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Summary

  • DFBUGS-8949
  • PutObjectRetention with --retention '{}' (empty <Retention/> XML) crashed with TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading '0') which surfaced as InternalError to the client.
  • Root cause: the handler unconditionally accessed .Mode[0] and .RetainUntilDate[0] without null checks, and had no codepath for clearing retention.
  • Fix adds safe property access, an "empty Retention = clear retention" path at the S3 endpoint, namespace_fs, and object_server layers, and makes the retention RPC param optional.

Tested on live cluster

Verified on a remote IBM Cloud OpenShift cluster (shirshfe-5ibm05.ibmcloud2.qe.rh-ocs.com, amd64, RHCOS 10.2) by hot-patching JS files into the running endpoint pod:

# Test Expected Result
1 Clear GOVERNANCE retention with --bypass-governance-retention --retention '{}' Success (was InternalError before fix) PASS
2 get-object-retention after clearing NoSuchObjectLockConfiguration PASS
3 Re-apply GOVERNANCE retention (normal set path) Success PASS
4 Verify retention was set correctly Shows GOVERNANCE mode + date PASS
5 Clear retention WITHOUT bypass (GOVERNANCE active) AccessDenied PASS
6 Clear retention WITH bypass Success PASS
7 Confirm retention removed NoSuchObjectLockConfiguration PASS

Test plan

  • aws s3api put-object-retention --retention '{}' --bypass-governance-retention on a GOVERNANCE-locked object succeeds
  • get-object-retention after clearing returns NoSuchObjectLockConfiguration
  • Clearing without --bypass-governance-retention on active GOVERNANCE retention returns AccessDenied
  • Normal set-retention flow (Mode + RetainUntilDate) still works
  • Clearing COMPLIANCE retention (even with bypass) returns AccessDenied
  • Legal hold is preserved when retention is cleared
  • Unit/integration tests in test_s3_worm.js pass

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added support for clearing object retention using an empty retention request.
    • Added authorization checks when clearing, shortening, or changing retention settings.
    • Preserved legal holds when clearing retention and improved retention mode transitions.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved handling of missing or empty retention fields.
    • Prevented invalid partial retention requests while maintaining existing date validation.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage for clearing governance retention, bypass authorization, and switching retention modes.

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Walkthrough

The S3 retention API now accepts empty retention requests, validates clear operations, enforces bypass rules, updates legal-hold state, and removes or writes retention xattrs. Integration tests cover clearing, reapplication, and mode changes.

Changes

Object retention clearing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Retention clear request handling
src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_object_retention.js
The handler accepts omitted retention fields, rejects partial data with MalformedXML, and forwards clear or dated retention requests with parsed parameters.
Retention policy and xattrs
src/sdk/namespace_fs.js
The SDK validates clear requests against governance and compliance protection, removes retention-prefixed xattrs for clears, and writes mode and date xattrs for updates.
Lock state persistence and validation
src/server/object_services/object_server.js, src/test/integration_tests/api/s3/test_s3_worm.js
The object service applies bypass checks, preserves or removes legal-hold state during clears, and integration tests cover authorization, clearing, reapplication, and mode changes. Unrelated blank lines were removed.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

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The retention-clear path can use stale object state and remove a newly applied COMPLIANCE lock, creating a concrete data-protection and authorization failure; omitted retention can also fail before clear handling, while important COMPLIANCE and legal-hold cases remain unverified. The current head is not ready to merge until these risks are fixed or explicitly accepted.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant S3PutObjectRetention
  participant ObjectServer
  participant NamespaceFS
  Client->>S3PutObjectRetention: Submit retention request
  S3PutObjectRetention->>ObjectServer: Forward parsed retention and bypass flag
  ObjectServer->>NamespaceFS: Validate retention operation
  NamespaceFS-->>ObjectServer: Return validation result
  ObjectServer->>NamespaceFS: Clear or write retention xattrs
  ObjectServer-->>S3PutObjectRetention: Return operation result
  S3PutObjectRetention-->>Client: Return response
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src/server/object_services/object_server.js (1)

372-395: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

The legal-hold preservation is a non-atomic read-modify-write.

Lines 372-375 read legal_hold from the object metadata loaded at line 343. Lines 380-386 then write a replacement lock_settings document. A concurrent put_object_legal_hold that commits between the read and the write is overwritten by the stale value. The same window exists in the reverse direction, because put_object_legal_hold (lines 291-306) reads and rewrites retention the same way.

The clear path makes the window more visible, because it now rewrites lock_settings on requests that previously only touched retention. Consider updating only the affected subfields, for example $set: { 'lock_settings.retention': ... } and $unset: { 'lock_settings.retention': 1 }, so the two operations no longer overwrite each other.

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In `@src/server/object_services/object_server.js` around lines 372 - 395, The
clear-retention and legal-hold updates perform stale whole-document
read-modify-writes that can overwrite each other. Update the clear path around
the legal_hold handling and the put_object_legal_hold flow to modify only the
affected nested lock_settings fields, using targeted retention set/unset
operations while preserving legal_hold, rather than replacing the entire
lock_settings object.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_object_retention.js`:
- Around line 14-24: Update the retention validation in the handler around
req.body.Retention so empty XML values for Mode or RetainUntilDate are treated
as MalformedXML rather than entering the clear-retention branch. Preserve
clearing only for a genuinely absent retention payload, and keep valid non-empty
retention values flowing through the existing logic.

In `@src/sdk/namespace_fs.js`:
- Around line 2540-2544: Validate the retention payload before the non-clear
branch in the put_object_retention flow, ensuring both params.retention.mode and
params.retention.retain_until_date are present before calling
retain_until_date.toISOString(). Reject or handle partial retention payloads
consistently with the existing empty-body behavior instead of allowing a
TypeError from the set_fs_xattr_op preparation.
- Around line 2537-2539: Update the retention-clear branch in
NamespaceFS.put_object_retention to use a declared retention-specific
XATTR_RETENTION_PREFIX, or replace the prefix operation with explicit removal of
XATTR_RETENTION_MODE and XATTR_RETENTION_DATE. Ensure XATTR_LEGAL_HOLD is never
cleared.

In `@src/server/object_services/object_server.js`:
- Around line 357-370: Update needs_bypass_check in the retention update logic
to require the new retention mode to equal current_retention.mode in addition to
the existing date conditions, matching _compare_object_retention behavior.
Ensure active COMPLIANCE-to-GOVERNANCE changes still enter the mode guard and
require the appropriate bypass authorization.

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In `@src/server/object_services/object_server.js`:
- Around line 372-395: The clear-retention and legal-hold updates perform stale
whole-document read-modify-writes that can overwrite each other. Update the
clear path around the legal_hold handling and the put_object_legal_hold flow to
modify only the affected nested lock_settings fields, using targeted retention
set/unset operations while preserving legal_hold, rather than replacing the
entire lock_settings object.
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Comment thread src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_object_retention.js
Comment thread src/sdk/namespace_fs.js
Comment thread src/sdk/namespace_fs.js
Comment thread src/server/object_services/object_server.js Outdated
Comment thread src/api/object_api.js
required: [
'key',
'bucket',
'retention'

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even if the retention is an empty object. wouldn't you still need to have a retention?

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You're right — keeping retention required is cleaner. Changed to always pass retention: {} for the clear case instead of omitting it.

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Restored 'retention' to required array

Comment thread src/api/object_api.js Outdated
type: 'string',
},
version_id: { type: 'string' },
// Omit retention (or pass empty) to clear object retention.

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I don't think this comment is necessary.

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Agreed, removed.

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Removed

* allowed (GOVERNANCE + x-amz-bypass-governance-retention:true).
*/
async function put_object_retention(req) {
// TODO: may require at the future Content-MD5 support

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is removing this comment on purpose? why?

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Removed it — Content-MD5 is not required for PutObjectRetention per the S3 spec. It's an optional integrity header that SDKs calculate automatically, but AWS does not reject requests without it. The TODO was misleading since it implied it might become required, when it's actually just an optional body checksum validation.

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the comment is still removed. I though we already talked about keeping it. has something changed?

const bypass_governance = req.headers['x-amz-bypass-governance-retention'] &&
req.headers['x-amz-bypass-governance-retention'].toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';

// Safe access: Mode/RetainUntilDate may be absent when clearing retention

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again I think this comment is redundent

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Fair, removed.

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Removed.


// Empty Retention clears object retention (AWS / MinIO compatible).
if (!mode && !retain_until_date_str) {
await req.object_sdk.put_object_retention({

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I don't think a seconds call for put_object_retention is a good idea. why not set the parameters differently for different cases? you can just assign retention to different values, is missing empty object, if not empty the actual object

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Agreed — unified to a single call. Retention is set to {} for clear, or {mode, retain_until_date} for set.

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Unified to single call with retention = {} or {mode, retain_until_date}

Comment thread src/sdk/namespace_fs.js
const XATTR_LEGAL_HOLD = XATTR_NOOBAA_INTERNAL_PREFIX + 'legal_hold';
const XATTR_RETENTION_MODE = XATTR_NOOBAA_INTERNAL_PREFIX + 'retention_mode';
const XATTR_RETENTION_DATE = XATTR_NOOBAA_INTERNAL_PREFIX + 'retention_date';
const XATTR_RETENTION_PREFIX = XATTR_NOOBAA_INTERNAL_PREFIX + 'retention_';

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why change this

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XATTR_RETENTION_PREFIX is needed by the clear path (line 2539) — set_fs_xattr_op uses it to strip both retention_mode and retention_date xattrs by prefix. Without it declared, that path crashes with ReferenceError. Deriving MODE/DATE from PREFIX ensures consistency and avoids a separate string that could drift. The final xattr values are unchanged (user.noobaa.retention_mode, user.noobaa.retention_date).

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I still don't understand why the prefix is needed. they are still called by XATTR_RETENTION_MODE and XATTR_RETENTION_DATE. the prefix is never used. why would separate string drift. and even if they do. why does it matters

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ahh its so you can clear them by prefix. can you add a comment explaining this

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Comment thread src/sdk/namespace_fs.js Outdated
// Remove retention xattrs by prefix
await this.set_fs_xattr_op(fs_context, file_path, undefined, XATTR_RETENTION_PREFIX);
} else {
if (!params.retention.mode || !params.retention.retain_until_date) {

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is this possible? wouldn't it already be blocked by schema / s3 layer

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You're right — the S3 layer rejects partial payloads before reaching here, and the schema enforces retention is present. Removed the guard.

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Removed the defensive MalformedXML guard

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can you add tests to test_s3_worm.js?

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can you add tests to test_s3_worm.js?

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In `@src/test/integration_tests/api/s3/test_s3_worm.js`:
- Around line 569-629: Extend the clear-retention tests in the “clear GOVERNANCE
retention with empty Retention” suite: after reapplying retention with
putObjectRetention, call getObjectRetention and assert GOVERNANCE mode plus the
expected newDate retain-until value; add coverage that putObjectRetention cannot
clear COMPLIANCE retention even with BypassGovernanceRetention enabled; and
verify an ON legal hold remains after GOVERNANCE retention is cleared using the
existing Object Lock legal-hold APIs.
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Comment on lines +569 to +629
mocha.describe('clear GOVERNANCE retention with empty Retention', function() {
const CLEAR_RET_KEY = 'clear-retention-test';
let clear_ret_version_id;

mocha.it('should create object with GOVERNANCE retention', async function() {
const shortDate = new Date();
shortDate.setSeconds(shortDate.getSeconds() + 60);
const res = await s3_owner.putObject({
Bucket: BKT1,
Key: CLEAR_RET_KEY,
Body: file_body,
ContentType: 'text/plain',
ObjectLockMode: 'GOVERNANCE',
ObjectLockRetainUntilDate: shortDate
});
clear_ret_version_id = res.VersionId;
assert.ok(res.VersionId);
});

mocha.it('should fail to clear retention without bypass flag', async function() {
await assert_throws_async(s3_owner.putObjectRetention({
Bucket: BKT1,
Key: CLEAR_RET_KEY,
VersionId: clear_ret_version_id,
Retention: {},
}), 'AccessDenied', 'Access Denied');
});

mocha.it('should clear GOVERNANCE retention with bypass flag', async function() {
const res = await s3_owner.putObjectRetention({
Bucket: BKT1,
Key: CLEAR_RET_KEY,
VersionId: clear_ret_version_id,
Retention: {},
BypassGovernanceRetention: true,
});
delete res.$metadata;
assert.deepEqual(res, {});
});

mocha.it('should confirm retention is cleared', async function() {
await assert_throws_async(s3_owner.getObjectRetention({
Bucket: BKT1,
Key: CLEAR_RET_KEY,
VersionId: clear_ret_version_id,
}), 'NoSuchObjectLockConfiguration', 'The specified object does not have a ObjectLock configuration');
});

mocha.it('should be able to set retention again after clearing', async function() {
const newDate = new Date();
newDate.setDate(newDate.getDate() + 1);
const res = await s3_owner.putObjectRetention({
Bucket: BKT1,
Key: CLEAR_RET_KEY,
VersionId: clear_ret_version_id,
Retention: { Mode: 'GOVERNANCE', RetainUntilDate: newDate },
});
delete res.$metadata;
assert.deepEqual(res, {});
});
});

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Assert the remaining Object Lock invariants.

After reapplying retention at lines 620–627, call getObjectRetention and assert Retention.Mode === 'GOVERNANCE' and the expected Retention.RetainUntilDate. Add tests that reject clearing COMPLIANCE retention with BypassGovernanceRetention: true and preserve a legal hold with status ON after GOVERNANCE retention is cleared.

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In `@src/test/integration_tests/api/s3/test_s3_worm.js` around lines 569 - 629,
Extend the clear-retention tests in the “clear GOVERNANCE retention with empty
Retention” suite: after reapplying retention with putObjectRetention, call
getObjectRetention and assert GOVERNANCE mode plus the expected newDate
retain-until value; add coverage that putObjectRetention cannot clear COMPLIANCE
retention even with BypassGovernanceRetention enabled; and verify an ON legal
hold remains after GOVERNANCE retention is cleared using the existing Object
Lock legal-hold APIs.

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Good suggestions. Will add COMPLIANCE rejection and legal_hold preservation coverage in a follow-up.

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@kajalpareek-lab, thanks for the update.

The follow-up should also verify the GOVERNANCE mode and RetainUntilDate after retention is reapplied. The review thread remains open until the coverage is added.

Would you like me to create a GitHub issue for the follow-up work?

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const retain_until_date_str = req.body.Retention.RetainUntilDate && req.body.Retention.RetainUntilDate[0];

let retention;
if (!mode && !retain_until_date_str) {

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just for readability. I think it would be better to do it like:
if (!mode && !retain_until_date_str) {
...
else if (!mode || !retain_until_date_str) {
throw new S3Error(S3Error.MalformedXML);
} else {
....
}

WDYT?

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Good suggestion, restructured to if / else if / else.

Comment thread src/sdk/namespace_fs.js
throw new S3Error(S3Error.AccessDeniedObjectLocked);
}
if (!current_retention) return;
if (!new_retention.mode && !new_retention.retain_until_date) {

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can you add a comment. that this is the empty object scenario

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Added.

Comment thread src/api/object_api.js Outdated
'key',
'bucket',
'retention'
'retention',

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Can you remove the extra .?
(to have less files in "Files changed" list).

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Done — removed, file drops out of the diff.

} else {
if (!mode || !retain_until_date_str) throw new S3Error(S3Error.MalformedXML);
const retain_until_date = new Date(retain_until_date_str);
if (!s3_utils._is_valid_retention(mode, retain_until_date)) return;

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Is that on purpose? To return if the retention is not valid?

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This is pre-existing behavior (not from this PR). _is_valid_retention returns false if mode is invalid or retain_until_date is in the past — the early return silently no-ops, matching the original code.

Comment thread src/sdk/namespace_fs.js
}
if (!current_retention) return;
if (!new_retention.mode && !new_retention.retain_until_date) {
this._check_object_retention(fs_context, current_retention, bypass_governance);

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Why did you add this call to _check_object_retention?

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_check_object_retention enforces bypass-governance rules — it checks whether retention is still active (now < retain_until_date) and whether GOVERNANCE can be bypassed or COMPLIANCE which can never be bypassed. When clearing retention (empty object), we still need to verify the caller has permission to override the existing lock before removing it.

Comment thread src/sdk/namespace_fs.js
await this.set_fs_xattr_op(fs_context, file_path, fs_xattr, undefined);
if (is_clear) {
await this.set_fs_xattr_op(fs_context, file_path, undefined, XATTR_RETENTION_PREFIX);
} else {

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If one of them empty it is fine? did you intentionally set the undefined value?

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Yes, intentional. set_fs_xattr_op(ctx, path, undefined, XATTR_RETENTION_PREFIX) — first arg undefined means "nothing to set", second arg (prefix) means "remove all xattrs matching this prefix". This removes both retention_mode and retention_date without touching legal_hold.

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await MDStore.instance().update_object_by_id(
obj._id, undefined, { lock_settings: 1 }, undefined

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What about the last argument? Do you want to explicitly pass undefined?

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Yes, intentional. update_object_by_id takes 4 positional args (id, set, unset, inc). The trailing undefineds are needed to pass the right value to the right position. Same pattern used for tagging operations above in the same file.

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348-381: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Make Object Lock updates conditional on the read state.

update_object_by_id() filters only by _id, so a concurrent retention or legal-hold update can be overwritten by this stale lock_settings replacement. Use a version or retention-state predicate, and update only the intended nested field.

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In `@src/server/object_services/object_server.js` around lines 348 - 381, The
retention and legal-hold update flow around _throw_if_retention_update_forbidden
and update_object_by_id must guard writes against the lock state that was read,
so concurrent changes cannot be overwritten. Add a version or retention-state
predicate to the update filter and update only the intended nested retention or
legal_hold field rather than replacing the entire lock_settings object; preserve
the existing clear behavior and handle a predicate miss without reporting a
successful stale update.

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clear-retention behavior when retention is absent, while leaving explicitly
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In `@src/server/object_services/object_server.js`:
- Around line 348-381: The retention and legal-hold update flow around
_throw_if_retention_update_forbidden and update_object_by_id must guard writes
against the lock state that was read, so concurrent changes cannot be
overwritten. Add a version or retention-state predicate to the update filter and
update only the intended nested retention or legal_hold field rather than
replacing the entire lock_settings object; preserve the existing clear behavior
and handle a predicate miss without reporting a successful stale update.
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Comment thread src/server/object_services/object_server.js
PutObjectRetention with an empty <Retention/> element (no Mode or
RetainUntilDate) now clears object retention instead of crashing
with a TypeError that surfaced as InternalError.

- S3 handler: safe-access Mode/RetainUntilDate before indexing [0],
  treat both-absent as a "clear retention" request
- namespace_fs: branch on is_clear to remove xattrs by prefix;
  _compare_object_retention handles empty retention by delegating
  to _check_object_retention (same bypass rules as delete)
- object_server: add is_clear path that removes lock_settings or
  preserves legal_hold when clearing retention
- test_s3_worm: add tests for clearing GOVERNANCE retention

Fixes: DFBUGS-8949
Signed-off-by: kajalpareek-lab <pareekkajal97@gmail.com>

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In `@src/sdk/namespace_fs.js`:
- Around line 2528-2534: Serialize the retention read, authorization check, and
clear mutation in the relevant retention-update method by using an object-scoped
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_get_retention_mode_from_xattr(), _compare_object_retention(), and
set_fs_xattr_op(). Ensure a clear request cannot remove retention written by a
concurrent request after the stat() result was obtained.
- Around line 2528-2532: Update the retention handling before
NamespaceFS.put_object_retention and the params.retention dereferences: if
retention is optional, remove it from the RPC schema’s required fields and
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Comment thread src/sdk/namespace_fs.js
Comment on lines +2528 to 2532
const is_clear = !params.retention.mode && !params.retention.retain_until_date;
try {
const stat = await nb_native().fs.stat(fs_context, file_path);
const current_retention = this._get_retention_mode_from_xattr(stat.xattr);
this._compare_object_retention(fs_context, current_retention, params.retention, params.bypass_governance);

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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rg -n -C 10 '\bput_object_retention\s*\(|retention\s*[:?]|retention\s*\?\?' \
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Normalize omitted retention before dereferencing it. The RPC schema still requires retention, and the RPC and SDK paths pass it through without a default. If retention is optional, remove it from required and default it to {} before NamespaceFS.put_object_retention; otherwise params.retention.mode throws when omitted.

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In `@src/sdk/namespace_fs.js` around lines 2528 - 2532, Update the retention
handling before NamespaceFS.put_object_retention and the params.retention
dereferences: if retention is optional, remove it from the RPC schema’s required
fields and normalize an omitted value to an empty object; otherwise preserve the
required contract and ensure all callers provide retention.

Comment thread src/sdk/namespace_fs.js
Comment on lines +2528 to +2534
const is_clear = !params.retention.mode && !params.retention.retain_until_date;
try {
const stat = await nb_native().fs.stat(fs_context, file_path);
const current_retention = this._get_retention_mode_from_xattr(stat.xattr);
this._compare_object_retention(fs_context, current_retention, params.retention, params.bypass_governance);
const fs_xattr = {};
fs_xattr[XATTR_RETENTION_MODE] = params.retention.mode;
fs_xattr[XATTR_RETENTION_DATE] = params.retention.retain_until_date.toISOString();
await this.set_fs_xattr_op(fs_context, file_path, fs_xattr, undefined);
if (is_clear) {
await this.set_fs_xattr_op(fs_context, file_path, undefined, XATTR_RETENTION_PREFIX);

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Serialize retention validation and xattr mutation.

The stat() result at Line 2530 can become stale before set_fs_xattr_op() clears xattrs at Line 2534. For example, a clear request can observe no retention, another request can set COMPLIANCE retention, and the first request can then remove that new lock.

Use an object-scoped lock or an atomic compare-and-update operation for the read, authorization check, and xattr update.

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In `@src/sdk/namespace_fs.js` around lines 2528 - 2534, Serialize the retention
read, authorization check, and clear mutation in the relevant retention-update
method by using an object-scoped lock or atomic compare-and-update around
stat(), _get_retention_mode_from_xattr(), _compare_object_retention(), and
set_fs_xattr_op(). Ensure a clear request cannot remove retention written by a
concurrent request after the stat() result was obtained.

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