SpiceDB: LookupSubjects may return partial results if a specific kind of relation is used
Description
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Apr 10, 2024
Reviewed
Apr 10, 2024
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Apr 10, 2024
Last updated
Apr 11, 2024
Background
Use of a relation of the form:
relation folder: folder | folder#parent
with an arrow such asfolder->view
can cause LookupSubjects to only return the subjects found under subjects for eitherfolder
orfolder#parent
.This bug only manifests if the same subject type is used multiple types in a relation, relationships exist for both subject types and an arrow is used over the relation.
Impact
Any user making a negative authorization decision based on the results of a LookupSubjects request with version before v1.30.1 is affected.
Workarounds
Avoid using LookupSubjects for negative authorization decisions and/or avoid using the broken schema.
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