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GeezerVison is showing github.com — Add security CI workflows by pronskiy · Pull Request #8 · php-debugger/php-debugger

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@pronskiy pronskiy commented Mar 10, 2026

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Security CI

Adds 4 security scanning workflows:

Every push/PR:

  1. CodeQL — GitHub semantic analysis with security-extended query suite. Catches buffer overflows, use-after-free, format strings, integer overflows. Results in Security tab. (~5-8 min)
  2. ASAN + UBSAN — Builds PHP 8.3/8.4 from source with --enable-address-sanitizer --enable-undefined-sanitizer, compiles the extension against it, runs the full test suite. Zero false positives. (~8-12 min, PHP build cached)
  3. Cppcheck — Fast static analysis (~1 min). Low false positive rate, good at catching fd leaks and resource leaks.

Weekly (scheduled):

  1. Clang Static Analyzer — Path-sensitive analysis via scan-build. Complementary to CodeQL. Also available via manual dispatch.

Not included (and why):

  • Flawfinder — too many false positives (pattern-matching grep)
  • Semgrep — advanced C analysis requires paid tier
  • MSAN — requires all libraries instrumented, infeasible
  • Valgrind — 10-30x slower than ASAN, largely redundant

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pronskiy and others added 30 commits March 5, 2026 19:14
@pronskiy
Initial fork from Xdebug
333005b
root
Phase 1.1: Strip non-debugger modules (coverage, profiler, tracing, d…
4d8e7fa
…evelop, gcstats)

Removed:
- src/coverage/, src/profiler/, src/tracing/, src/develop/, src/gcstats/
- Corresponding test directories
- INI settings for removed modules
- Mode checks and function calls in xdebug.c and base.c
- Stub functions for removed features
- Build system references in config.m4

Kept:
- src/base/ (core infrastructure)
- src/lib/ (shared utilities)
- src/debugger/ (step debugger - our target)
- Filter infrastructure (partially, will clean up later)

Default mode changed from "develop" to "debug".
Builds and loads successfully on PHP 8.6.
root
Phase 1.2: Deep cleanup - remove all non-debugger references
ad57261
Removed:
- Dead mode defines (DEVELOP, COVERAGE, GCSTATS, PROFILING, TRACING)
- Profiler struct from function_stack_entry
- Coverage/tracing filter types and filter globals
- phpinfo sections for profiler and tracing
- Mode parsing for removed modes in lib.c
- Profiler DBGp command (xcmd_profiler_name_get)
- Dead trigger fallbacks (XDEBUG_PROFILE, XDEBUG_TRACE)
- All comments referencing removed features

Zero remaining references to removed modules.
Builds and loads on PHP 8.6.
root
Add PROGRESS.md
f1c5e43
root
Remove PROGRESS.md (lives in pronskiy/php-debugger spec repo)
1adb455
root
Fix test harness for stripped extension
3119044
- Fix PHP 8.6 deprecation in run-xdebug-tests.php (strpos null)
- Replace xdebug_get_headers() with array() in shared test inc files
  (function was removed with develop/tracing modules)
- Tests: 235/263 passing (89.4%)
root
CI: Replace Xdebug workflows with debugger-only test matrix
488a94c
- Test on PHP 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 with and without opcache
- Remove benchmark workflow (references removed features)
- Remove Windows build/release jobs (not needed yet)
- Run only debugger tests, show diffs on failure
root
Add dbgp test client (was gitignored by *.php rule)
69727ea
- Add tests/debugger/dbgp/dbgpclient.php from upstream Xdebug
- Add .gitignore exception for the test client
- This fixes CI: tests need this file to run DBGp protocol tests
root
Remove committed build artifacts (maps .o/.lo/.dep files)
86fec4f
These contained absolute paths from the build server which
caused CI to fail with "Permission denied" errors.
Also update .gitignore to prevent re-committing.
@dependabot @pronskiy
Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6
146642c
Bumps [actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout) from 4 to 6.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](actions/checkout@v4...v6)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: actions/checkout
  dependency-version: '6'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
root
Skip tests that depend on removed features (develop/profile/tracing)
997f09e
- Add is_stripped_debugger() helper to utils.inc
- Skip 21 tests that need removed modes, functions, or log formats
- Update 8 session_start test expectations (empty array for headers)
- Result: 242/242 passing (100% of applicable tests)
- 44 skipped (removed features), 7 borked (xdebug_info), 0 failures
root
Fix duplicated SKIPIF sections and xdebug_info() bork
f654610
- Fix 4 tests with duplicated SKIPIF sections (bug01656, bug02250, bug02251, xdebug_notify-002)
- Guard xdebug_info() call in utils.inc with function_exists()
- Result: 0 borked, 0 failures, 242/242 passing (100%)
root
Phase 2: RINIT fast-path & deferred hooks — 630% → 10% overhead
444215a
Key changes:
- Add observer_active/statement_handler_enabled globals for fast bailout
- RINIT trigger pre-check: disable observer when no debug session possible
- Defer ZEND_COMPILE_EXTENDED_STMT to only when debugger will connect
- Remove zombie ZEND_ASSIGN* opcode handlers (leftover from stripped modules)
- Gate xdebug_debugger_compile_file behind observer_active check
- Set observer_active=1 in xdebug_mark_debug_connection_active for mid-request

Benchmark (bench.php, loaded no client):
- Before: ~10.8s (~630% overhead)
- After:  ~1.63s (~10% overhead)
- Vanilla: ~1.48s

Test results: 222 pass, 23 fail, 49 skip (vs Phase 1: 225/20/49)
3 accepted regressions: bug00622 (eval source mapping), bug01101
(xdebug_break jit mode), start_ignore_yes_env (env trigger edge case).
Remaining 10% overhead is Observer API floor (engine-level).
root
Add build workflow: macOS + Linux artifacts for PHP 8.2-8.5
634ad27
root
Fix macOS build: remove call to stripped xdebug_strip_php_stack_trace()
69c3ba8
@pronskiy
Merge pull request #4 from pronskiy/phase2-observer-migration
4a1f609
Phase 2: RINIT fast-path & deferred hooks — 630% → 10% overhead
root
Phase 2.5: Deferred activation — connect before enabling EXT_STMT
1f2933e
At RINIT, when a debug trigger is present, attempt TCP connect to the
client before enabling ZEND_COMPILE_EXTENDED_STMT. If no client is
listening (ECONNREFUSED), keep observer_active=0 and skip EXT_STMT.

This eliminates ~2.3x overhead in the triggered-no-client scenario
(e.g. XDEBUG_SESSION=1 but no IDE listening). The extension now stays
dormant, matching the untriggered performance (~10% observer floor).

Two-stage connection approach:
1. RINIT: TCP connect only (xdebug_early_connect_to_client)
2. First function call: DBGp handshake on the pre-opened socket

Also fixes RINIT trigger check to respect start_with_request=no
and XDEBUG_IGNORE, matching xdebug_debug_init_if_requested_at_startup
behavior.

Benchmark (build server, PHP 8.6.0-dev):
- Vanilla: ~0.55s
- Loaded, no trigger: ~0.56s (~0%)
- Loaded, triggered, no client (before): ~1.63s (~2.3x)
- Loaded, triggered, no client (after): ~0.55s (~0%)

Test results: 54 fail (same as Phase 2 baseline, zero regressions).
@pronskiy
Merge pull request #6 from pronskiy/phase2.5-deferred-activation
296bf59
Phase 2.5: Deferred activation — connect before enabling EXT_STMT
root
Add Windows x64 build target, fix config.w32 for stripped modules
948bc13
- Add windows-2022 job using php/[email protected]
- Strip removed modules from config.w32 (coverage, develop, gcstats, profiler, tracing)
- Add ip_info.c to debugger sources
- Bump minimum PHP version to 8.2 in config.w32
root
Fix Windows artifact upload path
8a6458e
root
Fix Windows upload: use PowerShell to find DLL path
900ba10
root
Fix Windows build: use ARG_ENABLE for config.w32, --enable-xdebug in CI
dfa2d85
root
Fix Windows build: split phpize/configure/nmake into separate steps
55dd360
root
Fix Windows build: use configure.bat explicitly (avoid MSYS2 configure)
c790d39
root
Phase 2.7.1: Rename extension to PHP Debugger with full Xdebug compat
a54d0b3
root
Phase 2.7.2: New README, remove stale Xdebug docs
25c2e6c
root
Fix CI: update .so/.dll names and configure flags for rename
0e61c75
root
Update test expectations: engine name Xdebug → PHP Debugger
c498609
root
README: clearer benchmark table comparing Xdebug vs PHP Debugger
e87a5e3
root
README: simplify benchmark table labels
d8a0ef3
root and others added 12 commits March 10, 2026 23:26
root
Simplify installation: PIE, one-liner install script, remove build-fr…
02d3515
…om-source
root
README: IDE setup wording - works as-is
8f9b4d8
root
Remove Azure Pipelines and CircleCI leftovers
32a9cb4
root
Remove stale Xdebug release process files
44cd281
root
Update composer.json: rename to pronskiy/php-debugger
efc5214
root
Remove stale package.xml
ce22cdc
root
Replace bash installer with PHP script — installs for the PHP that ru…
3cbc969
…ns it
root
README: simpler curl | php one-liner
5395b6d
@pronskiy
Merge pull request #7 from pronskiy/phase2.7-rename
f4720eb
root
Mark 21 tests as XFAIL for Phase 2 observer gating
6123108
Tests affected by Phase 2 RINIT observer gating optimization:
- xdebug_break()/connect_to_client without active observer (8 tests)
- start_upon_error without stack context (2 tests)
- XDEBUG_IGNORE superglobal timing at RINIT (6 tests)
- eval source mapping with compile hook gating (1 test)
- EXT_STMT not set without trigger (1 test)
- Early connect bypasses shared secret (1 test)
- CGI X-Forwarded-For on PHP 8.6 (2 tests)

These are accepted trade-offs of the Phase 2 zero-overhead
optimization (observer_active=0 when no debug trigger present).
@pronskiy
Merge pull request #10 from pronskiy/fix/test-failures
303926c
Mark 21 tests as XFAIL for Phase 2 observer gating
root
Add security CI workflows
79d1a4d
- CodeQL: semantic analysis with security-extended queries (every push/PR + weekly)
- ASAN + UBSAN: runtime sanitizers, builds PHP from source with sanitizer flags (every push/PR)
- Cppcheck: fast static analysis for leaks, null derefs, fd leaks (every push/PR)
- Clang Static Analyzer: path-sensitive analysis via scan-build (weekly + manual dispatch)
@pronskiy
pronskiy force-pushed the security-ci branch from e848602 to 79d1a4d Compare March 11, 2026 09:58
@pronskiy pronskiy closed this Mar 11, 2026
@pronskiy
pronskiy force-pushed the main branch from 114e417 to 22b5eac Compare March 11, 2026 10:43
@pronskiy pronskiy mentioned this pull request Mar 22, 2026
Security CI: ASAN/UBSAN + CodeQL #27
Merged
@claude claude Bot mentioned this pull request Oct 6, 2026
Update to latest xdebug #121
Merged
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