fix: reject HTTPRoutePolicy with malformed vars instead of dropping them - #489
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A spec.vars item that failed to decode was logged and skipped, so the route was published with fewer match conditions than the policy declared. Translation now fails on the first malformed item, and the policy reports Accepted=False with reason Invalid.
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Navigate logical layers of code changes, visualize relationships, and explore their blast radius. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughHTTPRoutePolicy variable parsing now returns contextual errors. HTTPRoute and Ingress translation propagate these errors. Controllers retain invalid policies and set ChangesHTTPRoutePolicy variable validation
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Bug fix Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Policies containing empty variable expressions can bypass the intended fail-closed validation and produce ambiguous route configuration. Reject them before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@internal/adc/translator/httproute.go`:
- Around line 379-382: Update ParseHTTPRoutePolicyVars after json.Unmarshal to
reject decoded expressions with len(v) == 0, returning an error that identifies
the policy and variable index before appending to vars. Add parser tests
covering both null and empty-array values, ensuring they take the existing
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| if err := json.Unmarshal(data.Raw, &v); err != nil { | ||
| return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTPRoutePolicy %s/%s: invalid spec.vars[%d]: %w", policy.Namespace, policy.Name, i, err) | ||
| } | ||
| vars = append(vars, v) |
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rg -n -C 5 'ParseHTTPRoutePolicyVars|fillHTTPRoutePoliciesForHTTPRoute|fillHTTPRoutePoliciesForIngress|fillHTTPRoutePolicies\(' internal
printf '%s\n' '--- Vars consumers and provider serialization ---'
rg -n -C 4 'route\.Vars|Routes.*Vars|Vars.*route|type Vars|StringOrSlice|UnmarshalJSON' api internal --glob '*.go'
printf '%s\n' '--- HTTPRoute and Ingress translation entry points ---'
rg -n -C 8 'TranslateHTTPRoute|TranslateIngress|fillHTTPRoutePoliciesFor' internal/adc/translator --glob '*.go'
printf '%s\n' '--- CRD/schema constraints for HTTPRoutePolicy vars ---'
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rg -n -C 4 'route\.Vars|Routes.*Vars|Vars.*route|type Vars|StringOrSlice|UnmarshalJSON' api internal --glob '*.go'
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Reject nil and empty variable expressions.
The CRD accepts arbitrary JSON items in spec.vars. ParseHTTPRoutePolicyVars accepts both null and [] because json.Unmarshal returns no error for either value. The parser then appends a nil or empty expression to the APISIX route Vars.
invalidVarsCondition treats the successful parse as accepted, so these values bypass the fail-closed path for both HTTPRoute and Ingress. Reject decoded values where len(v) == 0, and add parser tests for null and [].
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if err := json.Unmarshal(data.Raw, &v); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTPRoutePolicy %s/%s: invalid spec.vars[%d]: %w", policy.Namespace, policy.Name, i, err)
}
+ if len(v) == 0 {
+ return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTPRoutePolicy %s/%s: invalid spec.vars[%d]: expression must not be empty", policy.Namespace, policy.Name, i)
+ }
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| if err := json.Unmarshal(data.Raw, &v); err != nil { | |
| return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTPRoutePolicy %s/%s: invalid spec.vars[%d]: %w", policy.Namespace, policy.Name, i, err) | |
| } | |
| vars = append(vars, v) | |
| if err := json.Unmarshal(data.Raw, &v); err != nil { | |
| return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTPRoutePolicy %s/%s: invalid spec.vars[%d]: %w", policy.Namespace, policy.Name, i, err) | |
| } | |
| if len(v) == 0 { | |
| return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTPRoutePolicy %s/%s: invalid spec.vars[%d]: expression must not be empty", policy.Namespace, policy.Name, i) | |
| } | |
| vars = append(vars, v) |
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In `@internal/adc/translator/httproute.go` around lines 379 - 382, Update
ParseHTTPRoutePolicyVars after json.Unmarshal to reject decoded expressions with
len(v) == 0, returning an error that identifies the policy and variable index
before appending to vars. Add parser tests covering both null and empty-array
values, ensuring they take the existing fail-closed path.
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conformance test report - apisix-standalone modeapiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
date: "2026-09-22T17:46:37Z"
gatewayAPIChannel: experimental
gatewayAPIVersion: v1.6.0
implementation:
contact:
- https://github.com/apache/apisix-ingress-controller/issues
organization: APISIX
project: apisix-ingress-controller
url: https://github.com/apache/apisix-ingress-controller.git
version: v2.0.0
kind: ConformanceReport
mode: default
profiles:
- core:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- TLSRouteHostnameIntersection
- TLSRouteInvalidBackendRefNonexistent
- TLSRouteInvalidBackendRefUnknownKind
- TLSRouteSimpleSameNamespace
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 16
Skipped: 4
extended:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- TLSRouteTerminateSimpleSameNamespace
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 3
Skipped: 1
supportedFeatures:
- GatewayAddressEmpty
- GatewayPort8080
- TLSRouteModeTerminate
unsupportedFeatures:
- GatewayBackendClientCertificate
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidation
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidationInsecureFallback
- GatewayHTTPListenerIsolation
- GatewayHTTPSListenerDetectMisdirectedRequests
- GatewayInfrastructurePropagation
- GatewayStaticAddresses
- ListenerSet
- TLSRouteModeMixed
name: GATEWAY-TLS
summary: Core tests partially succeeded with 4 test skips. Extended tests partially
succeeded with 1 test skips.
- core:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- HTTPRouteHTTPSListener
- HTTPRouteInvalidBackendRefUnknownKind
- HTTPRouteInvalidCrossNamespaceBackendRef
- HTTPRouteInvalidNonExistentBackendRef
- HTTPRouteListenerHostnameMatching
- HTTPRouteMultipleGateways
- HTTPRouteNoBackendRefs
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 30
Skipped: 7
extended:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- HTTPRouteRedirectPortAndScheme
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 12
Skipped: 1
supportedFeatures:
- GatewayAddressEmpty
- GatewayPort8080
- HTTPRouteBackendProtocolWebSocket
- HTTPRouteDestinationPortMatching
- HTTPRouteHostRewrite
- HTTPRouteMethodMatching
- HTTPRoutePathRewrite
- HTTPRoutePortRedirect
- HTTPRouteQueryParamMatching
- HTTPRouteRequestMirror
- HTTPRouteResponseHeaderModification
- HTTPRouteSchemeRedirect
unsupportedFeatures:
- BackendTLSPolicy
- BackendTLSPolicySANValidation
- GatewayBackendClientCertificate
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidation
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidationInsecureFallback
- GatewayHTTPListenerIsolation
- GatewayHTTPSListenerDetectMisdirectedRequests
- GatewayInfrastructurePropagation
- GatewayStaticAddresses
- HTTPRoute303RedirectStatusCode
- HTTPRoute307RedirectStatusCode
- HTTPRoute308RedirectStatusCode
- HTTPRouteBackendProtocolH2C
- HTTPRouteBackendRequestHeaderModification
- HTTPRouteBackendTimeout
- HTTPRouteCORS
- HTTPRouteNamedRouteRule
- HTTPRouteParentRefPort
- HTTPRoutePathRedirect
- HTTPRouteRequestMultipleMirrors
- HTTPRouteRequestPercentageMirror
- HTTPRouteRequestTimeout
- HTTPRouteRetry
- HTTPRouteRetryBackendTimeout
- HTTPRouteRetryConnectionError
- ListenerSet
name: GATEWAY-HTTP
summary: Core tests partially succeeded with 7 test skips. Extended tests partially
succeeded with 1 test skips.
- core:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- GRPCRouteListenerHostnameMatching
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 14
Skipped: 1
extended:
result: success
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 1
Skipped: 0
supportedFeatures:
- GatewayAddressEmpty
- GatewayPort8080
unsupportedFeatures:
- GatewayBackendClientCertificate
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidation
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidationInsecureFallback
- GatewayHTTPListenerIsolation
- GatewayHTTPSListenerDetectMisdirectedRequests
- GatewayInfrastructurePropagation
- GatewayStaticAddresses
- ListenerSet
name: GATEWAY-GRPC
summary: Core tests partially succeeded with 1 test skips. Extended tests succeeded.
succeededProvisionalTests:
- GatewayOptionalAddressValue |
Contributor
conformance test report - apisix modeapiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
date: "2026-09-22T17:48:12Z"
gatewayAPIChannel: experimental
gatewayAPIVersion: v1.6.0
implementation:
contact:
- https://github.com/apache/apisix-ingress-controller/issues
organization: APISIX
project: apisix-ingress-controller
url: https://github.com/apache/apisix-ingress-controller.git
version: v2.0.0
kind: ConformanceReport
mode: default
profiles:
- core:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- HTTPRouteHTTPSListener
- HTTPRouteInvalidBackendRefUnknownKind
- HTTPRouteInvalidCrossNamespaceBackendRef
- HTTPRouteInvalidNonExistentBackendRef
- HTTPRouteListenerHostnameMatching
- HTTPRouteMultipleGateways
- HTTPRouteNoBackendRefs
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 30
Skipped: 7
extended:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- HTTPRouteRedirectPortAndScheme
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 12
Skipped: 1
supportedFeatures:
- GatewayAddressEmpty
- GatewayPort8080
- HTTPRouteBackendProtocolWebSocket
- HTTPRouteDestinationPortMatching
- HTTPRouteHostRewrite
- HTTPRouteMethodMatching
- HTTPRoutePathRewrite
- HTTPRoutePortRedirect
- HTTPRouteQueryParamMatching
- HTTPRouteRequestMirror
- HTTPRouteResponseHeaderModification
- HTTPRouteSchemeRedirect
unsupportedFeatures:
- BackendTLSPolicy
- BackendTLSPolicySANValidation
- GatewayBackendClientCertificate
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidation
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidationInsecureFallback
- GatewayHTTPListenerIsolation
- GatewayHTTPSListenerDetectMisdirectedRequests
- GatewayInfrastructurePropagation
- GatewayStaticAddresses
- HTTPRoute303RedirectStatusCode
- HTTPRoute307RedirectStatusCode
- HTTPRoute308RedirectStatusCode
- HTTPRouteBackendProtocolH2C
- HTTPRouteBackendRequestHeaderModification
- HTTPRouteBackendTimeout
- HTTPRouteCORS
- HTTPRouteNamedRouteRule
- HTTPRouteParentRefPort
- HTTPRoutePathRedirect
- HTTPRouteRequestMultipleMirrors
- HTTPRouteRequestPercentageMirror
- HTTPRouteRequestTimeout
- HTTPRouteRetry
- HTTPRouteRetryBackendTimeout
- HTTPRouteRetryConnectionError
- ListenerSet
name: GATEWAY-HTTP
summary: Core tests partially succeeded with 7 test skips. Extended tests partially
succeeded with 1 test skips.
- core:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- GRPCRouteListenerHostnameMatching
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 14
Skipped: 1
extended:
result: success
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 1
Skipped: 0
supportedFeatures:
- GatewayAddressEmpty
- GatewayPort8080
unsupportedFeatures:
- GatewayBackendClientCertificate
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidation
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidationInsecureFallback
- GatewayHTTPListenerIsolation
- GatewayHTTPSListenerDetectMisdirectedRequests
- GatewayInfrastructurePropagation
- GatewayStaticAddresses
- ListenerSet
name: GATEWAY-GRPC
summary: Core tests partially succeeded with 1 test skips. Extended tests succeeded.
- core:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- TLSRouteHostnameIntersection
- TLSRouteInvalidBackendRefNonexistent
- TLSRouteInvalidBackendRefUnknownKind
- TLSRouteSimpleSameNamespace
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 16
Skipped: 4
extended:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- TLSRouteTerminateSimpleSameNamespace
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 3
Skipped: 1
supportedFeatures:
- GatewayAddressEmpty
- GatewayPort8080
- TLSRouteModeTerminate
unsupportedFeatures:
- GatewayBackendClientCertificate
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidation
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidationInsecureFallback
- GatewayHTTPListenerIsolation
- GatewayHTTPSListenerDetectMisdirectedRequests
- GatewayInfrastructurePropagation
- GatewayStaticAddresses
- ListenerSet
- TLSRouteModeMixed
name: GATEWAY-TLS
summary: Core tests partially succeeded with 4 test skips. Extended tests partially
succeeded with 1 test skips.
succeededProvisionalTests:
- GatewayOptionalAddressValue |
Contributor
conformance test reportapiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
date: "2026-09-22T18:04:12Z"
gatewayAPIChannel: experimental
gatewayAPIVersion: v1.6.0
implementation:
contact:
- https://github.com/apache/apisix-ingress-controller/issues
organization: APISIX
project: apisix-ingress-controller
url: https://github.com/apache/apisix-ingress-controller.git
version: v2.0.0
kind: ConformanceReport
mode: default
profiles:
- core:
failedTests:
- GatewayModifyListeners
- HTTPRouteMultipleGateways
- HTTPRouteNoBackendRefs
result: failure
skippedTests:
- HTTPRouteHTTPSListener
statistics:
Failed: 3
Passed: 33
Skipped: 1
extended:
result: partial
skippedTests:
- HTTPRouteRedirectPortAndScheme
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 12
Skipped: 1
supportedFeatures:
- GatewayAddressEmpty
- GatewayPort8080
- HTTPRouteBackendProtocolWebSocket
- HTTPRouteDestinationPortMatching
- HTTPRouteHostRewrite
- HTTPRouteMethodMatching
- HTTPRoutePathRewrite
- HTTPRoutePortRedirect
- HTTPRouteQueryParamMatching
- HTTPRouteRequestMirror
- HTTPRouteResponseHeaderModification
- HTTPRouteSchemeRedirect
unsupportedFeatures:
- BackendTLSPolicy
- BackendTLSPolicySANValidation
- GatewayBackendClientCertificate
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidation
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidationInsecureFallback
- GatewayHTTPListenerIsolation
- GatewayHTTPSListenerDetectMisdirectedRequests
- GatewayInfrastructurePropagation
- GatewayStaticAddresses
- HTTPRoute303RedirectStatusCode
- HTTPRoute307RedirectStatusCode
- HTTPRoute308RedirectStatusCode
- HTTPRouteBackendProtocolH2C
- HTTPRouteBackendRequestHeaderModification
- HTTPRouteBackendTimeout
- HTTPRouteCORS
- HTTPRouteNamedRouteRule
- HTTPRouteParentRefPort
- HTTPRoutePathRedirect
- HTTPRouteRequestMultipleMirrors
- HTTPRouteRequestPercentageMirror
- HTTPRouteRequestTimeout
- HTTPRouteRetry
- HTTPRouteRetryBackendTimeout
- HTTPRouteRetryConnectionError
- ListenerSet
name: GATEWAY-HTTP
summary: Core tests failed with 3 test failures. Extended tests partially succeeded
with 1 test skips.
- core:
failedTests:
- GatewayModifyListeners
result: failure
statistics:
Failed: 1
Passed: 14
Skipped: 0
extended:
result: success
statistics:
Failed: 0
Passed: 1
Skipped: 0
supportedFeatures:
- GatewayAddressEmpty
- GatewayPort8080
unsupportedFeatures:
- GatewayBackendClientCertificate
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidation
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidationInsecureFallback
- GatewayHTTPListenerIsolation
- GatewayHTTPSListenerDetectMisdirectedRequests
- GatewayInfrastructurePropagation
- GatewayStaticAddresses
- ListenerSet
name: GATEWAY-GRPC
summary: Core tests failed with 1 test failures. Extended tests succeeded.
- core:
failedTests:
- GatewayModifyListeners
- TLSRouteHostnameIntersection
- TLSRouteInvalidBackendRefNonexistent
- TLSRouteInvalidBackendRefUnknownKind
- TLSRouteSimpleSameNamespace
result: failure
statistics:
Failed: 5
Passed: 15
Skipped: 0
extended:
failedTests:
- TLSRouteTerminateSimpleSameNamespace
result: failure
statistics:
Failed: 1
Passed: 3
Skipped: 0
supportedFeatures:
- GatewayAddressEmpty
- GatewayPort8080
- TLSRouteModeTerminate
unsupportedFeatures:
- GatewayBackendClientCertificate
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidation
- GatewayFrontendClientCertificateValidationInsecureFallback
- GatewayHTTPListenerIsolation
- GatewayHTTPSListenerDetectMisdirectedRequests
- GatewayInfrastructurePropagation
- GatewayStaticAddresses
- ListenerSet
- TLSRouteModeMixed
name: GATEWAY-TLS
summary: Core tests failed with 5 test failures. Extended tests failed with 1 test
failures.
succeededProvisionalTests:
- GatewayOptionalAddressValue |
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What this PR does / why we need it:
fillHTTPRoutePoliciesdecoded eachHTTPRoutePolicyspec.varsitem into[]StringOrSlice. When an item failed to decode (for example{"remote_addr":"10.0.0.0/8"}instead of["remote_addr","==","10.0.0.1"]), the error was logged, the item was skipped, and the rest were still applied.varsare AND-ed match conditions, so the published route matched more traffic than the policy declared. The CRD accepts any JSON invars, and the status update was atodo, so nothing reported the problem.This PR:
ParseHTTPRoutePolicyVars, which fails on the first malformed item.fillHTTPRoutePoliciesreturns that error, and both callers (HTTPRoute and Ingress translation) propagate it. A route with a malformed policy var is never published with a partial set of conditions: an existing route keeps its last good state and a new one is not programmed. For a match condition, that is the most restrictive outcome.Accepted=Falsewith reasonInvalidand the decode error on the policy's ancestor status, for policies attached to both HTTPRoutes and Ingresses. The invalid policy stays in the translate context so translation still fails.Provider.Updatefails. It used to return first, so the policy condition would never be written.Well-formed
varstranslate exactly as before.Pre-submission checklist:
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Accepted=Falsestatus with anInvalidreason instead of being silently skipped.