Add some checks that we aren't using state from rejected events (#6330)

* Raise an exception if accessing state for rejected events

Add some sanity checks on accessing state_group etc for
rejected events.

* Skip calculating push actions for rejected events

It didn't actually cause any bugs, because rejected events get filtered out at
various later points, but there's not point in trying to calculate the push
actions for a rejected event.

changelog.d/6330.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add some checks that we aren't using state from rejected events.

synapse/events/snapshot.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class EventContext:
     Attributes:
         rejected: A rejection reason if the event was rejected, else False
 
-        state_group: The ID of the state group for this event. Note that state events
+        _state_group: The ID of the state group for this event. Note that state events
             are persisted with a state group which includes the new event, so this is
             effectively the state *after* the event in question.
 
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class EventContext:
             For an outlier, where we don't have the state at the event, this will be
             None.
 
+            Note that this is a private attribute: it should be accessed via
+            the ``state_group`` property.
+
         prev_group: If it is known, ``state_group``'s prev_group. Note that this being
             None does not necessarily mean that ``state_group`` does not have
             a prev_group!
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ class EventContext:
     """
 
     rejected = attr.ib(default=False, type=Union[bool, str])
-    state_group = attr.ib(default=None, type=Optional[int])
+    _state_group = attr.ib(default=None, type=Optional[int])
     prev_group = attr.ib(default=None, type=Optional[int])
     delta_ids = attr.ib(default=None, type=Optional[Dict[Tuple[str, str], str]])
     app_service = attr.ib(default=None, type=Optional[ApplicationService])
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ class EventContext:
             "prev_state_id": prev_state_id,
             "event_type": event.type,
             "event_state_key": event.state_key if event.is_state() else None,
-            "state_group": self.state_group,
+            "state_group": self._state_group,
             "rejected": self.rejected,
             "prev_group": self.prev_group,
             "delta_ids": _encode_state_dict(self.delta_ids),
@@ -173,22 +176,52 @@ class EventContext:
 
         return context
 
+    @property
+    def state_group(self) -> Optional[int]:
+        """The ID of the state group for this event.
+
+        Note that state events are persisted with a state group which includes the new
+        event, so this is effectively the state *after* the event in question.
+
+        For an outlier, where we don't have the state at the event, this will be None.
+
+        It is an error to access this for a rejected event, since rejected state should
+        not make it into the room state. Accessing this property will raise an exception
+        if ``rejected`` is set.
+        """
+        if self.rejected:
+            raise RuntimeError("Attempt to access state_group of rejected event")
+
+        return self._state_group
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_current_state_ids(self, store):
-        """Gets the current state IDs
+        """
+        Gets the room state map, including this event - ie, the state in ``state_group``
+
+        It is an error to access this for a rejected event, since rejected state should
+        not make it into the room state. This method will raise an exception if
+        ``rejected`` is set.
 
         Returns:
             Deferred[dict[(str, str), str]|None]: Returns None if state_group
                 is None, which happens when the associated event is an outlier.
+
                 Maps a (type, state_key) to the event ID of the state event matching
                 this tuple.
         """
+        if self.rejected:
+            raise RuntimeError("Attempt to access state_ids of rejected event")
+
         yield self._ensure_fetched(store)
         return self._current_state_ids
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_prev_state_ids(self, store):
-        """Gets the prev state IDs
+        """
+        Gets the room state map, excluding this event.
+
+        For a non-state event, this will be the same as get_current_state_ids().
 
         Returns:
             Deferred[dict[(str, str), str]|None]: Returns None if state_group
@@ -202,11 +235,17 @@ class EventContext:
     def get_cached_current_state_ids(self):
         """Gets the current state IDs if we have them already cached.
 
+        It is an error to access this for a rejected event, since rejected state should
+        not make it into the room state. This method will raise an exception if
+        ``rejected`` is set.
+
         Returns:
             dict[(str, str), str]|None: Returns None if we haven't cached the
             state or if state_group is None, which happens when the associated
             event is an outlier.
         """
+        if self.rejected:
+            raise RuntimeError("Attempt to access state_ids of rejected event")
 
         return self._current_state_ids
 

synapse/handlers/federation.py

@@ -1688,7 +1688,11 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         # hack around with a try/finally instead.
         success = False
         try:
-            if not event.internal_metadata.is_outlier() and not backfilled:
+            if (
+                not event.internal_metadata.is_outlier()
+                and not backfilled
+                and not context.rejected
+            ):
                 yield self.action_generator.handle_push_actions_for_event(
                     event, context
                 )