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NUL-padded scripts bypassing lifecycle guard scan

Cluster 77927 · cron. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #93411. Check it covers your case.

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A regression introduced a bypass where NUL-padded text scripts were incorrectly treated as binary and skipped by the lifecycle guard scan. Multiple fixes explore correcting the binary detection logic, such as checking magic bytes instead of bare NUL characters.

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  • #93411 fix: dot-sourced and NUL-padded scripts no longer bypass the gateway lifecycle guard (#77925 #77927, salvage #77926 #77928)

    merged to main

    files: cron/lifecycle_guard.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_loop.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 1 · merged via another change 1 · other 1

  • #77928 fix(cron): close NUL-padded script bypass in lifecycle guard (#77927) · merged via another change → a9e4622, #93411
  • #78083 fix(cron): check binary magic bytes instead of bare NUL for lifecycle guard (#77927) · duplicate → #77928
  • #82637 fix(lifecycle_guard): scan NUL-padded text scripts instead of treating NUL as binary signal (#77927) · other → #93411, #77928, #77927
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#77927lifecycle_guard: NUL-padded text script bypasses the scan (regression from #76762 binary check)
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#93411
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3 PRs closed without merging
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24 Aug 2026

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