[jira] [Created] (CASSANDRA-12332) Weak SecurityManager Check: Overridable Method

["Eduardo Aguinaga (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Eduardo Aguinaga created CASSANDRA-12332:
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             Summary: Weak SecurityManager Check: Overridable Method
                 Key: CASSANDRA-12332
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-12332
             Project: Cassandra
          Issue Type: Bug
            Reporter: Eduardo Aguinaga
             Fix For: 3.0.5


Overview:
In May through June of 2016 a static analysis was performed on version 3.0.5 of the Cassandra source code. The analysis included an automated analysis using HP Fortify v4.21 SCA and a manual analysis utilizing SciTools Understand v4. The results of that analysis includes the issue below.

Issue:
Non-final methods that perform security checks may be overridden in ways that bypass security checks.

{code:java}
CassandraDaemon.java, lines 155-165:
155 protected void setup()
156 {
157     // Delete any failed snapshot deletions on Windows - see CASSANDRA-9658
158     if (FBUtilities.isWindows())
159         WindowsFailedSnapshotTracker.deleteOldSnapshots();
160 
161     ThreadAwareSecurityManager.install();
162 
163     logSystemInfo();
164 
165     CLibrary.tryMlockall();
{code}



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