backport of commit c329ed8 (#24259)

Co-authored-by: Steven Clark <[email protected]>

changelog/24256.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+```release-note:bug
+api: Fix deadlock on calls to sys/leader with a namespace configured
+on the request.
+```

vault/ha.go

@@ -145,30 +145,41 @@ func (c *Core) Leader() (isLeader bool, leaderAddr, clusterAddr string, err erro
 	if c.Sealed() {
 		return false, "", "", consts.ErrSealed
 	}
-
 	c.stateLock.RLock()
+	defer c.stateLock.RUnlock()
+
+	return c.LeaderLocked()
+}
+
+func (c *Core) LeaderLocked() (isLeader bool, leaderAddr, clusterAddr string, err error) {
+	// Check if HA enabled. We don't need the lock for this check as it's set
+	// on startup and never modified
+	if c.ha == nil {
+		return false, "", "", ErrHANotEnabled
+	}
+
+	// Check if sealed
+	if c.Sealed() {
+		return false, "", "", consts.ErrSealed
+	}
 
 	// Check if we are the leader
 	if !c.standby {
-		c.stateLock.RUnlock()
 		return true, c.redirectAddr, c.ClusterAddr(), nil
 	}
 
 	// Initialize a lock
 	lock, err := c.ha.LockWith(CoreLockPath, "read")
 	if err != nil {
-		c.stateLock.RUnlock()
 		return false, "", "", err
 	}
 
 	// Read the value
 	held, leaderUUID, err := lock.Value()
 	if err != nil {
-		c.stateLock.RUnlock()
 		return false, "", "", err
 	}
 	if !held {
-		c.stateLock.RUnlock()
 		return false, "", "", nil
 	}
 
@@ -183,13 +194,11 @@ func (c *Core) Leader() (isLeader bool, leaderAddr, clusterAddr string, err erro
 	// If the leader hasn't changed, return the cached value; nothing changes
 	// mid-leadership, and the barrier caches anyways
 	if leaderUUID == localLeaderUUID && localRedirectAddr != "" {
-		c.stateLock.RUnlock()
 		return false, localRedirectAddr, localClusterAddr, nil
 	}
 
 	c.logger.Trace("found new active node information, refreshing")
 
-	defer c.stateLock.RUnlock()
 	c.leaderParamsLock.Lock()
 	defer c.leaderParamsLock.Unlock()
 

vault/logical_system.go

@@ -4822,8 +4822,15 @@ type LeaderResponse struct {
 }
 
 func (core *Core) GetLeaderStatus() (*LeaderResponse, error) {
+	core.stateLock.RLock()
+	defer core.stateLock.RUnlock()
+
+	return core.GetLeaderStatusLocked()
+}
+
+func (core *Core) GetLeaderStatusLocked() (*LeaderResponse, error) {
 	haEnabled := true
-	isLeader, address, clusterAddr, err := core.Leader()
+	isLeader, address, clusterAddr, err := core.LeaderLocked()
 	if errwrap.Contains(err, ErrHANotEnabled.Error()) {
 		haEnabled = false
 		err = nil
@@ -4837,18 +4844,18 @@ func (core *Core) GetLeaderStatus() (*LeaderResponse, error) {
 		IsSelf:               isLeader,
 		LeaderAddress:        address,
 		LeaderClusterAddress: clusterAddr,
-		PerfStandby:          core.PerfStandby(),
+		PerfStandby:          core.perfStandby,
 	}
 	if isLeader {
-		resp.ActiveTime = core.ActiveTime()
+		resp.ActiveTime = core.activeTime
 	}
 	if resp.PerfStandby {
 		resp.PerfStandbyLastRemoteWAL = LastRemoteWAL(core)
 	} else if isLeader || !haEnabled {
 		resp.LastWAL = LastWAL(core)
 	}
 
-	resp.RaftCommittedIndex, resp.RaftAppliedIndex = core.GetRaftIndexes()
+	resp.RaftCommittedIndex, resp.RaftAppliedIndex = core.GetRaftIndexesLocked()
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
@@ -4872,7 +4879,7 @@ func (b *SystemBackend) handleSealStatus(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Reque
 }
 
 func (b *SystemBackend) handleLeaderStatus(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, d *framework.FieldData) (*logical.Response, error) {
-	status, err := b.Core.GetLeaderStatus()
+	status, err := b.Core.GetLeaderStatusLocked()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

vault/raft.go

@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ func (c *Core) GetRaftNodeID() string {
 func (c *Core) GetRaftIndexes() (committed uint64, applied uint64) {
 	c.stateLock.RLock()
 	defer c.stateLock.RUnlock()
+	return c.GetRaftIndexesLocked()
+}
 
+func (c *Core) GetRaftIndexesLocked() (committed uint64, applied uint64) {
 	raftStorage, ok := c.underlyingPhysical.(*raft.RaftBackend)
 	if !ok {
 		return 0, 0