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OCPBUGS-86768: Nodes created with 4.13 base images cannot join the cluster

2023.3 rpm-ostree version contained in 4.13 and 4.14 is affected by coreos/rpm-ostree#4466.

- What I did
machine-config-daemon: Force container update path using deploy-from-self when rpm-ostree lacks containers-storage rebase fix

- How to verify it
1- Create a AWS cluster
2- Spin up a new node using a 4.13 or 4.14 AMI
3- Check machine journal, the MCD firstboot process should complete and eventually the new machine shall join cluster

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved update compatibility on systems with older RPM-OSTree or container tooling.
    • Automatically uses the safer privileged-container update path when native container-storage rebasing is unsupported.
    • Prevents unsupported native updates and ensures affected systems follow the fallback update and reboot flow.

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2023.3 rpm-ostree version contained in 4.13 and 4.14 is affected by coreos/rpm-ostree#4466.
machine-config-daemon fix: Force container update path using deploy-from-self when rpm-ostree lacks containers-storage rebase fix
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@proietfb: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-86768, which is invalid:

  • expected the bug to target the "5.1.0" version, but no target version was set

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OCPBUGS-86768: Nodes created with 4.13 base images cannot join the cluster

2023.3 rpm-ostree version contained in 4.13 and 4.14 is affected by coreos/rpm-ostree#4466.

- What I did
machine-config-daemon: Force container update path using deploy-from-self when rpm-ostree lacks containers-storage rebase fix

- How to verify it
1- Create a AWS cluster
2- Spin up a new node using a 4.13 or 4.14 AMI
3- Check machine journal, the MCD firstboot process should complete and eventually the new machine shall join cluster

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Walkthrough

The daemon now detects whether rpm-ostree supports container-storage rebases. Native layered OS updates require this capability. Unsupported or invalid versions use the existing privileged-container update and reboot fallback.

Changes

Container-storage rebase support

Layer / File(s) Summary
rpm-ostree capability detection
pkg/daemon/rpm-ostree.go, pkg/daemon/rpm-ostree_test.go
Adds CalVer normalization, minimum version 2023.5.0 checks, cached capability detection, error handling, and table-driven tests.
Native update path gating
pkg/daemon/daemon.go, pkg/daemon/update.go
Requires container-storage rebase support for native updates and selects the privileged-container fallback when support is unavailable.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 1fc94

The new update fallback can leave affected nodes with SELinux enforcement disabled if an update command fails, weakening host security. The PR is not merge-ready until enforcement is guaranteed to be restored on every exit path.

Suggested reviewers: djoshy


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❌ Failed checks (1 error, 1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Container-Privileges ❌ Error The PR expands both fallback predicates to call InplaceUpdateViaNewContainer, which runs Podman with --privileged, --pid=host, and --net=host. Avoid activating the privileged host-PID/host-network fallback for this version case, or replace it with a least-privilege update mechanism.
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 40.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 4 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the primary bug addressed by the pull request: nodes using 4.13 or 4.14 base images cannot join the cluster.
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Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Stable And Deterministic Test Names ✅ Passed The PR adds only Go test names from fixed string literals; no Ginkgo It/Describe/Context/When titles or dynamic test-title values are present.
Test Structure And Quality ✅ Passed The added tests use Go's testing package and testify, not Ginkgo; they use local mocks, t.Run, and no cluster operations, resource creation, or indefinite waits.
Microshift Test Compatibility ✅ Passed The PR adds standard Go unit tests in pkg/daemon/rpm-ostree_test.go, not Ginkgo e2e tests, and introduces no MicroShift-incompatible API or feature references.
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility ✅ Passed The diff adds only standard Go unit tests (TestSupportsContainerStorageRebase, TestNormalizeCalVerForSemver) and daemon logic; no Ginkgo e2e tests or multi-node assumptions were introduced.
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility ✅ Passed The diff changes only rpm-ostree/update logic and tests; it adds no manifests, pod specs, replicas, affinities, selectors, tolerations, topology spread constraints, or PDBs.
Ote Binary Stdout Contract ✅ Passed The exact diff changes only daemon code and unit tests; no OTE binary or suite files changed, and changed lines add no stdout writes in process-level OTE code.
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility ✅ Passed The PR adds only standard Go unit tests in pkg/daemon/rpm-ostree_test.go; it adds no Ginkgo e2e tests, IPv4 assumptions, or external connectivity.
No-Weak-Crypto ✅ Passed The HEAD^→HEAD diff adds rpm-ostree version gating, semver comparison, caching, tests, and fallback branches; it adds no MD5, SHA1, DES, RC4, Blowfish, ECB, or custom crypto code.
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs ✅ Passed The PR adds only version-detection error logs. They contain fixed text, an rpm-ostree version, and errors from a fixed local command, with no passwords, tokens, PII, hostnames, or customer data.
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In `@pkg/daemon/daemon.go`:
- Around line 1235-1238: Ensure the firstboot fallback at pkg/daemon/daemon.go
lines 1235-1238 uses InplaceUpdateViaNewContainer with SELinux enforcement
restored on every return, including podman pull and deploy-from-self failures.
Apply the same all-return restoration guarantee to the layered OS update
fallback at pkg/daemon/update.go lines 2875-2878, preserving the existing
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Comment thread pkg/daemon/daemon.go
Comment on lines +1235 to +1238
// If rpm-ostree is < 2023.5, it has a skopeo-proxy sandboxing bug when rebasing
// from containers-storage or registry sources; run as a privileged container instead.
// See https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-86768 (temporary until 4.13/4.14 boot images are unsupported).
if !newEnough || !skopeoSupportsMultiArchSigstore(mc.Spec.OSImageURL) || !dn.NodeUpdaterClient.SupportsContainerStorageRebase() {

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Restore SELinux enforcement on every fallback exit.

InplaceUpdateViaNewContainer disables SELinux enforcement before podman pull and deploy-from-self. It returns before setenforce 1 when either command fails. These new gates route affected hosts into that unsafe failure path.

  • pkg/daemon/daemon.go#L1235-L1238: Route firstboot fallback through an InplaceUpdateViaNewContainer implementation that restores SELinux enforcement on all returns.
  • pkg/daemon/update.go#L2875-L2878: Apply the same restoration guarantee for layered OS update fallback.
Proposed direction
-func (dn *Daemon) InplaceUpdateViaNewContainer(target string) error {
+func (dn *Daemon) InplaceUpdateViaNewContainer(target string) (retErr error) {
 ...
 	if enforcing {
 		if err := runCmdSync("setenforce", "0"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		defer func() {
+			if err := runCmdSync("setenforce", "1"); err != nil {
+				if retErr == nil {
+					retErr = err
+					return
+				}
+				klog.Errorf("failed to restore SELinux enforcement: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 ...
-	if enforcing {
-		if err := runCmdSync("setenforce", "1"); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
 	return nil
 }
📍 Affects 2 files
  • pkg/daemon/daemon.go#L1235-L1238 (this comment)
  • pkg/daemon/update.go#L2875-L2878
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In `@pkg/daemon/daemon.go` around lines 1235 - 1238, Ensure the firstboot fallback
at pkg/daemon/daemon.go lines 1235-1238 uses InplaceUpdateViaNewContainer with
SELinux enforcement restored on every return, including podman pull and
deploy-from-self failures. Apply the same all-return restoration guarantee to
the layered OS update fallback at pkg/daemon/update.go lines 2875-2878,
preserving the existing fallback behavior otherwise.

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@proietfb: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-86768, which is invalid:

  • expected the bug to target only the "5.1.0" version, but multiple target versions were set

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/jira refresh

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@proietfb: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-86768, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

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  • bug target version (5.1.0) matches configured target version for branch (5.1.0)
  • bug is in the state ASSIGNED, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)
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