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False-positive pattern detection (Phase 4 of autonomous mode).
Inspect a confirmed bug finding (CEx state + classification + realism
verdict) and check whether it matches a known FP pattern. Returns a
typed :class:`FpPattern` plus evidence the autonomous outer loop can use
to inject a session-local skepticism hint into the next round's realism
prompt.
The patterns are derived from the methodology insight in
``findings/methodology_insight_2026-05-22.md`` and the 12-bug
libarchive_rb.c result from the 2026-05-23 sweep (all confirmed but
all caller-contract slips):
* :data:`FpPattern.UNINIT_VTABLE` β the CEx assigns NULL to a function
pointer that's a member of a ``*->ops->*`` / ``*->vtable->*``
structure. In practice the container is initialized by a separate
``foo_init(handle, ops)`` call that the lite-mode harness skipped.
* :data:`FpPattern.UNINIT_CONTAINER` β every field of the param's
struct backing is nondet/default and the witness depends on those
fields being a particular value (NULL/zero). Strong signal of a
container that's supposed to be initialized by the caller before
use.
* :data:`FpPattern.UNREACHABLE_BRANCH` β the witness state requires
a sentinel value (e.g. ``-1`` / ``MAX_INT``) that the caller-site
guard explicitly rejects.
This module is *pure detection*. It returns the pattern + evidence;
the autonomous loop in cli.py decides what hint to inject.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import re
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from enum import Enum
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Optional
class FpPattern(str, Enum):
UNINIT_VTABLE = "uninit_vtable"
"""CEx requires a NULL function pointer to be invoked. Almost
always the caller-contract slip where the container's ops/vtable
field is unset because the harness didn't simulate the init call."""
UNINIT_CONTAINER = "uninit_container"
"""CEx witness shows every container field at its default nondet
value (NULL / 0). Likely a forgotten initialization on the harness
side. Weaker signal than UNINIT_VTABLE β many real bugs also have
nondet fields, but the *combination* of all-nondet + system-entry
confidence flags this for follow-up."""
UNREACHABLE_BRANCH = "unreachable_branch"
"""CEx requires a sentinel input value (often ``-1``, ``UINT_MAX``,
very large size) that callers explicitly guard against. Pattern
detection: combination of integer-overflow CEx + system-entry
caller chain through a known length-validating wrapper."""
UNRELATED_PAIRED_POINTERS = "unrelated_paired_pointers"
"""CEx has two parameters whose names suggest a pointer pair
(``start``/``end``, ``begin``/``end``, ``first``/``last``,
``src``/``dst``, ``head``/``tail``) but their backing arrays in
the witness are independent allocations. Every real caller passes
pointers into the SAME buffer (caller-contract), so the unrelated-
backing CEx is unreachable from any public API. Observed on
libarchive's ``ismode(const char *start, const char *end, β¦)``
family in the 2026-05-23 archive_acl calibration."""
NO_PATTERN = "no_pattern"
"""No known FP pattern matched β finding looks like a candidate
real bug or an unclassified FP class."""
@dataclass
class FpEvidence:
"""The detector's verdict for one bug finding."""
pattern: FpPattern
confidence: float
"""0.0 - 1.0 β heuristic certainty that this is the named FP
pattern. Used by the realism-hint injector to weigh hints by
frequency Γ confidence."""
cited_fields: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
"""The witness-state field names that triggered the match.
Example: ``['compare_key', 'compare_nodes']`` for an UNINIT_VTABLE
on archive_rb."""
cited_functions: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
"""The call-chain functions implicated in the FP. The hint
injector uses these to phrase the skepticism rule concretely
("for callers of ``__archive_rb_tree_*``, the tree object is
initialized via ``__archive_rb_tree_init`` first.")."""
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Witness-state walker
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
_FN_POINTER_PAT = re.compile(
# CBMC formats function-pointer variables as ``signed int (*)(...) name = NULL``
# in the variable_assignments dict. The KEY is the variable name; the
# VALUE is the function-pointer type string.
r'^(?:const\s+)?(?:un)?signed\s+\w+\s*\(\s*\*\s*\)\s*\(.*\)$'
)
def _is_null_function_pointer(field_name: str, value: str) -> bool:
"""True if ``value`` represents a NULL function pointer.
CBMC writes function-pointer NULLs in several forms β match any of:
* ``((signed int (*)(struct X *, const void *))NULL)``
* ``NULL`` (in the context of a known fn-pointer field name)
* ``((<sig>)NULL)`` for any sig
"""
v = value.strip()
if v == "NULL":
# Only treat bare NULL as a fn-pointer if the field name strongly
# suggests it (compare_*, *_fn, *_cb, *_callback, *->ops->*).
return _field_name_suggests_function_pointer(field_name)
# Strip outer parens.
if v.startswith("((") and v.endswith(")NULL)"):
inside = v[2:-len(")NULL)")]
# Detect a function-pointer type signature.
if "(" in inside and "*" in inside:
return True
return False
def _field_name_suggests_function_pointer(name: str) -> bool:
"""Heuristic: a field name strongly suggesting a function-pointer
callback. Matches camelCase and snake_case forms.
"""
name_l = name.lower()
return (
name_l.startswith("compare_") or name_l.endswith("_fn") or
name_l.endswith("_cb") or name_l.endswith("_callback") or
name_l in {"ctor", "dtor", "init_fn", "hook", "free_fn",
"compare", "compare_nodes", "compare_key",
"alloc_fn", "release_fn"} or
"->ops->" in name_l or "->vtable->" in name_l
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Public API
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def detect_pattern(
bug_report: dict,
classification: Optional[dict] = None,
) -> FpEvidence:
"""Inspect a bug-report dict (the on-disk ``bug_report.json``) and
classify the likely FP pattern.
Pure function. Optionally accepts a ``classification`` dict (the
``classification.json`` companion) for the witness state when the
bug report doesn't carry it inline.
"""
# The bug_report.json may be stored at two nesting levels:
# (a) outer ``{saved_at, report: {function_name, counterexample, β¦}}``
# (b) inner ``{function_name, counterexample, β¦}`` directly.
# Accept either.
if "report" in bug_report and isinstance(bug_report["report"], dict):
report = bug_report["report"]
else:
report = bug_report
# Extract the variable_assignments dict from wherever it lives.
cex: dict = {}
state = report.get("state") or {}
if isinstance(state, dict) and state:
cex = state
if not cex:
ce = report.get("counterexample") or {}
if isinstance(ce, dict):
cex = ce.get("variable_assignments") or {}
if not cex and classification:
ce_outer = classification.get("classification") or {}
ce_cls = ce_outer.get("counterexample") or {}
cex = ce_cls.get("variable_assignments") or {}
call_chain: list[str] = report.get("call_chain") or []
if not call_chain and classification:
cls_inner = classification.get("classification") or {}
call_chain = cls_inner.get("caller_path") or []
# Pattern 1: uninit vtable β any field name + value that looks
# like a NULL function pointer.
null_fn_fields = [
k for k, v in cex.items()
if isinstance(v, str) and _is_null_function_pointer(k, v)
]
if null_fn_fields:
return FpEvidence(
pattern=FpPattern.UNINIT_VTABLE,
confidence=0.9 if len(null_fn_fields) >= 2 else 0.7,
cited_fields=null_fn_fields,
cited_functions=call_chain,
)
# Pattern 2: uninit container β all non-CPROVER fields nondet/NULL.
user_fields = {
k: v for k, v in cex.items()
if isinstance(v, str)
and not k.startswith("__CPROVER")
and not k.startswith("return_value_")
and not k.startswith("_") and not k.endswith("_buf")
}
if user_fields and len(user_fields) >= 3:
nondet_count = sum(
1 for v in user_fields.values()
if v.strip() in ("NULL", "0", "0u", "0ul", "0l")
or "{'name': 'unknown'}" in v
)
if nondet_count >= len(user_fields) * 0.8:
return FpEvidence(
pattern=FpPattern.UNINIT_CONTAINER,
confidence=0.6,
cited_fields=list(user_fields.keys())[:6],
cited_functions=call_chain,
)
# Pattern 3: unrelated paired pointers.
paired = _detect_paired_pointers(cex)
if paired:
return FpEvidence(
pattern=FpPattern.UNRELATED_PAIRED_POINTERS,
confidence=0.7,
cited_fields=paired,
cited_functions=call_chain,
)
return FpEvidence(
pattern=FpPattern.NO_PATTERN,
confidence=0.0,
cited_fields=[],
cited_functions=call_chain,
)
# Pairs of parameter names that the harness almost certainly mis-models
# when given independent nondet backings. Each entry: (a, b) such that
# real callers always pass pointers into the SAME buffer.
_PAIRED_POINTER_NAMES: frozenset[tuple[str, str]] = frozenset({
("start", "end"),
("begin", "end"),
("first", "last"),
("src", "dst"),
("source", "destination"),
("head", "tail"),
("low", "high"),
("from", "to"),
})
def _detect_paired_pointers(cex: dict) -> list[str]:
"""Look for canonical paired-pointer parameter names where the
witness state shows independent backings (``_<a>_buf`` and
``_<b>_buf`` distinct arrays). Returns the field-name list if a
pair is detected, empty list otherwise.
Pattern fingerprint in CBMC's variable_assignments:
``start = _start_buf!0@1``
``end = _end_buf!0@1`` (different backing β unrelated)
Real callers would have:
``start = _shared_buf!0@1``
``end = _shared_buf!N@1`` (offset into same backing).
"""
if not cex:
return []
for a, b in _PAIRED_POINTER_NAMES:
if a in cex and b in cex:
va = str(cex[a])
vb = str(cex[b])
if "!" not in va or "!" not in vb:
continue
# Pointer base = everything before the ``!``.
base_a = va.split("!", 1)[0].strip()
base_b = vb.split("!", 1)[0].strip()
if base_a and base_b and base_a != base_b:
return [a, b]
return []
def detect_pattern_from_paths(
bug_report_path: str | Path,
classification_path: Optional[str | Path] = None,
) -> FpEvidence:
"""Convenience: load both JSON files and detect."""
with open(bug_report_path) as f:
bug = json.load(f)
classification = None
if classification_path:
try:
with open(classification_path) as f:
classification = json.load(f)
except FileNotFoundError:
pass
return detect_pattern(bug, classification)
def scan_artifact_tree(artifact_root: str | Path) -> dict[FpPattern, int]:
"""Walk every ``bug_report.json`` under *artifact_root* and tally
detected FP patterns. Used by the autonomous outer loop to decide
which hints are worth injecting next round.
"""
root = Path(artifact_root)
counts: dict[FpPattern, int] = {p: 0 for p in FpPattern}
examples: dict[FpPattern, list[tuple[str, list[str]]]] = {p: [] for p in FpPattern}
for br in root.rglob("bug_report.json"):
try:
with br.open() as f:
bug = json.load(f)
if not bug:
continue
# Outer-or-inner shape.
top = bug.get("report") if isinstance(bug.get("report"), dict) else bug
if not (top.get("function_name") or top.get("violated_property")):
continue
cls_path = br.parent / "classification.json"
classification = None
if cls_path.exists():
try:
with cls_path.open() as f:
classification = json.load(f)
except Exception:
classification = None
ev = detect_pattern(bug, classification)
counts[ev.pattern] += 1
fn = (top.get("function_name") or br.parent.name)
if len(examples[ev.pattern]) < 5:
examples[ev.pattern].append((fn, ev.cited_fields))
except Exception:
continue
return {"counts": counts, "examples": examples}
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