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1 files changed, 83 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 080aca3d71..ae7e0d6da2 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 """Contains handlers for federation events."""
+
+import httplib
+import itertools
+import logging
+
 from signedjson.key import decode_verify_key_bytes
 from signedjson.sign import verify_signed_json
+from twisted.internet import defer
 from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
@@ -43,10 +49,6 @@ from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
 
 from synapse.util.distributor import user_joined_room
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
-import itertools
-import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -115,6 +117,19 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             logger.debug("Already seen pdu %s", pdu.event_id)
             return
 
+        # do some initial sanity-checking of the event. In particular, make
+        # sure it doesn't have hundreds of prev_events or auth_events, which
+        # could cause a huge state resolution or cascade of event fetches.
+        try:
+            self._sanity_check_event(pdu)
+        except SynapseError as err:
+            raise FederationError(
+                "ERROR",
+                err.code,
+                err.msg,
+                affected=pdu.event_id,
+            )
+
         # If we are currently in the process of joining this room, then we
         # queue up events for later processing.
         if pdu.room_id in self.room_queues:
@@ -149,10 +164,6 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         auth_chain = []
 
-        have_seen = yield self.store.have_events(
-            [ev for ev, _ in pdu.prev_events]
-        )
-
         fetch_state = False
 
         # Get missing pdus if necessary.
@@ -168,7 +179,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             )
 
             prevs = {e_id for e_id, _ in pdu.prev_events}
-            seen = set(have_seen.keys())
+            seen = yield self.store.have_seen_events(prevs)
 
             if min_depth and pdu.depth < min_depth:
                 # This is so that we don't notify the user about this
@@ -196,8 +207,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
                         # Update the set of things we've seen after trying to
                         # fetch the missing stuff
-                        have_seen = yield self.store.have_events(prevs)
-                        seen = set(have_seen.iterkeys())
+                        seen = yield self.store.have_seen_events(prevs)
 
                         if not prevs - seen:
                             logger.info(
@@ -248,8 +258,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             min_depth (int): Minimum depth of events to return.
         """
         # We recalculate seen, since it may have changed.
-        have_seen = yield self.store.have_events(prevs)
-        seen = set(have_seen.keys())
+        seen = yield self.store.have_seen_events(prevs)
 
         if not prevs - seen:
             return
@@ -361,9 +370,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             if auth_chain:
                 event_ids |= {e.event_id for e in auth_chain}
 
-            seen_ids = set(
-                (yield self.store.have_events(event_ids)).keys()
-            )
+            seen_ids = yield self.store.have_seen_events(event_ids)
 
             if state and auth_chain is not None:
                 # If we have any state or auth_chain given to us by the replication
@@ -527,9 +534,16 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
     def backfill(self, dest, room_id, limit, extremities):
         """ Trigger a backfill request to `dest` for the given `room_id`
 
-        This will attempt to get more events from the remote. This may return
-        be successfull and still return no events if the other side has no new
-        events to offer.
+        This will attempt to get more events from the remote. If the other side
+        has no new events to offer, this will return an empty list.
+
+        As the events are received, we check their signatures, and also do some
+        sanity-checking on them. If any of the backfilled events are invalid,
+        this method throws a SynapseError.
+
+        TODO: make this more useful to distinguish failures of the remote
+        server from invalid events (there is probably no point in trying to
+        re-fetch invalid events from every other HS in the room.)
         """
         if dest == self.server_name:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Can't backfill from self.")
@@ -541,6 +555,16 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             extremities=extremities,
         )
 
+        # ideally we'd sanity check the events here for excess prev_events etc,
+        # but it's hard to reject events at this point without completely
+        # breaking backfill in the same way that it is currently broken by
+        # events whose signature we cannot verify (#3121).
+        #
+        # So for now we accept the events anyway. #3124 tracks this.
+        #
+        # for ev in events:
+        #     self._sanity_check_event(ev)
+
         # Don't bother processing events we already have.
         seen_events = yield self.store.have_events_in_timeline(
             set(e.event_id for e in events)
@@ -633,7 +657,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
                 failed_to_fetch = missing_auth - set(auth_events)
 
-        seen_events = yield self.store.have_events(
+        seen_events = yield self.store.have_seen_events(
             set(auth_events.keys()) | set(state_events.keys())
         )
 
@@ -843,6 +867,38 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         defer.returnValue(False)
 
+    def _sanity_check_event(self, ev):
+        """
+        Do some early sanity checks of a received event
+
+        In particular, checks it doesn't have an excessive number of
+        prev_events or auth_events, which could cause a huge state resolution
+        or cascade of event fetches.
+
+        Args:
+            ev (synapse.events.EventBase): event to be checked
+
+        Returns: None
+
+        Raises:
+            SynapseError if the event does not pass muster
+        """
+        if len(ev.prev_events) > 20:
+            logger.warn("Rejecting event %s which has %i prev_events",
+                        ev.event_id, len(ev.prev_events))
+            raise SynapseError(
+                httplib.BAD_REQUEST,
+                "Too many prev_events",
+            )
+
+        if len(ev.auth_events) > 10:
+            logger.warn("Rejecting event %s which has %i auth_events",
+                        ev.event_id, len(ev.auth_events))
+            raise SynapseError(
+                httplib.BAD_REQUEST,
+                "Too many auth_events",
+            )
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def send_invite(self, target_host, event):
         """ Sends the invite to the remote server for signing.
@@ -1736,7 +1792,8 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             event_key = None
 
         if event_auth_events - current_state:
-            have_events = yield self.store.have_events(
+            # TODO: can we use store.have_seen_events here instead?
+            have_events = yield self.store.get_seen_events_with_rejections(
                 event_auth_events - current_state
             )
         else:
@@ -1759,12 +1816,12 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     origin, event.room_id, event.event_id
                 )
 
-                seen_remotes = yield self.store.have_events(
+                seen_remotes = yield self.store.have_seen_events(
                     [e.event_id for e in remote_auth_chain]
                 )
 
                 for e in remote_auth_chain:
-                    if e.event_id in seen_remotes.keys():
+                    if e.event_id in seen_remotes:
                         continue
 
                     if e.event_id == event.event_id:
@@ -1791,7 +1848,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     except AuthError:
                         pass
 
-                have_events = yield self.store.have_events(
+                have_events = yield self.store.get_seen_events_with_rejections(
                     [e_id for e_id, _ in event.auth_events]
                 )
                 seen_events = set(have_events.keys())
@@ -1876,13 +1933,13 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                         local_auth_chain,
                     )
 
-                    seen_remotes = yield self.store.have_events(
+                    seen_remotes = yield self.store.have_seen_events(
                         [e.event_id for e in result["auth_chain"]]
                     )
 
                     # 3. Process any remote auth chain events we haven't seen.
                     for ev in result["auth_chain"]:
-                        if ev.event_id in seen_remotes.keys():
+                        if ev.event_id in seen_remotes:
                             continue
 
                         if ev.event_id == event.event_id: