Merge branch 'main' into redundantImport

csharp/ql/campaigns/Solorigate/lib/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 1.1.0
+
 ## 1.0.7
 
 ## 1.0.6

csharp/ql/campaigns/Solorigate/lib/change-notes/released/1.1.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+## 1.1.0

csharp/ql/campaigns/Solorigate/lib/codeql-pack.release.yml

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-lastReleaseVersion: 1.0.7
+lastReleaseVersion: 1.1.0

csharp/ql/campaigns/Solorigate/lib/qlpack.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: codeql/csharp-solorigate-all
-version: 1.1.0-dev
+version: 1.1.1-dev
 groups:
     - csharp
     - solorigate

csharp/ql/campaigns/Solorigate/src/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 1.1.0
+
 ## 1.0.7
 
 ## 1.0.6

csharp/ql/campaigns/Solorigate/src/change-notes/released/1.1.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+## 1.1.0

csharp/ql/campaigns/Solorigate/src/codeql-pack.release.yml

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-lastReleaseVersion: 1.0.7
+lastReleaseVersion: 1.1.0

csharp/ql/campaigns/Solorigate/src/qlpack.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: codeql/csharp-solorigate-queries
-version: 1.1.0-dev
+version: 1.1.1-dev
 groups:
     - csharp
     - solorigate

csharp/ql/lib/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.1.0
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+* The recently added flow-state versions of `isBarrierIn`, `isBarrierOut`, `isSanitizerIn`, and `isSanitizerOut` in the data flow and taint tracking libraries have been removed.
+
 ## 0.0.13
 
 ## 0.0.12

csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2022-04-08-flow-state-barriers.md

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
----
-category: breaking
----
-The recently added flow-state versions of `isBarrierIn`, `isBarrierOut`, `isSanitizerIn`, and `isSanitizerOut` in the data flow and taint tracking libraries have been removed.

csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2022-04-25-allow-implicit-read-signature.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: breaking
+---
+The signature of `allowImplicitRead` on `DataFlow::Configuration` and `TaintTracking::Configuration` has changed from `allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::Content c)` to `allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::ContentSet c)`.

csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/released/0.1.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## 0.1.0
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+* The recently added flow-state versions of `isBarrierIn`, `isBarrierOut`, `isSanitizerIn`, and `isSanitizerOut` in the data flow and taint tracking libraries have been removed.

csharp/ql/lib/codeql-pack.release.yml

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-lastReleaseVersion: 0.0.13
+lastReleaseVersion: 0.1.0

csharp/ql/lib/qlpack.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: codeql/csharp-all
-version: 0.1.0-dev
+version: 0.1.1-dev
 groups: csharp
 dbscheme: semmlecode.csharp.dbscheme
 extractor: csharp

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/FlowSummary.qll

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ private class SummarizedCallableDefaultClearsContent extends Impl::Public::Summa
   }
 
   // By default, we assume that all stores into arguments are definite
-  override predicate clearsContent(ParameterPosition pos, DataFlow::Content content) {
+  override predicate clearsContent(ParameterPosition pos, DataFlow::ContentSet content) {
     exists(SummaryComponentStack output, SummaryComponent target |
       this.propagatesFlow(_, output, _) and
       output.drop(_) =

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/AccessPathSyntax.qll

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class AccessPath extends string instanceof AccessPath::Range {
  * An access part token such as `Argument[1]` or `ReturnValue`, appearing in one or more access paths.
  */
 class AccessPathToken extends string {
-  AccessPathToken() { this = getRawToken(any(AccessPath path), _) }
+  AccessPathToken() { this = getRawToken(_, _) }
 
   private string getPart(int part) {
     result = this.regexpCapture("([^\\[]+)(?:\\[([^\\]]*)\\])?", part)

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
    * Holds if an arbitrary number of implicit read steps of content `c` may be
    * taken at `node`.
    */
-  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, Content c) { none() }
+  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, ContentSet c) { none() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the virtual dispatch branching limit when calculating field flow.
@@ -485,8 +485,9 @@ private predicate additionalJumpStateStep(
   )
 }
 
-private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
-  read(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
+pragma[nomagic]
+private predicate readSet(NodeEx node1, ContentSet c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  readSet(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
   stepFilter(node1, node2, config)
   or
   exists(Node n |
@@ -496,6 +497,25 @@ private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration conf
   )
 }
 
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    readSet(node1, cs, node2, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate clearsContentEx(NodeEx n, Content c) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    clearsContentCached(n.asNode(), cs) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate store(
   NodeEx node1, TypedContent tc, NodeEx node2, DataFlowType contentType, Configuration config
 ) {
@@ -573,9 +593,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(Content c |
-      fwdFlowRead(c, node, cc, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, config)
+    exists(ContentSet c |
+      fwdFlowReadSet(c, node, cc, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, config)
     )
     or
     // flow into a callable
@@ -599,10 +619,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   private predicate fwdFlow(NodeEx node, Configuration config) { fwdFlow(node, _, config) }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate fwdFlowRead(Content c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
+  private predicate fwdFlowReadSet(ContentSet c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(NodeEx mid |
       fwdFlow(mid, cc, config) and
-      read(mid, c, node, config)
+      readSet(mid, c, node, config)
     )
   }
 
@@ -620,6 +640,16 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Holds if `cs` may be interpreted in a read as the target of some store
+   * into `c`, in the flow covered by `fwdFlow`.
+   */
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate fwdFlowConsCandSet(ContentSet cs, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    fwdFlowConsCand(c, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  }
+
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate fwdFlowReturnPosition(ReturnPosition pos, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(RetNodeEx ret |
@@ -712,9 +742,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(NodeEx mid, Content c |
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(NodeEx mid, ContentSet c |
+      readSet(node, c, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(mid, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
     or
@@ -740,10 +770,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
    */
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowConsCand(Content c, Configuration config) {
-    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node |
+    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node, ContentSet cs |
       fwdFlow(node, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      readSet(node, cs, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(cs, c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(pragma[only_bind_into](mid), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
   }
@@ -762,6 +792,7 @@ private module Stage1 {
    * Holds if `c` is the target of both a read and a store in the flow covered
    * by `revFlow`.
    */
+  pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowIsReadAndStored(Content c, Configuration conf) {
     revFlowConsCand(c, conf) and
     revFlowStore(c, _, _, conf)
@@ -860,9 +891,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   predicate readStepCand(NodeEx n1, Content c, NodeEx n2, Configuration config) {
-    revFlowIsReadAndStored(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    revFlowIsReadAndStored(pragma[only_bind_into](c), pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
@@ -872,7 +903,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   predicate revFlow(
     NodeEx node, FlowState state, boolean toReturn, ApOption returnAp, Ap ap, Configuration config
   ) {
-    revFlow(node, toReturn, config) and exists(state) and exists(returnAp) and exists(ap)
+    revFlow(node, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(state) and
+    exists(returnAp) and
+    exists(ap)
   }
 
   private predicate throughFlowNodeCand(NodeEx node, Configuration config) {
@@ -1149,7 +1183,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
 
   bindingset[node, state, ap, config]
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
-    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, config) and
+    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     exists(ap) and
     not stateBarrier(node, state, config)
   }
@@ -1574,7 +1608,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -1729,9 +1763,9 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       or
       node.asNode() instanceof OutNodeExt
       or
-      store(_, _, node, _, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(_, _, _, node, _, config)
       or
-      read(_, _, node, config)
+      Stage2::readStepCand(_, _, node, config)
       or
       node instanceof FlowCheckNode
       or
@@ -1752,8 +1786,8 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       additionalJumpStep(node, next, config) or
       flowIntoCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
       flowOutOfCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
-      store(node, _, next, _, config) or
-      read(node, _, next, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(node, _, _, next, _, config) or
+      Stage2::readStepCand(node, _, next, config)
     )
     or
     exists(NodeEx next, FlowState s | Stage2::revFlow(next, s, config) |
@@ -1926,7 +1960,24 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate flowIntoCall = flowIntoCallNodeCand2/5;
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap) { ap.isClearedAt(node.asNode()) }
+  private predicate clearSet(NodeEx node, ContentSet c, Configuration config) {
+    PrevStage::revFlow(node, config) and
+    clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), c)
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clearContent(NodeEx node, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    exists(ContentSet cs |
+      PrevStage::readStepCand(_, pragma[only_bind_into](c), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      c = cs.getAReadContent() and
+      clearSet(node, cs, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    )
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
+    clearContent(node, ap.getHead().getContent(), config)
+  }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate castingNodeEx(NodeEx node) { node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode }
@@ -1935,7 +1986,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
     exists(state) and
     exists(config) and
-    not clear(node, ap) and
+    not clear(node, ap, config) and
     if castingNodeEx(node) then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType()) else any()
   }
 
@@ -2363,7 +2414,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -3190,7 +3241,7 @@ private module Stage4 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -4202,7 +4253,7 @@ private module Subpaths {
     exists(NodeEx n1, NodeEx n2 | n1 = n.getNodeEx() and n2 = result.getNodeEx() |
       localFlowBigStep(n1, _, n2, _, _, _, _, _) or
       store(n1, _, n2, _, _) or
-      read(n1, _, n2, _)
+      readSet(n1, _, n2, _)
     )
   }
 
@@ -4557,7 +4608,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       or
       exists(PartialPathNodeRev mid |
         revPartialPathStep(mid, node, state, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
-        not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead()) and
+        not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead()) and
         not fullBarrier(node, config) and
         not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
         distSink(node.getEnclosingCallable(), config) <= config.explorationLimit()
@@ -4573,7 +4624,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       partialPathStep(mid, node, state, cc, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
       not fullBarrier(node, config) and
       not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
-      not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead().getContent()) and
+      not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead().getContent()) and
       if node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode
       then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType())
       else any()

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
    * Holds if an arbitrary number of implicit read steps of content `c` may be
    * taken at `node`.
    */
-  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, Content c) { none() }
+  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, ContentSet c) { none() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the virtual dispatch branching limit when calculating field flow.
@@ -485,8 +485,9 @@ private predicate additionalJumpStateStep(
   )
 }
 
-private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
-  read(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
+pragma[nomagic]
+private predicate readSet(NodeEx node1, ContentSet c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  readSet(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
   stepFilter(node1, node2, config)
   or
   exists(Node n |
@@ -496,6 +497,25 @@ private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration conf
   )
 }
 
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    readSet(node1, cs, node2, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate clearsContentEx(NodeEx n, Content c) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    clearsContentCached(n.asNode(), cs) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate store(
   NodeEx node1, TypedContent tc, NodeEx node2, DataFlowType contentType, Configuration config
 ) {
@@ -573,9 +593,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(Content c |
-      fwdFlowRead(c, node, cc, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, config)
+    exists(ContentSet c |
+      fwdFlowReadSet(c, node, cc, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, config)
     )
     or
     // flow into a callable
@@ -599,10 +619,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   private predicate fwdFlow(NodeEx node, Configuration config) { fwdFlow(node, _, config) }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate fwdFlowRead(Content c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
+  private predicate fwdFlowReadSet(ContentSet c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(NodeEx mid |
       fwdFlow(mid, cc, config) and
-      read(mid, c, node, config)
+      readSet(mid, c, node, config)
     )
   }
 
@@ -620,6 +640,16 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Holds if `cs` may be interpreted in a read as the target of some store
+   * into `c`, in the flow covered by `fwdFlow`.
+   */
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate fwdFlowConsCandSet(ContentSet cs, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    fwdFlowConsCand(c, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  }
+
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate fwdFlowReturnPosition(ReturnPosition pos, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(RetNodeEx ret |
@@ -712,9 +742,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(NodeEx mid, Content c |
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(NodeEx mid, ContentSet c |
+      readSet(node, c, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(mid, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
     or
@@ -740,10 +770,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
    */
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowConsCand(Content c, Configuration config) {
-    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node |
+    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node, ContentSet cs |
       fwdFlow(node, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      readSet(node, cs, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(cs, c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(pragma[only_bind_into](mid), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
   }
@@ -762,6 +792,7 @@ private module Stage1 {
    * Holds if `c` is the target of both a read and a store in the flow covered
    * by `revFlow`.
    */
+  pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowIsReadAndStored(Content c, Configuration conf) {
     revFlowConsCand(c, conf) and
     revFlowStore(c, _, _, conf)
@@ -860,9 +891,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   predicate readStepCand(NodeEx n1, Content c, NodeEx n2, Configuration config) {
-    revFlowIsReadAndStored(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    revFlowIsReadAndStored(pragma[only_bind_into](c), pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
@@ -872,7 +903,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   predicate revFlow(
     NodeEx node, FlowState state, boolean toReturn, ApOption returnAp, Ap ap, Configuration config
   ) {
-    revFlow(node, toReturn, config) and exists(state) and exists(returnAp) and exists(ap)
+    revFlow(node, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(state) and
+    exists(returnAp) and
+    exists(ap)
   }
 
   private predicate throughFlowNodeCand(NodeEx node, Configuration config) {
@@ -1149,7 +1183,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
 
   bindingset[node, state, ap, config]
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
-    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, config) and
+    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     exists(ap) and
     not stateBarrier(node, state, config)
   }
@@ -1574,7 +1608,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -1729,9 +1763,9 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       or
       node.asNode() instanceof OutNodeExt
       or
-      store(_, _, node, _, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(_, _, _, node, _, config)
       or
-      read(_, _, node, config)
+      Stage2::readStepCand(_, _, node, config)
       or
       node instanceof FlowCheckNode
       or
@@ -1752,8 +1786,8 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       additionalJumpStep(node, next, config) or
       flowIntoCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
       flowOutOfCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
-      store(node, _, next, _, config) or
-      read(node, _, next, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(node, _, _, next, _, config) or
+      Stage2::readStepCand(node, _, next, config)
     )
     or
     exists(NodeEx next, FlowState s | Stage2::revFlow(next, s, config) |
@@ -1926,7 +1960,24 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate flowIntoCall = flowIntoCallNodeCand2/5;
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap) { ap.isClearedAt(node.asNode()) }
+  private predicate clearSet(NodeEx node, ContentSet c, Configuration config) {
+    PrevStage::revFlow(node, config) and
+    clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), c)
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clearContent(NodeEx node, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    exists(ContentSet cs |
+      PrevStage::readStepCand(_, pragma[only_bind_into](c), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      c = cs.getAReadContent() and
+      clearSet(node, cs, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    )
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
+    clearContent(node, ap.getHead().getContent(), config)
+  }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate castingNodeEx(NodeEx node) { node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode }
@@ -1935,7 +1986,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
     exists(state) and
     exists(config) and
-    not clear(node, ap) and
+    not clear(node, ap, config) and
     if castingNodeEx(node) then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType()) else any()
   }
 
@@ -2363,7 +2414,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -3190,7 +3241,7 @@ private module Stage4 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -4202,7 +4253,7 @@ private module Subpaths {
     exists(NodeEx n1, NodeEx n2 | n1 = n.getNodeEx() and n2 = result.getNodeEx() |
       localFlowBigStep(n1, _, n2, _, _, _, _, _) or
       store(n1, _, n2, _, _) or
-      read(n1, _, n2, _)
+      readSet(n1, _, n2, _)
     )
   }
 
@@ -4557,7 +4608,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       or
       exists(PartialPathNodeRev mid |
         revPartialPathStep(mid, node, state, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
-        not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead()) and
+        not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead()) and
         not fullBarrier(node, config) and
         not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
         distSink(node.getEnclosingCallable(), config) <= config.explorationLimit()
@@ -4573,7 +4624,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       partialPathStep(mid, node, state, cc, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
       not fullBarrier(node, config) and
       not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
-      not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead().getContent()) and
+      not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead().getContent()) and
       if node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode
       then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType())
       else any()

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
    * Holds if an arbitrary number of implicit read steps of content `c` may be
    * taken at `node`.
    */
-  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, Content c) { none() }
+  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, ContentSet c) { none() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the virtual dispatch branching limit when calculating field flow.
@@ -485,8 +485,9 @@ private predicate additionalJumpStateStep(
   )
 }
 
-private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
-  read(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
+pragma[nomagic]
+private predicate readSet(NodeEx node1, ContentSet c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  readSet(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
   stepFilter(node1, node2, config)
   or
   exists(Node n |
@@ -496,6 +497,25 @@ private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration conf
   )
 }
 
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    readSet(node1, cs, node2, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate clearsContentEx(NodeEx n, Content c) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    clearsContentCached(n.asNode(), cs) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate store(
   NodeEx node1, TypedContent tc, NodeEx node2, DataFlowType contentType, Configuration config
 ) {
@@ -573,9 +593,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(Content c |
-      fwdFlowRead(c, node, cc, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, config)
+    exists(ContentSet c |
+      fwdFlowReadSet(c, node, cc, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, config)
     )
     or
     // flow into a callable
@@ -599,10 +619,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   private predicate fwdFlow(NodeEx node, Configuration config) { fwdFlow(node, _, config) }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate fwdFlowRead(Content c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
+  private predicate fwdFlowReadSet(ContentSet c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(NodeEx mid |
       fwdFlow(mid, cc, config) and
-      read(mid, c, node, config)
+      readSet(mid, c, node, config)
     )
   }
 
@@ -620,6 +640,16 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Holds if `cs` may be interpreted in a read as the target of some store
+   * into `c`, in the flow covered by `fwdFlow`.
+   */
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate fwdFlowConsCandSet(ContentSet cs, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    fwdFlowConsCand(c, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  }
+
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate fwdFlowReturnPosition(ReturnPosition pos, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(RetNodeEx ret |
@@ -712,9 +742,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(NodeEx mid, Content c |
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(NodeEx mid, ContentSet c |
+      readSet(node, c, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(mid, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
     or
@@ -740,10 +770,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
    */
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowConsCand(Content c, Configuration config) {
-    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node |
+    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node, ContentSet cs |
       fwdFlow(node, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      readSet(node, cs, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(cs, c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(pragma[only_bind_into](mid), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
   }
@@ -762,6 +792,7 @@ private module Stage1 {
    * Holds if `c` is the target of both a read and a store in the flow covered
    * by `revFlow`.
    */
+  pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowIsReadAndStored(Content c, Configuration conf) {
     revFlowConsCand(c, conf) and
     revFlowStore(c, _, _, conf)
@@ -860,9 +891,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   predicate readStepCand(NodeEx n1, Content c, NodeEx n2, Configuration config) {
-    revFlowIsReadAndStored(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    revFlowIsReadAndStored(pragma[only_bind_into](c), pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
@@ -872,7 +903,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   predicate revFlow(
     NodeEx node, FlowState state, boolean toReturn, ApOption returnAp, Ap ap, Configuration config
   ) {
-    revFlow(node, toReturn, config) and exists(state) and exists(returnAp) and exists(ap)
+    revFlow(node, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(state) and
+    exists(returnAp) and
+    exists(ap)
   }
 
   private predicate throughFlowNodeCand(NodeEx node, Configuration config) {
@@ -1149,7 +1183,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
 
   bindingset[node, state, ap, config]
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
-    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, config) and
+    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     exists(ap) and
     not stateBarrier(node, state, config)
   }
@@ -1574,7 +1608,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -1729,9 +1763,9 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       or
       node.asNode() instanceof OutNodeExt
       or
-      store(_, _, node, _, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(_, _, _, node, _, config)
       or
-      read(_, _, node, config)
+      Stage2::readStepCand(_, _, node, config)
       or
       node instanceof FlowCheckNode
       or
@@ -1752,8 +1786,8 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       additionalJumpStep(node, next, config) or
       flowIntoCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
       flowOutOfCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
-      store(node, _, next, _, config) or
-      read(node, _, next, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(node, _, _, next, _, config) or
+      Stage2::readStepCand(node, _, next, config)
     )
     or
     exists(NodeEx next, FlowState s | Stage2::revFlow(next, s, config) |
@@ -1926,7 +1960,24 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate flowIntoCall = flowIntoCallNodeCand2/5;
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap) { ap.isClearedAt(node.asNode()) }
+  private predicate clearSet(NodeEx node, ContentSet c, Configuration config) {
+    PrevStage::revFlow(node, config) and
+    clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), c)
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clearContent(NodeEx node, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    exists(ContentSet cs |
+      PrevStage::readStepCand(_, pragma[only_bind_into](c), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      c = cs.getAReadContent() and
+      clearSet(node, cs, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    )
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
+    clearContent(node, ap.getHead().getContent(), config)
+  }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate castingNodeEx(NodeEx node) { node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode }
@@ -1935,7 +1986,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
     exists(state) and
     exists(config) and
-    not clear(node, ap) and
+    not clear(node, ap, config) and
     if castingNodeEx(node) then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType()) else any()
   }
 
@@ -2363,7 +2414,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -3190,7 +3241,7 @@ private module Stage4 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -4202,7 +4253,7 @@ private module Subpaths {
     exists(NodeEx n1, NodeEx n2 | n1 = n.getNodeEx() and n2 = result.getNodeEx() |
       localFlowBigStep(n1, _, n2, _, _, _, _, _) or
       store(n1, _, n2, _, _) or
-      read(n1, _, n2, _)
+      readSet(n1, _, n2, _)
     )
   }
 
@@ -4557,7 +4608,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       or
       exists(PartialPathNodeRev mid |
         revPartialPathStep(mid, node, state, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
-        not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead()) and
+        not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead()) and
         not fullBarrier(node, config) and
         not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
         distSink(node.getEnclosingCallable(), config) <= config.explorationLimit()
@@ -4573,7 +4624,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       partialPathStep(mid, node, state, cc, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
       not fullBarrier(node, config) and
       not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
-      not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead().getContent()) and
+      not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead().getContent()) and
       if node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode
       then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType())
       else any()

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl4.qll

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
    * Holds if an arbitrary number of implicit read steps of content `c` may be
    * taken at `node`.
    */
-  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, Content c) { none() }
+  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, ContentSet c) { none() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the virtual dispatch branching limit when calculating field flow.
@@ -485,8 +485,9 @@ private predicate additionalJumpStateStep(
   )
 }
 
-private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
-  read(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
+pragma[nomagic]
+private predicate readSet(NodeEx node1, ContentSet c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  readSet(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
   stepFilter(node1, node2, config)
   or
   exists(Node n |
@@ -496,6 +497,25 @@ private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration conf
   )
 }
 
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    readSet(node1, cs, node2, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate clearsContentEx(NodeEx n, Content c) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    clearsContentCached(n.asNode(), cs) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate store(
   NodeEx node1, TypedContent tc, NodeEx node2, DataFlowType contentType, Configuration config
 ) {
@@ -573,9 +593,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(Content c |
-      fwdFlowRead(c, node, cc, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, config)
+    exists(ContentSet c |
+      fwdFlowReadSet(c, node, cc, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, config)
     )
     or
     // flow into a callable
@@ -599,10 +619,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   private predicate fwdFlow(NodeEx node, Configuration config) { fwdFlow(node, _, config) }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate fwdFlowRead(Content c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
+  private predicate fwdFlowReadSet(ContentSet c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(NodeEx mid |
       fwdFlow(mid, cc, config) and
-      read(mid, c, node, config)
+      readSet(mid, c, node, config)
     )
   }
 
@@ -620,6 +640,16 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Holds if `cs` may be interpreted in a read as the target of some store
+   * into `c`, in the flow covered by `fwdFlow`.
+   */
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate fwdFlowConsCandSet(ContentSet cs, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    fwdFlowConsCand(c, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  }
+
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate fwdFlowReturnPosition(ReturnPosition pos, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(RetNodeEx ret |
@@ -712,9 +742,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(NodeEx mid, Content c |
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(NodeEx mid, ContentSet c |
+      readSet(node, c, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(mid, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
     or
@@ -740,10 +770,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
    */
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowConsCand(Content c, Configuration config) {
-    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node |
+    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node, ContentSet cs |
       fwdFlow(node, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      readSet(node, cs, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(cs, c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(pragma[only_bind_into](mid), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
   }
@@ -762,6 +792,7 @@ private module Stage1 {
    * Holds if `c` is the target of both a read and a store in the flow covered
    * by `revFlow`.
    */
+  pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowIsReadAndStored(Content c, Configuration conf) {
     revFlowConsCand(c, conf) and
     revFlowStore(c, _, _, conf)
@@ -860,9 +891,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   predicate readStepCand(NodeEx n1, Content c, NodeEx n2, Configuration config) {
-    revFlowIsReadAndStored(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    revFlowIsReadAndStored(pragma[only_bind_into](c), pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
@@ -872,7 +903,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   predicate revFlow(
     NodeEx node, FlowState state, boolean toReturn, ApOption returnAp, Ap ap, Configuration config
   ) {
-    revFlow(node, toReturn, config) and exists(state) and exists(returnAp) and exists(ap)
+    revFlow(node, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(state) and
+    exists(returnAp) and
+    exists(ap)
   }
 
   private predicate throughFlowNodeCand(NodeEx node, Configuration config) {
@@ -1149,7 +1183,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
 
   bindingset[node, state, ap, config]
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
-    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, config) and
+    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     exists(ap) and
     not stateBarrier(node, state, config)
   }
@@ -1574,7 +1608,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -1729,9 +1763,9 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       or
       node.asNode() instanceof OutNodeExt
       or
-      store(_, _, node, _, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(_, _, _, node, _, config)
       or
-      read(_, _, node, config)
+      Stage2::readStepCand(_, _, node, config)
       or
       node instanceof FlowCheckNode
       or
@@ -1752,8 +1786,8 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       additionalJumpStep(node, next, config) or
       flowIntoCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
       flowOutOfCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
-      store(node, _, next, _, config) or
-      read(node, _, next, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(node, _, _, next, _, config) or
+      Stage2::readStepCand(node, _, next, config)
     )
     or
     exists(NodeEx next, FlowState s | Stage2::revFlow(next, s, config) |
@@ -1926,7 +1960,24 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate flowIntoCall = flowIntoCallNodeCand2/5;
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap) { ap.isClearedAt(node.asNode()) }
+  private predicate clearSet(NodeEx node, ContentSet c, Configuration config) {
+    PrevStage::revFlow(node, config) and
+    clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), c)
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clearContent(NodeEx node, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    exists(ContentSet cs |
+      PrevStage::readStepCand(_, pragma[only_bind_into](c), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      c = cs.getAReadContent() and
+      clearSet(node, cs, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    )
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
+    clearContent(node, ap.getHead().getContent(), config)
+  }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate castingNodeEx(NodeEx node) { node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode }
@@ -1935,7 +1986,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
     exists(state) and
     exists(config) and
-    not clear(node, ap) and
+    not clear(node, ap, config) and
     if castingNodeEx(node) then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType()) else any()
   }
 
@@ -2363,7 +2414,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -3190,7 +3241,7 @@ private module Stage4 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -4202,7 +4253,7 @@ private module Subpaths {
     exists(NodeEx n1, NodeEx n2 | n1 = n.getNodeEx() and n2 = result.getNodeEx() |
       localFlowBigStep(n1, _, n2, _, _, _, _, _) or
       store(n1, _, n2, _, _) or
-      read(n1, _, n2, _)
+      readSet(n1, _, n2, _)
     )
   }
 
@@ -4557,7 +4608,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       or
       exists(PartialPathNodeRev mid |
         revPartialPathStep(mid, node, state, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
-        not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead()) and
+        not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead()) and
         not fullBarrier(node, config) and
         not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
         distSink(node.getEnclosingCallable(), config) <= config.explorationLimit()
@@ -4573,7 +4624,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       partialPathStep(mid, node, state, cc, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
       not fullBarrier(node, config) and
       not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
-      not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead().getContent()) and
+      not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead().getContent()) and
       if node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode
       then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType())
       else any()

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl5.qll

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
    * Holds if an arbitrary number of implicit read steps of content `c` may be
    * taken at `node`.
    */
-  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, Content c) { none() }
+  predicate allowImplicitRead(Node node, ContentSet c) { none() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the virtual dispatch branching limit when calculating field flow.
@@ -485,8 +485,9 @@ private predicate additionalJumpStateStep(
   )
 }
 
-private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
-  read(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
+pragma[nomagic]
+private predicate readSet(NodeEx node1, ContentSet c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  readSet(node1.asNode(), c, node2.asNode()) and
   stepFilter(node1, node2, config)
   or
   exists(Node n |
@@ -496,6 +497,25 @@ private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration conf
   )
 }
 
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate read(NodeEx node1, Content c, NodeEx node2, Configuration config) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    readSet(node1, cs, node2, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+// inline to reduce fan-out via `getAReadContent`
+pragma[inline]
+private predicate clearsContentEx(NodeEx n, Content c) {
+  exists(ContentSet cs |
+    clearsContentCached(n.asNode(), cs) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  )
+}
+
+pragma[nomagic]
 private predicate store(
   NodeEx node1, TypedContent tc, NodeEx node2, DataFlowType contentType, Configuration config
 ) {
@@ -573,9 +593,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(Content c |
-      fwdFlowRead(c, node, cc, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, config)
+    exists(ContentSet c |
+      fwdFlowReadSet(c, node, cc, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, config)
     )
     or
     // flow into a callable
@@ -599,10 +619,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   private predicate fwdFlow(NodeEx node, Configuration config) { fwdFlow(node, _, config) }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate fwdFlowRead(Content c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
+  private predicate fwdFlowReadSet(ContentSet c, NodeEx node, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(NodeEx mid |
       fwdFlow(mid, cc, config) and
-      read(mid, c, node, config)
+      readSet(mid, c, node, config)
     )
   }
 
@@ -620,6 +640,16 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Holds if `cs` may be interpreted in a read as the target of some store
+   * into `c`, in the flow covered by `fwdFlow`.
+   */
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate fwdFlowConsCandSet(ContentSet cs, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    fwdFlowConsCand(c, config) and
+    c = cs.getAReadContent()
+  }
+
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate fwdFlowReturnPosition(ReturnPosition pos, Cc cc, Configuration config) {
     exists(RetNodeEx ret |
@@ -712,9 +742,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
     )
     or
     // read
-    exists(NodeEx mid, Content c |
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(NodeEx mid, ContentSet c |
+      readSet(node, c, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(c, _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(mid, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
     or
@@ -740,10 +770,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
    */
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowConsCand(Content c, Configuration config) {
-    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node |
+    exists(NodeEx mid, NodeEx node, ContentSet cs |
       fwdFlow(node, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-      read(node, c, mid, config) and
-      fwdFlowConsCand(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      readSet(node, cs, mid, config) and
+      fwdFlowConsCandSet(cs, c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
       revFlow(pragma[only_bind_into](mid), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
     )
   }
@@ -762,6 +792,7 @@ private module Stage1 {
    * Holds if `c` is the target of both a read and a store in the flow covered
    * by `revFlow`.
    */
+  pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate revFlowIsReadAndStored(Content c, Configuration conf) {
     revFlowConsCand(c, conf) and
     revFlowStore(c, _, _, conf)
@@ -860,9 +891,9 @@ private module Stage1 {
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   predicate readStepCand(NodeEx n1, Content c, NodeEx n2, Configuration config) {
-    revFlowIsReadAndStored(c, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
-    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    revFlowIsReadAndStored(pragma[only_bind_into](c), pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    read(n1, c, n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    revFlow(n2, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
   }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
@@ -872,7 +903,10 @@ private module Stage1 {
   predicate revFlow(
     NodeEx node, FlowState state, boolean toReturn, ApOption returnAp, Ap ap, Configuration config
   ) {
-    revFlow(node, toReturn, config) and exists(state) and exists(returnAp) and exists(ap)
+    revFlow(node, toReturn, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+    exists(state) and
+    exists(returnAp) and
+    exists(ap)
   }
 
   private predicate throughFlowNodeCand(NodeEx node, Configuration config) {
@@ -1149,7 +1183,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
 
   bindingset[node, state, ap, config]
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
-    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, config) and
+    PrevStage::revFlowState(state, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
     exists(ap) and
     not stateBarrier(node, state, config)
   }
@@ -1574,7 +1608,7 @@ private module Stage2 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -1729,9 +1763,9 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       or
       node.asNode() instanceof OutNodeExt
       or
-      store(_, _, node, _, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(_, _, _, node, _, config)
       or
-      read(_, _, node, config)
+      Stage2::readStepCand(_, _, node, config)
       or
       node instanceof FlowCheckNode
       or
@@ -1752,8 +1786,8 @@ private module LocalFlowBigStep {
       additionalJumpStep(node, next, config) or
       flowIntoCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
       flowOutOfCallNodeCand1(_, node, next, config) or
-      store(node, _, next, _, config) or
-      read(node, _, next, config)
+      Stage2::storeStepCand(node, _, _, next, _, config) or
+      Stage2::readStepCand(node, _, next, config)
     )
     or
     exists(NodeEx next, FlowState s | Stage2::revFlow(next, s, config) |
@@ -1926,7 +1960,24 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate flowIntoCall = flowIntoCallNodeCand2/5;
 
   pragma[nomagic]
-  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap) { ap.isClearedAt(node.asNode()) }
+  private predicate clearSet(NodeEx node, ContentSet c, Configuration config) {
+    PrevStage::revFlow(node, config) and
+    clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), c)
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clearContent(NodeEx node, Content c, Configuration config) {
+    exists(ContentSet cs |
+      PrevStage::readStepCand(_, pragma[only_bind_into](c), _, pragma[only_bind_into](config)) and
+      c = cs.getAReadContent() and
+      clearSet(node, cs, pragma[only_bind_into](config))
+    )
+  }
+
+  pragma[nomagic]
+  private predicate clear(NodeEx node, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
+    clearContent(node, ap.getHead().getContent(), config)
+  }
 
   pragma[nomagic]
   private predicate castingNodeEx(NodeEx node) { node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode }
@@ -1935,7 +1986,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
   private predicate filter(NodeEx node, FlowState state, Ap ap, Configuration config) {
     exists(state) and
     exists(config) and
-    not clear(node, ap) and
+    not clear(node, ap, config) and
     if castingNodeEx(node) then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType()) else any()
   }
 
@@ -2363,7 +2414,7 @@ private module Stage3 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -3190,7 +3241,7 @@ private module Stage4 {
     Configuration config
   ) {
     exists(Ap ap2, Content c |
-      store(node1, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
+      PrevStage::storeStepCand(node1, _, tc, node2, contentType, config) and
       revFlowStore(ap2, c, ap1, node1, _, tc, node2, _, _, config) and
       revFlowConsCand(ap2, c, ap1, config)
     )
@@ -4202,7 +4253,7 @@ private module Subpaths {
     exists(NodeEx n1, NodeEx n2 | n1 = n.getNodeEx() and n2 = result.getNodeEx() |
       localFlowBigStep(n1, _, n2, _, _, _, _, _) or
       store(n1, _, n2, _, _) or
-      read(n1, _, n2, _)
+      readSet(n1, _, n2, _)
     )
   }
 
@@ -4557,7 +4608,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       or
       exists(PartialPathNodeRev mid |
         revPartialPathStep(mid, node, state, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
-        not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead()) and
+        not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead()) and
         not fullBarrier(node, config) and
         not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
         distSink(node.getEnclosingCallable(), config) <= config.explorationLimit()
@@ -4573,7 +4624,7 @@ private module FlowExploration {
       partialPathStep(mid, node, state, cc, sc1, sc2, sc3, ap, config) and
       not fullBarrier(node, config) and
       not stateBarrier(node, state, config) and
-      not clearsContentCached(node.asNode(), ap.getHead().getContent()) and
+      not clearsContentEx(node, ap.getHead().getContent()) and
       if node.asNode() instanceof CastingNode
       then compatibleTypes(node.getDataFlowType(), ap.getType())
       else any()

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplCommon.qll

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ private module Cached {
   predicate jumpStepCached(Node node1, Node node2) { jumpStep(node1, node2) }
 
   cached
-  predicate clearsContentCached(Node n, Content c) { clearsContent(n, c) }
+  predicate clearsContentCached(Node n, ContentSet c) { clearsContent(n, c) }
 
   cached
   predicate isUnreachableInCallCached(Node n, DataFlowCall call) { isUnreachableInCall(n, call) }
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ private module Cached {
     // For reads, `x.f`, we want to check that the tracked type after the read (which
     // is obtained by popping the head of the access path stack) is compatible with
     // the type of `x.f`.
-    read(_, _, n)
+    readSet(_, _, n)
   }
 
   cached
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ private module Cached {
         // read
         exists(Node mid |
           parameterValueFlowCand(p, mid, false) and
-          read(mid, _, node) and
+          readSet(mid, _, node) and
           read = true
         )
         or
@@ -657,8 +657,10 @@ private module Cached {
        * Holds if `arg` flows to `out` through a call using only
        * value-preserving steps and a single read step, not taking call
        * contexts into account, thus representing a getter-step.
+       *
+       * This predicate is exposed for testing only.
        */
-      predicate getterStep(ArgNode arg, Content c, Node out) {
+      predicate getterStep(ArgNode arg, ContentSet c, Node out) {
         argumentValueFlowsThrough(arg, TReadStepTypesSome(_, c, _), out)
       }
 
@@ -781,28 +783,30 @@ private module Cached {
     parameterValueFlow(p, n.getPreUpdateNode(), TReadStepTypesNone())
   }
 
+  cached
+  predicate readSet(Node node1, ContentSet c, Node node2) { readStep(node1, c, node2) }
+
   private predicate store(
     Node node1, Content c, Node node2, DataFlowType contentType, DataFlowType containerType
   ) {
-    storeStep(node1, c, node2) and
-    contentType = getNodeDataFlowType(node1) and
-    containerType = getNodeDataFlowType(node2)
-    or
-    exists(Node n1, Node n2 |
-      n1 = node1.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode() and
-      n2 = node2.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode()
-    |
-      argumentValueFlowsThrough(n2, TReadStepTypesSome(containerType, c, contentType), n1)
+    exists(ContentSet cs | c = cs.getAStoreContent() |
+      storeStep(node1, cs, node2) and
+      contentType = getNodeDataFlowType(node1) and
+      containerType = getNodeDataFlowType(node2)
       or
-      read(n2, c, n1) and
-      contentType = getNodeDataFlowType(n1) and
-      containerType = getNodeDataFlowType(n2)
+      exists(Node n1, Node n2 |
+        n1 = node1.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode() and
+        n2 = node2.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode()
+      |
+        argumentValueFlowsThrough(n2, TReadStepTypesSome(containerType, cs, contentType), n1)
+        or
+        readSet(n2, cs, n1) and
+        contentType = getNodeDataFlowType(n1) and
+        containerType = getNodeDataFlowType(n2)
+      )
     )
   }
 
-  cached
-  predicate read(Node node1, Content c, Node node2) { readStep(node1, c, node2) }
-
   /**
    * Holds if data can flow from `node1` to `node2` via a direct assignment to
    * `f`.
@@ -932,16 +936,16 @@ class CastingNode extends Node {
 }
 
 private predicate readStepWithTypes(
-  Node n1, DataFlowType container, Content c, Node n2, DataFlowType content
+  Node n1, DataFlowType container, ContentSet c, Node n2, DataFlowType content
 ) {
-  read(n1, c, n2) and
+  readSet(n1, c, n2) and
   container = getNodeDataFlowType(n1) and
   content = getNodeDataFlowType(n2)
 }
 
 private newtype TReadStepTypesOption =
   TReadStepTypesNone() or
-  TReadStepTypesSome(DataFlowType container, Content c, DataFlowType content) {
+  TReadStepTypesSome(DataFlowType container, ContentSet c, DataFlowType content) {
     readStepWithTypes(_, container, c, _, content)
   }
 
@@ -950,7 +954,7 @@ private class ReadStepTypesOption extends TReadStepTypesOption {
 
   DataFlowType getContainerType() { this = TReadStepTypesSome(result, _, _) }
 
-  Content getContent() { this = TReadStepTypesSome(_, result, _) }
+  ContentSet getContent() { this = TReadStepTypesSome(_, result, _) }
 
   DataFlowType getContentType() { this = TReadStepTypesSome(_, _, result) }
 
@@ -1325,8 +1329,6 @@ abstract class AccessPathFront extends TAccessPathFront {
   abstract boolean toBoolNonEmpty();
 
   TypedContent getHead() { this = TFrontHead(result) }
-
-  predicate isClearedAt(Node n) { clearsContentCached(n, this.getHead().getContent()) }
 }
 
 class AccessPathFrontNil extends AccessPathFront, TFrontNil {

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPublic.qll

@@ -252,3 +252,23 @@ class ElementContent extends Content, TElementContent {
 
   override Location getLocation() { result instanceof EmptyLocation }
 }
+
+/**
+ * An entity that represents a set of `Content`s.
+ *
+ * The set may be interpreted differently depending on whether it is
+ * stored into (`getAStoreContent`) or read from (`getAReadContent`).
+ */
+class ContentSet instanceof Content {
+  /** Gets a content that may be stored into when storing into this set. */
+  Content getAStoreContent() { result = this }
+
+  /** Gets a content that may be read from when reading from this set. */
+  Content getAReadContent() { result = this }
+
+  /** Gets a textual representation of this content set. */
+  string toString() { result = super.toString() }
+
+  /** Gets the location of this content set. */
+  Location getLocation() { result = super.getLocation() }
+}

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module Public {
   class SummaryComponent extends TSummaryComponent {
     /** Gets a textual representation of this summary component. */
     string toString() {
-      exists(Content c | this = TContentSummaryComponent(c) and result = c.toString())
+      exists(ContentSet c | this = TContentSummaryComponent(c) and result = c.toString())
       or
       exists(ArgumentPosition pos |
         this = TParameterSummaryComponent(pos) and result = "parameter " + pos
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module Public {
   /** Provides predicates for constructing summary components. */
   module SummaryComponent {
     /** Gets a summary component for content `c`. */
-    SummaryComponent content(Content c) { result = TContentSummaryComponent(c) }
+    SummaryComponent content(ContentSet c) { result = TContentSummaryComponent(c) }
 
     /** Gets a summary component for a parameter at position `pos`. */
     SummaryComponent parameter(ArgumentPosition pos) { result = TParameterSummaryComponent(pos) }
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ module Public {
      * arguments at position `pos` to this callable.
      */
     pragma[nomagic]
-    predicate clearsContent(ParameterPosition pos, Content content) { none() }
+    predicate clearsContent(ParameterPosition pos, ContentSet content) { none() }
   }
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ module Private {
   import AccessPathSyntax
 
   newtype TSummaryComponent =
-    TContentSummaryComponent(Content c) or
+    TContentSummaryComponent(ContentSet c) or
     TParameterSummaryComponent(ArgumentPosition pos) or
     TArgumentSummaryComponent(ParameterPosition pos) or
     TReturnSummaryComponent(ReturnKind rk)
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ module Private {
     exists(SummarizedCallable c, SummaryComponentStack s, SummaryComponent head | head = s.head() |
       n = summaryNodeInputState(c, s) and
       (
-        exists(Content cont |
+        exists(ContentSet cont |
           head = TContentSummaryComponent(cont) and result = getContentType(cont)
         )
         or
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ module Private {
       or
       n = summaryNodeOutputState(c, s) and
       (
-        exists(Content cont |
+        exists(ContentSet cont |
           head = TContentSummaryComponent(cont) and result = getContentType(cont)
         )
         or
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ module Private {
      * Holds if there is a read step of content `c` from `pred` to `succ`, which
      * is synthesized from a flow summary.
      */
-    predicate summaryReadStep(Node pred, Content c, Node succ) {
+    predicate summaryReadStep(Node pred, ContentSet c, Node succ) {
       exists(SummarizedCallable sc, SummaryComponentStack s |
         pred = summaryNodeInputState(sc, s.drop(1)) and
         succ = summaryNodeInputState(sc, s) and
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ module Private {
      * Holds if there is a store step of content `c` from `pred` to `succ`, which
      * is synthesized from a flow summary.
      */
-    predicate summaryStoreStep(Node pred, Content c, Node succ) {
+    predicate summaryStoreStep(Node pred, ContentSet c, Node succ) {
       exists(SummarizedCallable sc, SummaryComponentStack s |
         pred = summaryNodeOutputState(sc, s) and
         succ = summaryNodeOutputState(sc, s.drop(1)) and
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ module Private {
      * `a` on line 2 to the post-update node for `a` on that line (via an intermediate
      * node where field `b` is cleared).
      */
-    predicate summaryClearsContent(Node n, Content c) {
+    predicate summaryClearsContent(Node n, ContentSet c) {
       exists(SummarizedCallable sc, ParameterPosition pos |
         n = summaryNode(sc, TSummaryNodeClearsContentState(pos, true)) and
         sc.clearsContent(pos, c)
@@ -730,7 +730,8 @@ module Private {
      * In such cases, it is important to prevent use-use flow out of
      * `arg` (see comment for `summaryClearsContent`).
      */
-    predicate summaryClearsContentArg(ArgNode arg, Content c) {
+    pragma[nomagic]
+    predicate summaryClearsContentArg(ArgNode arg, ContentSet c) {
       exists(DataFlowCall call, SummarizedCallable sc, ParameterPosition ppos |
         argumentPositionMatch(call, arg, ppos) and
         viableParam(call, sc, ppos, _) and
@@ -775,7 +776,7 @@ module Private {
      * NOTE: This step should not be used in global data-flow/taint-tracking, but may
      * be useful to include in the exposed local data-flow/taint-tracking relations.
      */
-    predicate summaryGetterStep(ArgNode arg, Content c, Node out) {
+    predicate summaryGetterStep(ArgNode arg, ContentSet c, Node out) {
       exists(ReturnKindExt rk, Node mid, ReturnNodeExt ret |
         summaryReadStep(summaryArgParam(arg, rk, out), c, mid) and
         summaryLocalStep(mid, ret, _) and
@@ -790,7 +791,7 @@ module Private {
      * NOTE: This step should not be used in global data-flow/taint-tracking, but may
      * be useful to include in the exposed local data-flow/taint-tracking relations.
      */
-    predicate summarySetterStep(ArgNode arg, Content c, Node out) {
+    predicate summarySetterStep(ArgNode arg, ContentSet c, Node out) {
       exists(ReturnKindExt rk, Node mid, ReturnNodeExt ret |
         summaryLocalStep(summaryArgParam(arg, rk, out), mid, _) and
         summaryStoreStep(mid, c, ret) and
@@ -1130,7 +1131,7 @@ module Private {
         if preservesValue = true then value = "value" else value = "taint"
       )
       or
-      exists(Content c |
+      exists(ContentSet c |
         Private::Steps::summaryReadStep(a.asNode(), c, b.asNode()) and
         value = "read (" + c + ")"
         or

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
     this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, state1, node2, state2)
   }
 
-  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::Content c) {
+  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::ContentSet c) {
     (this.isSink(node) or this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node, _)) and
     defaultImplicitTaintRead(node, c)
   }

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/tainttracking2/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
     this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, state1, node2, state2)
   }
 
-  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::Content c) {
+  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::ContentSet c) {
     (this.isSink(node) or this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node, _)) and
     defaultImplicitTaintRead(node, c)
   }

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/tainttracking3/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
     this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, state1, node2, state2)
   }
 
-  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::Content c) {
+  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::ContentSet c) {
     (this.isSink(node) or this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node, _)) and
     defaultImplicitTaintRead(node, c)
   }

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/tainttracking4/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
     this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, state1, node2, state2)
   }
 
-  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::Content c) {
+  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::ContentSet c) {
     (this.isSink(node) or this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node, _)) and
     defaultImplicitTaintRead(node, c)
   }

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/tainttracking5/TaintTrackingImpl.qll

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ abstract class Configuration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
     this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node1, state1, node2, state2)
   }
 
-  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::Content c) {
+  override predicate allowImplicitRead(DataFlow::Node node, DataFlow::ContentSet c) {
     (this.isSink(node) or this.isAdditionalTaintStep(node, _)) and
     defaultImplicitTaintRead(node, c)
   }

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/frameworks/system/Collections.qll

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ private class SystemCollectionsIEnumerableClearFlow extends SummarizedCallable {
     this.hasName("Clear")
   }
 
-  override predicate clearsContent(ParameterPosition pos, DataFlow::Content content) {
+  override predicate clearsContent(ParameterPosition pos, DataFlow::ContentSet content) {
     pos.isThisParameter() and
     content instanceof DataFlow::ElementContent
   }

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/frameworks/system/Text.qll

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ private class SystemTextStringBuilderClearFlow extends SummarizedCallable {
     this = any(SystemTextStringBuilderClass s).getAMethod("Clear")
   }
 
-  override predicate clearsContent(ParameterPosition pos, DataFlow::Content content) {
+  override predicate clearsContent(ParameterPosition pos, DataFlow::ContentSet content) {
     pos.isThisParameter() and
     content instanceof DataFlow::ElementContent
   }

csharp/ql/src/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 0.1.0
+
 ## 0.0.13
 
 ## 0.0.12

csharp/ql/src/change-notes/released/0.1.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+## 0.1.0

csharp/ql/src/codeql-pack.release.yml

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-lastReleaseVersion: 0.0.13
+lastReleaseVersion: 0.1.0

csharp/ql/src/qlpack.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: codeql/csharp-queries
-version: 0.1.0-dev
+version: 0.1.1-dev
 groups: 
   - csharp
   - queries