = ""
-    or
-    cs instanceof CollectionContent and result = "Element" and arg = ""
-    or
-    cs instanceof MapKeyContent and result = "MapKey" and arg = ""
-    or
-    cs instanceof MapValueContent and result = "MapValue" and arg = ""
-    or
-    cs instanceof PointerContent and result = "Dereference" and arg = ""
   }
 
   bindingset[token]
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ module Private {
     SummaryComponent qualifier() { result = argument(-1) }
 
     /** Gets a summary component for field `f`. */
-    SummaryComponent field(Field f) { result = content(any(FieldContent c | c.getField() = f)) }
+    SummaryComponent field(Field f) { result = content(any(FieldContent c | c.getField() = f).asContentSet()) }
 
     /** Gets a summary component that represents the return value of a call. */
     SummaryComponent return() { result = SC::return(_) }

go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/TaintTrackingUtil.qll

@@ -34,17 +34,38 @@ predicate localTaintStep(DataFlow::Node src, DataFlow::Node sink) {
   FlowSummaryImpl::Private::Steps::summaryThroughStepTaint(src, sink, _)
 }
 
+private Type getElementType(Type containerType) {
+  result = containerType.(ArrayType).getElementType() or
+  result = containerType.(SliceType).getElementType() or
+  result = containerType.(ChanType).getElementType() or
+  result = containerType.(MapType).getValueType() or
+  result = containerType.(PointerType).getPointerType()
+}
+
 /**
  * Holds if default `TaintTracking::Configuration`s should allow implicit reads
  * of `c` at sinks and inputs to additional taint steps.
  */
 bindingset[node]
-predicate defaultImplicitTaintRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::ContentSet c) {
-  exists(Type containerType |
+predicate defaultImplicitTaintRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::ContentSet cs) {
+  exists(Type containerType, DataFlow::Content c |
     node instanceof DataFlow::ArgumentNode and
-    DataFlowPrivate::getElementType*(node.getType()) = containerType
+    getElementType*(node.getType()) = containerType and
+    cs.asOneContent() = c
   |
-    c = DataFlowPrivate::getContentForType(containerType)
+    containerType instanceof ArrayType and
+    c instanceof DataFlow::ArrayContent
+    or
+    containerType instanceof SliceType and
+    c instanceof DataFlow::ArrayContent
+    or
+    containerType instanceof ChanType and
+    c instanceof DataFlow::CollectionContent
+    or
+    containerType instanceof MapType and
+    c instanceof DataFlow::MapValueContent
+    or
+    c.(DataFlow::PointerContent).getPointerType() = containerType
   )
 }
 
@@ -122,7 +143,7 @@ predicate elementWriteStep(DataFlow::Node pred, DataFlow::Node succ) {
   any(DataFlow::Write w).writesElement(succ.(DataFlow::PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode(), _, pred)
   or
   FlowSummaryImpl::Private::Steps::summaryStoreStep(pred.(DataFlowPrivate::FlowSummaryNode)
-        .getSummaryNode(), any(DataFlow::Content c | c instanceof DataFlow::ArrayContent),
+        .getSummaryNode(), any(DataFlow::ArrayContent ac).asContentSet(),
     succ.(DataFlowPrivate::FlowSummaryNode).getSummaryNode())
 }
 

go/ql/lib/semmle/go/frameworks/stdlib/NetHttp.qll

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ module NetHttp {
         |
           lastParamIndex = call.getCall().getCalleeType().getNumParameter() - 1 and
           varArgsSliceArgument = SummaryComponentStack::argument(lastParamIndex) and
-          arrayContentSC = SummaryComponent::content(arrayContent) and
+          arrayContentSC = SummaryComponent::content(arrayContent.asContentSet()) and
           stack = SummaryComponentStack::push(arrayContentSC, varArgsSliceArgument)
         )
       else stack = SummaryComponentStack::argument(n)

go/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/frameworks/serialization/texttemplate.go

@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ func test() {
 	buff1.Read(bytes1)
 	sink(bytes1) // $ hasTaintFlow=1 hasTaintFlow=2 hasTaintFlow=3
 
-	tmpl.Execute(buff2, toSerialize)
+	// Read `buff2` via an `any`-typed variable, to ensure the static type of the argument to tmpl.Execute makes no difference to the result
+	var toSerializeAsAny any
+	toSerializeAsAny = toSerialize
+	tmpl.Execute(buff2, toSerializeAsAny)
 	buff2.Read(bytes2)
 	sink(bytes2) // $ hasTaintFlow=1 hasTaintFlow=2 hasTaintFlow=3