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fix out-of-bounds read in Groot2 hook insert handler#1170

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fix out-of-bounds read in Groot2 hook insert handler#1170
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The Groot2 publisher runs a ZeroMQ server so the Groot2 monitor can inspect and control a running tree, and the HOOK_INSERT handler treats the request JSON payload as fully attacker-controlled. Inside serverLoop, the InsertHook lambda reads the required fields with json["uid"] and json["position"], but nlohmann const operator[] does not tolerate a missing key: it hits JSON_ASSERT(it != object->end()) and then returns it->second. JSON_ASSERT is just assert(), which is compiled out under NDEBUG, so a well-formed JSON object that leaves out either key dereferences the map past-the-end iterator, an out-of-bounds read in release builds and an abort() when assertions are on. Because the request arrives over the network, one crafted message is enough to take down or corrupt the executor process. I noticed it while comparing this handler to its neighbors: BREAKPOINT_UNLOCK and HOOK_REMOVE already read the same fields with json.at(), whose exception is caught by the surrounding handler and turned into a normal error reply. Switching the two InsertHook reads to json.at() makes an incomplete request fail the same graceful way. The added regression test sends a valid JSON object with the keys removed and checks that the server rejects it and stays responsive.

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The macOS failure was Parallel.FailingParallel, unrelated to this change (the Groot2 tests all passed). It's the same wall-clock timing class as the tests #1167 already excludes on that runner: it asserts exact per-node counts from 100/200/300ms async delays, and on the shared runner the timers landed out of order on all three until-pass retries (the 100ms failure never arrived before the 200ms success). It passes reliably on an idle arm64 Mac here, so I added it to the existing macOS exclude list; it still runs on Linux and Windows. Side note: PostConditions.Issue601 also aborted twice on that runner with 'mutex lock failed' before passing on retry, might be worth a look separately.

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