Lifecycle guard null byte sanitization fixes
Cluster 78800 · cron. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #80258 on 6 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
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- A fix was merged to main in PR #80258. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These items address a crash caused by embedded null bytes in binary paths during lifecycle scans, with fixes applied to both the gateway and cron components to sanitize input at ingestion rather than per-syscall.
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Fixes on record
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#80258 fix(cron): make the lifecycle guard total — sanitize at ingestion, not per-syscall
files:
cron/lifecycle_guard.py,cron/scheduler.py,tests/cron/test_cron_no_agent.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_loop.py,tools/terminal_tool.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1
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#79375 fix(gateway): bound lifecycle scans of binary paths · superseded by another PR →
#80258,#76762,#77703,#77780,#78256
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#78800Gateway lifecycle guard crashes with "ValueError: embedded null byte" on commands referencing binary paths
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- cron
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- #80258
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- 1 PR closed without merging
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- 6 Aug 2026