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Resource name collisions could cause the operator to overwrite or delete another workload, steady reconciliation performed unnecessary writes, and the storage CAS checker could report false failures on a correct store. This PR fixes those defects and records a production audit against celld v0.4.0.

Changes:

  • Require the current WorkerApp controller owner UID before resource updates or ScaledObject deletion; use delete preconditions and retry cleanup errors.
  • Skip deleting WorkerApps and unchanged status; preserve Service node ports and external ServiceAccount metadata/auto-mode IAM annotations; watch owned Ingresses.
  • Handle IPv6 state URLs and nonpositive polling intervals, fix empty metadata-key comparisons, and correct outdated internal comments.
  • Give every CAS test writer the same seed ETag and reject vacuous qualification runs.
  • Update x/text to v0.39.0 and gRPC to v1.82.1, plus required transitives, for GO-2026-5970 and GO-2026-6061 found by govulncheck.
  • Add regression coverage and docs/production-audit.md, linked from the README, with prioritized feature recommendations and concrete acceptance tests.

Validation:

  • make lint-fix: zero issues.
  • make test: passes with Kubernetes 1.36.2 envtest.
  • go test -race ./hack/cas-hammer: passes.
  • helm lint dist/chart: passes; inspected Helm certificate rendering.
  • make test-e2e KIND_CLUSTER=celld-operator-audit-20260910: both manager/metrics tests pass in isolated Kind, with a separate kubeconfig and cert-manager installation skipped; cluster removed afterward.
  • govulncheck v1.8.0: zero reachable vulnerability findings after dependency updates. Four additional advisories remain without detected affected call paths (two package-level and two module-level); versions and advisory links are in the audit.

Compatibility: existing unowned children or children belonging to a prior WorkerApp UID now produce reconciliation errors. Resolve those collisions explicitly before expecting the fleet to reconcile.

The audit identifies remaining feature work around durability/topology, KEDA rollout coordination, complete metrics and state validation, tenant isolation, observed app versions, deploy tracking, integration cleanup, API validation, and Helm/CI behavior. This PR does not claim production durability or validate a real application fleet against external storage, mesh, or KEDA.

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  • New Features

    • Added production audit documentation covering operational readiness, validation results, risks, and recommendations.
    • Added a link to the production audit from the project documentation.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved IPv4 and IPv6 state endpoint handling.
    • Applied a default polling interval for invalid polling configurations.
    • Preserved externally managed identity settings and assigned service ports during reconciliation.
    • Strengthened ownership checks to prevent updates to unrelated resources.
    • Improved cleanup safety and rollout tracking behavior.
  • Tests

    • Expanded coverage for ownership protection, networking, resource preservation, and concurrent storage updates.

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The change hardens controller reconciliation, preserves externally managed Kubernetes metadata, fixes IPv4/IPv6 state requests, improves CAS race validation, updates dependencies, and adds a production audit report.

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Production hardening

Layer / File(s) Summary
Controller ownership and reconciliation
internal/controller/workerapp_controller.go, internal/controller/rollout.go, internal/controller/workerapp_controller_test.go
Reconciliation validates resource ownership, preserves Service, ServiceAccount, and NodePort metadata, protects ScaledObject deletion, skips unchanged status updates, and watches owned Ingress resources. Tests cover cleanup and ownership behavior.
State polling and reconciliation validation
internal/controller/fleetstate.go, internal/controller/reconciliation_test.go
State requests use IPv4/IPv6-safe host and port formatting. Non-positive polling intervals use the default. Tests cover state requests, ownership conflicts, and required map keys.
CAS race execution and test coverage
hack/cas-hammer/main.go, hack/cas-hammer/main_test.go
The CAS hammer validates parameters and shares one seed ETag across concurrent update writers. Tests verify one metadata read and one update attempt per writer.
Production audit and supporting updates
README.md, docs/production-audit.md, internal/controller/deploytracker.go, go.mod
The README links the production audit. The audit records completed cleanup, validation results, remaining findings, and production recommendations. Dependency versions and deployment-tracking comments are updated.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 4d948

This change hardens reconciliation behavior and updates dependencies without introducing a merge-blocking regression. The remaining gRPC advisory should be addressed separately, but this update does not worsen its existing exposure.

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Comment thread go.mod
google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3 // indirect
google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260414002931-afd174a4e478 // indirect
google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260414002931-afd174a4e478 // indirect
google.golang.org/grpc v1.82.1 // indirect

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The official security advisory GHSA-vp52-pcj8-j9qc addresses a Heap Memory Exhaustion (OOM) vulnerability in gRPC-Go [1][2]. Vulnerability Details: Prior to version 1.83.1, gRPC-Go (google.golang.org/grpc) was vulnerable to memory exhaustion caused by HTTP/2 DATA frame fragmentation [1][3][2]. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this by sending a stream fragmented into millions of tiny (e.g., 1-byte) HTTP/2 DATA frames [1][2]. Because the library historically stored each fragmented frame as a separate recvMsg structure in the receive buffer, these fragmented frames could consume disproportionate heap memory even while staying within configured flow-control window limits [3][2]. By multiplexing multiple concurrent streams, an attacker could force a runtime panic or an out-of-memory (OOM) condition, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) [1][3][2]. Resolution: The vulnerability is fixed in gRPC-Go version 1.83.1 [1][4]. The patch implements receive-buffer compaction, which automatically coalesces consecutive small data buffers into larger ones from a shared pool to minimize per-frame memory overhead [1][2]. Workaround: Receive-buffer compaction is enabled by default in the patched version [1][2]. If this feature causes unforeseen issues, it can be temporarily disabled using the environment variable: GRPC_GO_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLE_RECEIVE_BUFFER_COMPACTION=false [1][2] Note that this environment variable is intended as a temporary escape hatch and is planned for removal in a future release [1][2]. This issue is also tracked as CVE-2026-84304 [3][5].

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In the context of gRPC, specifically within the gRPC-Go implementation, fragmented HTTP/2 DATA frames can be leveraged by an attacker to trigger a heap memory exhaustion (Out of Memory) vulnerability [1]. When a client or server purposefully sends payloads fragmented into millions of extremely small HTTP/2 DATA frames (e.g., 1-byte frames), the overhead required for the gRPC runtime to track each individual fragment and manage internal queue allocations can cause massive heap memory inflation [1]. This occurs even if the total data transferred remains within the defined connection and stream flow-control limits [1]. By multiplexing multiple concurrent streams using this fragmentation technique, an attacker can exhaust the system's memory, leading to a remote Denial of Service (DoS) [1]. This issue affects versions of google.golang.org/grpc up to and including 1.83.0 [1]. It was addressed in version 1.83.1, which introduced receive buffer compaction [1]. This mechanism automatically coalesces consecutive small data buffers into larger buffers sourced from a shared pool when the memory overhead becomes excessive relative to the actual payload size [1]. While this behavior is enabled by default, it can be temporarily disabled using the environment variable GRPC_GO_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLE_RECEIVE_BUFFER_COMPACTION=false, though this escape hatch is intended to be removed in future versions [1].

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Upgrade google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.1 or later.

v1.82.1 is affected by GHSA-vp52-pcj8-j9qc. The operator uses gRPC through k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/egressselector for client connections. If the GRPC egress path is enabled, a malicious peer can send fragmented HTTP/2 DATA frames and cause excessive memory use. Regenerate dependency checks after the upgrade.

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[HIGH] 112-112: google.golang.org/grpc 1.82.1: gRPC-Go: Heap Memory Exhaustion (OOM) via HTTP/2 DATA Frame Fragmentation

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v1.82.1 to v1.83.1 or later, including all corresponding module checksum
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