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Summary

Prevent 32-bit length overflow when constructing Valkey cluster module messages.

Problem

createModuleMsgBlock() calculates the serialized message length using uint32_t, while createClusterMsgSendBlock() adds the allocation prefix using the same width.

For sufficiently large module payload lengths, the allocation-size calculation can wrap, causing the allocated buffer to be smaller than the space required for the message.

The related Pub/Sub length-validation issue was addressed in #5030. This PR applies corresponding validation to the cluster module-message path.

Changes

• Add clusterModuleMessageLengthValid() to validate the payload against the complete cluster send-block allocation size.
• Use the normal cluster-message header as a conservative upper bound, protecting both normal and lightweight message formats.
• Reject oversized payloads before allocating, copying, or broadcasting messages.
• Propagate rejection through the existing module API error path without changing the public API signature.
• Document the additional error condition.
• Add boundary regression tests and a module API integration test verifying safe rejection without sending a message.

Testing

• Build Valkey successfully.
• Run ./runtest --single unit/moduleapi/cluster.
• [] Run ClusterModuleTest.* GoogleTest cases in CI.
• Confirm existing cluster-module message tests continue to pass.

The oversized-payload regression uses a synthetic length and a small buffer. It does not allocate a multi-gigabyte payload.

Local validation

./runtest --single unit/moduleapi/cluster — 50 passed, 0 failed. Memory-leak check passed. The GoogleTest arithmetic boundary cases and broader regression suite remain pending CI validation.

Scope

This is a narrowly scoped correctness fix. It does not change the cluster wire protocol, modify normal message serialization, or introduce a new public API.

The issue was discussed privately with the Valkey security maintainers, who confirmed that the affected module API operates within Valkey's trusted-module boundary and recommended a public bug-fix PR against unstable.

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Walkthrough

The cluster module send path now rejects payloads that exceed the cluster bus message-length limit. Unit and module API tests cover the size boundary and verify that rejected sends do not increase the sent-message count.

Changes: Module message validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Length validation and send guard src/cluster.h, src/cluster_legacy.c, src/module.c	A new helper checks whether a payload fits the 32-bit message-length limit after accounting for message overhead. The send path returns C_ERR for oversized payloads. The API documentation lists oversized payloads as an error condition.
Length validation tests src/unit/test_cluster_module.cpp, tests/modules/cluster.c, tests/unit/moduleapi/cluster.tcl	Unit tests cover accepted and rejected payload lengths. The module API test checks rejection, confirms that no message was counted as sent, and verifies that the node still responds to PING.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• valkey-io/valkey#5030: Fixes cluster-bus length truncation for PUBLISH and SPUBLISH messages using separate validation helpers.

Suggested reviewers: madolson, enjoy-binbin

Merge Risk: Minimal · previous review 0ef52

The change adds oversized-message rejection and boundary tests. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains established.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 inconclusive

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: cluster module message lengths are validated before allocation. The raw summary confirms that clusterModuleMessageLengthValid() rejects oversized payloads in clusterSe…
Description check		The description states the problem (32-bit length wrap in createModuleMsgBlock and createClusterMsgSendBlock), the fix (clusterModuleMessageLengthValid validation), the documentation update, the added…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Explanation

The title names the main change: cluster module message lengths are validated before allocation. The raw summary confirms that clusterModuleMessageLengthValid() rejects oversized payloads in clusterSendModuleMessageToTarget before the send path runs. The title is specific and matches the changeset.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description states the problem (32-bit length wrap in createModuleMsgBlock and createClusterMsgSendBlock), the fix (clusterModuleMessageLengthValid validation), the documentation update, the added tests, and the testing done. These match the raw summary of src/cluster.h, src/cluster_legacy.c, src/module.c, the unit tests, the module test command, and the integration test.

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Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 3 functions across 4 files. (1 skipped: 1 too large.)

Resolution

Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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src/cluster_legacy.c: 1

5657-5657: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Return bool from clusterModuleMessageLengthValid().

The new helper returns a true/false value but is declared and defined as int. As per coding guidelines, src/**/*.{c,h,cpp,hpp} requires: "Use the boolean type for true/false values." The int return type is kept only for older functions, so the new helper should use bool. Changing the type does not change the returned values, and the existing callers and unit tests still work.

Suggested fix

--- a/src/cluster.h
+++ b/src/cluster.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 void clusterHandleServerShutdown(bool auto_failover);
 
-int clusterModuleMessageLengthValid(uint32_t len);
+bool clusterModuleMessageLengthValid(uint32_t len);
 
--- a/src/cluster_legacy.c
+++ b/src/cluster_legacy.c
@@ -5657,1 +5657,1 @@
-int clusterModuleMessageLengthValid(uint32_t len) {
+bool clusterModuleMessageLengthValid(uint32_t len) {

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Review comment at @src/cluster_legacy.c at line 5657:
Update the declaration and definition of clusterModuleMessageLengthValid to
return bool instead of int, keeping its existing true/false behavior and
ensuring both signatures remain consistent.

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tests/modules/cluster.c: 1

87-87: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Add an integration check for a length just above the payload limit.

test_send_oversized_msg passes only UINT32_MAX. A send-path guard that rejects only that value passes this test. Add a call with a length just above the limit, such as maxModulePayloadLen() + 1, so the module API test covers the first invalid length.

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Review comment at @tests/modules/cluster.c at line 87:
Update test_send_oversized_msg to also call ValkeyModule_SendClusterMessage with
a payload length one greater than maxModulePayloadLen() and assert it returns
VALKEYMODULE_ERR. Preserve the existing UINT32_MAX check so the test covers both
the first invalid length and the extreme value.

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Review comments at @src/unit/test_cluster_module.cpp:
- Line 28: Add a function comment directly above maxModulePayloadLen documenting
that it returns the largest payload length accepted for a normal cluster header
and that the limit keeps the full send-block allocation within UINT32_MAX.

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Review comments at @src/cluster_legacy.c:
- Line 5657: Update the declaration and definition of
clusterModuleMessageLengthValid to return bool instead of int, keeping its
existing true/false behavior and ensuring both signatures remain consistent.

Review comments at @tests/modules/cluster.c:
- Line 87: Update test_send_oversized_msg to also call
ValkeyModule_SendClusterMessage with a payload length one greater than
maxModulePayloadLen() and assert it returns VALKEYMODULE_ERR. Preserve the
existing UINT32_MAX check so the test covers both the first invalid length and
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Ready for human review.
No open findings. The new commit d891d52 only adds a gtest that calls clusterSendModuleMessageToTarget(NULL, ...) with oversized lengths. With a NULL target it reaches the length check at src/cluster_legacy.c:5767 and returns C_ERR without touching the payload. DCO passes.

Risk: Low. The change is one early return on the module cluster-message send path. It only fires for lengths within about 2.3 KB of UINT32_MAX, so normal module traffic is unaffected.

Open findings: none.

Backport: Needed for 9.2, 9.1, 9.0, 8.1, 8.0, 7.2. Every maintained line has the unchecked msglen += sizeof(clusterMsgModule) - 3 + len (cluster_legacy.c on 8.0 to 9.2, cluster.c on 7.2). The sibling pubsub length check is already on all of them.

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 81.32%. Comparing base (58a6ddc) to head (da1a02e).
⚠️ Report is 2 commits behind head on unstable.

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