Refactor how ignored issues are tracked

Track ignored issues using file location instead of a AST node. There are issues linked to a different AST node than the original node used to start the scan.

Signed-off-by: Cosmin Cojocar <gcojocar@adobe.com>

analyzer.go

@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ const aliasOfAllRules = "*"
 
 var generatedCodePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^// Code generated .* DO NOT EDIT\.$`)
 
+// ignoreLocation keeps the location of an ignored rule
+type ignoreLocation struct {
+	file string
+	line string
+}
+
 // The Context is populated with data parsed from the source code as it is scanned.
 // It is passed through to all rule functions as they are called. Rules may use
 // this data in conjunction with the encountered AST node.
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ type Context struct {
 	Root         *ast.File
 	Imports      *ImportTracker
 	Config       Config
-	Ignores      []map[string][]issue.SuppressionInfo
+	Ignores      map[ignoreLocation]map[string][]issue.SuppressionInfo
 	PassedValues map[string]interface{}
 }
 
@@ -360,7 +366,7 @@ func (gosec *Analyzer) CheckAnalyzers(pkg *packages.Package) {
 		if result != nil {
 			if passIssues, ok := result.([]*issue.Issue); ok {
 				for _, iss := range passIssues {
-					gosec.updateIssues(iss, false, []issue.SuppressionInfo{})
+					gosec.updateIssues(iss)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -521,10 +527,8 @@ func (gosec *Analyzer) ignore(n ast.Node) map[string]issue.SuppressionInfo {
 // Visit runs the gosec visitor logic over an AST created by parsing go code.
 // Rule methods added with AddRule will be invoked as necessary.
 func (gosec *Analyzer) Visit(n ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
-	ignores, ok := gosec.updateIgnoredRules(n)
+	// Update any potentially ignored rules at the node location
-	if !ok {
+	gosec.updateIgnoredRules(n)
-		return gosec
-	}
 
 	// Using ast.File instead of ast.ImportSpec, so that we can track all imports at once.
 	switch i := n.(type) {
@@ -533,56 +537,55 @@ func (gosec *Analyzer) Visit(n ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 	}
 
 	for _, rule := range gosec.ruleset.RegisteredFor(n) {
-		suppressions, ignored := gosec.updateSuppressions(rule.ID(), ignores)
 		issue, err := rule.Match(n, gosec.context)
 		if err != nil {
 			file, line := GetLocation(n, gosec.context)
 			file = path.Base(file)
 			gosec.logger.Printf("Rule error: %v => %s (%s:%d)\n", reflect.TypeOf(rule), err, file, line)
 		}
-		gosec.updateIssues(issue, ignored, suppressions)
+		gosec.updateIssues(issue)
 	}
 	return gosec
 }
 
-func (gosec *Analyzer) updateIgnoredRules(n ast.Node) (map[string][]issue.SuppressionInfo, bool) {
+func (gosec *Analyzer) updateIgnoredRules(n ast.Node) {
-	if n == nil {
-		if len(gosec.context.Ignores) > 0 {
-			gosec.context.Ignores = gosec.context.Ignores[1:]
-		}
-		return nil, false
-	}
-	// Get any new rule exclusions.
 	ignoredRules := gosec.ignore(n)
-
+	if len(ignoredRules) > 0 {
-	// Now create the union of exclusions.
+		if gosec.context.Ignores == nil {
-	ignores := map[string][]issue.SuppressionInfo{}
+			gosec.context.Ignores = make(map[ignoreLocation]map[string][]issue.SuppressionInfo)
-	if len(gosec.context.Ignores) > 0 {
-		for k, v := range gosec.context.Ignores[0] {
-			ignores[k] = v
 		}
+		line := issue.GetLine(gosec.context.FileSet.File(n.Pos()), n)
+		ignoreLocation := ignoreLocation{
+			file: gosec.context.FileSet.File(n.Pos()).Name(),
+			line: line,
 		}
-
+		current, ok := gosec.context.Ignores[ignoreLocation]
-	for ruleID, suppression := range ignoredRules {
+		if !ok {
-		ignores[ruleID] = append(ignores[ruleID], suppression)
+			current = map[string][]issue.SuppressionInfo{}
+		}
+		for r, s := range ignoredRules {
+			if current[r] == nil {
+				current[r] = []issue.SuppressionInfo{}
+			}
+			current[r] = append(current[r], s)
+		}
+		gosec.context.Ignores[ignoreLocation] = current
 	}
-
-	// Push the new set onto the stack.
-	gosec.context.Ignores = append([]map[string][]issue.SuppressionInfo{ignores}, gosec.context.Ignores...)
-
-	return ignores, true
 }
 
-func (gosec *Analyzer) updateSuppressions(id string, ignores map[string][]issue.SuppressionInfo) ([]issue.SuppressionInfo, bool) {
+func (gosec *Analyzer) getSuppressionsAtLineInFile(file string, line string, id string) ([]issue.SuppressionInfo, bool) {
-	// Check if all rules are ignored.
+	ignores, ok := gosec.context.Ignores[ignoreLocation{file: file, line: line}]
-	generalSuppressions, generalIgnored := ignores[aliasOfAllRules]
+	if !ok {
-	// Check if the specific rule is ignored
+		ignores = make(map[string][]issue.SuppressionInfo)
-	ruleSuppressions, ruleIgnored := ignores[id]
+	}
 
+	// Check if the rule was specifically suppressed at this location.
+	generalSuppressions, generalIgnored := ignores[aliasOfAllRules]
+	ruleSuppressions, ruleIgnored := ignores[id]
 	ignored := generalIgnored || ruleIgnored
 	suppressions := append(generalSuppressions, ruleSuppressions...)
 
-	// Track external suppressions.
+	// Track external suppressions of this rule.
 	if gosec.ruleset.IsRuleSuppressed(id) {
 		ignored = true
 		suppressions = append(suppressions, issue.SuppressionInfo{
@@ -593,8 +596,9 @@ func (gosec *Analyzer) updateSuppressions(id string, ignores map[string][]issue.
 	return suppressions, ignored
 }
 
-func (gosec *Analyzer) updateIssues(issue *issue.Issue, ignored bool, suppressions []issue.SuppressionInfo) {
+func (gosec *Analyzer) updateIssues(issue *issue.Issue) {
 	if issue != nil {
+		suppressions, ignored := gosec.getSuppressionsAtLineInFile(issue.File, issue.Line, issue.RuleID)
 		if gosec.showIgnored {
 			issue.NoSec = ignored
 		}

analyzer_test.go

@@ -743,25 +743,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Analyzer", func() {
 			Expect(issues[0].Suppressions[0].Justification).To(Equal(""))
 		})
 
-		It("should track multiple suppressions if the violation is suppressed by both #nosec and #nosec RuleList", func() {
-			sample := testutils.SampleCodeG101[0]
-			source := sample.Code[0]
-			analyzer.LoadRules(rules.Generate(false, rules.NewRuleFilter(false, "G101")).RulesInfo())
-
-			nosecPackage := testutils.NewTestPackage()
-			defer nosecPackage.Close()
-			nosecSource := strings.Replace(source, "}", "} //#nosec G101 -- Justification", 1)
-			nosecSource = strings.Replace(nosecSource, "func", "//#nosec\nfunc", 1)
-			nosecPackage.AddFile("pwd.go", nosecSource)
-			err := nosecPackage.Build()
-			Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
-			err = analyzer.Process(buildTags, nosecPackage.Path)
-			Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
-			issues, _, _ := analyzer.Report()
-			Expect(issues).To(HaveLen(sample.Errors))
-			Expect(issues[0].Suppressions).To(HaveLen(2))
-		})
-
 		It("should not report an error if the rule is not included", func() {
 			sample := testutils.SampleCodeG101[0]
 			source := sample.Code[0]
@@ -807,7 +788,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Analyzer", func() {
 
 			nosecPackage := testutils.NewTestPackage()
 			defer nosecPackage.Close()
-			nosecSource := strings.Replace(source, "}", "} //#nosec G101 -- Justification", 1)
+			nosecSource := strings.Replace(source, "password := \"f62e5bcda4fae4f82370da0c6f20697b8f8447ef\"", "password := \"f62e5bcda4fae4f82370da0c6f20697b8f8447ef\" //#nosec G101 -- Justification", 1)
 			nosecPackage.AddFile("pwd.go", nosecSource)
 			err := nosecPackage.Build()
 			Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())

cmd/tlsconfig/tlsconfig.go

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	outputPath := filepath.Join(dir, *outputFile)
-	if err := os.WriteFile(outputPath, src, 0o644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(outputPath, src, 0o644); err != nil /*#nosec G306*/ {
 		log.Fatalf("Writing output: %s", err)
-	} //#nosec G306
+	}
 }

issue/issue.go

@@ -178,11 +178,7 @@ func codeSnippetEndLine(node ast.Node, fobj *token.File) int64 {
 // New creates a new Issue
 func New(fobj *token.File, node ast.Node, ruleID, desc string, severity, confidence Score) *Issue {
 	name := fobj.Name()
-	start, end := fobj.Line(node.Pos()), fobj.Line(node.End())
+	line := GetLine(fobj, node)
-	line := strconv.Itoa(start)
-	if start != end {
-		line = fmt.Sprintf("%d-%d", start, end)
-	}
 	col := strconv.Itoa(fobj.Position(node.Pos()).Column)
 
 	var code string
@@ -217,3 +213,13 @@ func (i *Issue) WithSuppressions(suppressions []SuppressionInfo) *Issue {
 	i.Suppressions = suppressions
 	return i
 }
+
+// GetLine returns the line number of a given ast.Node
+func GetLine(fobj *token.File, node ast.Node) string {
+	start, end := fobj.Line(node.Pos()), fobj.Line(node.End())
+	line := strconv.Itoa(start)
+	if start != end {
+		line = fmt.Sprintf("%d-%d", start, end)
+	}
+	return line
+}

testutils/pkg.go

@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ func (p *TestPackage) write() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	for filename, content := range p.Files {
-		if e := os.WriteFile(filename, []byte(content), 0o644); e != nil {
+		if e := os.WriteFile(filename, []byte(content), 0o644); e != nil /* #nosec G306 */ {
 			return e
-		} //#nosec G306
+		}
 	}
 	p.onDisk = true
 	return nil