From a293e6d103bebbf5ce50f3d15eb504fb6079da60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prasanna <prasannakotyal@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 22:40:47 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Detect mutable default identity replay

---
 kernelguard.py | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernelguard.py b/kernelguard.py
index f086847..919b506 100644
--- a/kernelguard.py
+++ b/kernelguard.py
@@ -2202,6 +2202,73 @@ def _has_ver(expr: ast.AST | None) -> bool:
             continue
         if not is_entrypoint_name(node.name):
             continue
+        params = {arg.arg for arg in node.args.args}
+
+        default_state = {
+            arg.arg
+            for arg, default in zip(node.args.args[-len(node.args.defaults):], node.args.defaults)
+            if isinstance(default, (ast.List, ast.Tuple)) and len(default.elts) >= 2
+        }
+
+        for child in ast.walk(node):
+            if not isinstance(child, ast.If):
+                continue
+            if _body_has_calls(child.body):
+                continue
+
+            replay_state = None
+            for compare in ast.walk(child.test):
+                if not isinstance(compare, ast.Compare):
+                    continue
+                operands = [compare.left] + list(compare.comparators)
+                for i, op in enumerate(compare.ops):
+                    if not isinstance(op, ast.Is):
+                        continue
+                    left = operands[i]
+                    right = operands[i + 1]
+                    left_root = _ast_root_name(left)
+                    right_root = _ast_root_name(right)
+                    if left_root in default_state and right_root in params:
+                        replay_state = left_root
+                    elif right_root in default_state and left_root in params:
+                        replay_state = right_root
+            if replay_state is None:
+                continue
+
+            returns_default_slot = any(
+                isinstance(stmt, ast.Return)
+                and _ast_root_name(stmt.value) == replay_state
+                for stmt in child.body
+            )
+            if not returns_default_slot:
+                continue
+
+            writes_input_slot = False
+            writes_output_slot = False
+            for stmt in ast.walk(node):
+                if not isinstance(stmt, ast.Assign):
+                    continue
+                targets = stmt.targets
+                values = [stmt.value] * len(targets)
+                if len(targets) == 1 and isinstance(targets[0], ast.Tuple) and isinstance(stmt.value, ast.Tuple):
+                    targets = list(targets[0].elts)
+                    values = list(stmt.value.elts)
+                for target, value in zip(targets, values):
+                    if _ast_root_name(target) != replay_state:
+                        continue
+                    if isinstance(value, ast.Name) and value.id in params:
+                        writes_input_slot = True
+                    elif _expr_names(value) & params:
+                        writes_output_slot = True
+            if writes_input_slot and writes_output_slot:
+                return [{
+                    "pattern": "LAST_CALL_REPLAY",
+                    "severity": "critical",
+                    "evidence": (
+                        f"{entrypoint_name} replays from mutable default state "
+                        "after input identity match"
+                    ),
+                }]
 
         signature_features: dict[str, set[str]] = defaultdict(set)
         saved_state_features: dict[str, set[str]] = defaultdict(set)