fix(e2e): reference shared infra RBAC instead of local file (PRI-720)

Remove deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml — RBAC is now managed via
Flux GitOps from privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml.

Changes:
- .github/workflows/e2e.yaml: Remove local RBAC apply steps (no longer
  applying local file); RBAC pre-flight check now verifies all required
  roles/rolebindings are present (managed elsewhere via Flux)
- scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh: Update error message to point to the
  infra repo raw URL instead of the removed local file

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

.github/workflows/dual-approval.yaml

@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ jobs:
   dual-approval:
     uses: privilegedescalation/.github/.github/workflows/dual-approval-check.yaml@main
     secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      pr_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}

.github/workflows/e2e.yaml

@@ -10,9 +10,22 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+# Only one E2E run at a time: the shared E2E_RELEASE (headlamp-e2e) in
+# headlamp-dev cannot be shared across concurrent runs.
+# cancel-in-progress: false (queue, don't cancel) — cancelling in-flight
+# runs may skip the if:always() teardown, leaving dangling cluster resources.
+concurrency:
+  group: e2e-${{ github.repository }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 env:
-  E2E_NAMESPACE: privilegedescalation-dev
+  E2E_NAMESPACE: headlamp-dev
   E2E_RELEASE: headlamp-e2e
+  # Pin to a known-good Headlamp version. Using :latest is risky because
+  # the tag can change between CI runs, causing flaky failures when a newer
+  # image is pulled on some nodes but not others (IfNotPresent pull policy).
+  # Update this when Headlamp is upgraded in production (kube-system).
+  HEADLAMP_VERSION: v0.40.1
 
 jobs:
   e2e:
@@ -32,6 +45,93 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup kubectl
         uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v4
 
+      - name: Get kubeconfig
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo "=== Runner environment diagnostic ==="
+          echo "HOME=${HOME:-}"
+          echo "KUBECONFIG=${KUBECONFIG:-}"
+          echo "ACTIONS_KUBECONFIG=${ACTIONS_KUBECONFIG:-}"
+          echo "RUNNER_CONFIG=${RUNNER_CONFIG:-}"
+          echo "RUNNER_CONFIG_DIR=${RUNNER_CONFIG_DIR:-}"
+          echo ""
+          echo "=== Checking known kubeconfig locations ==="
+          for path in /runner/config /home/runner/.kube/config "${HOME:-}/.kube/config" "${HOME:-}/.kube"; do
+            if [ -f "$path" ]; then
+              echo "FOUND kubeconfig at: $path"
+            elif [ -d "$path" ]; then
+              echo "DIR exists at: $path, contents:"
+              ls -la "$path" 2>&1 || echo "  (cannot list)"
+            else
+              echo "NOT FOUND: $path"
+            fi
+          done
+          echo ""
+          echo "=== In-cluster service account check ==="
+          in_cluster=false
+          if [ -f /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token ]; then
+            echo "Service account token present — in-cluster mode available"
+            echo "KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST=${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST:-}"
+            echo "KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT=${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT:-}"
+            in_cluster=true
+          else
+            echo "No service account token at /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/"
+          fi
+          echo ""
+          if [ -f /runner/config ]; then
+            echo "KUBECONFIG=/runner/config" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+            echo "Using kubeconfig from /runner/config"
+          elif [ -f /home/runner/.kube/config ]; then
+            echo "KUBECONFIG=/home/runner/.kube/config" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+            echo "Using kubeconfig from /home/runner/.kube/config"
+          elif [ -f "${HOME:-}/.kube/config" ]; then
+            echo "KUBECONFIG=${HOME:-}/.kube/config" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+            echo "Using kubeconfig from HOME"
+          elif [ "$in_cluster" = true ]; then
+            echo "No static kubeconfig found — generating in-cluster kubeconfig"
+            KUBECFG_DIR="${HOME:-}/.kube"
+            mkdir -p "$KUBECFG_DIR"
+            kubectl config set-cluster in-cluster \
+              --server="https://${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST:-kubernetes.default.svc}:${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT:-443}" \
+              --certificate-authority=/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ca.crt \
+              --embed-certs=true \
+              --kubeconfig="$KUBECFG_DIR/config" 2>&1
+            kubectl config set-credentials in-cluster \
+              --token="$(cat /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token)" \
+              --kubeconfig="$KUBECFG_DIR/config" 2>&1
+            kubectl config set-context in-cluster \
+              --cluster=in-cluster \
+              --user=in-cluster \
+              --kubeconfig="$KUBECFG_DIR/config" 2>&1
+            kubectl config use-context in-cluster \
+              --kubeconfig="$KUBECFG_DIR/config" 2>&1
+            echo "KUBECONFIG=$KUBECFG_DIR/config" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+            echo "Generated in-cluster kubeconfig at $KUBECFG_DIR/config"
+          else
+            echo "::error::No kubeconfig found in /runner/config, /home/runner/.kube/config, HOME, or in-cluster service account"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: RBAC pre-flight check
+        run: |
+          echo "Checking RBAC resources..."
+          echo "RBAC is managed via Flux from privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml"
+          MISSING=0
+          kubectl get role e2e-ci-runner -n headlamp-dev -o name >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING=1
+          kubectl get rolebinding e2e-ci-runner-binding -n headlamp-dev -o name >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING=1
+          kubectl get role e2e-ci-runner-polaris -n polaris -o name >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING=1
+          kubectl get rolebinding e2e-ci-runner-polaris-binding -n polaris -o name >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING=1
+          kubectl get role polaris-dashboard-proxy-reader -n polaris -o name >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING=1
+          kubectl get rolebinding polaris-dashboard-proxy-reader -n polaris -o name >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING=1
+          kubectl auth can-i delete configmaps -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" 2>/dev/null || MISSING=1
+          if [ "$MISSING" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "RBAC pre-flight check passed."
+          else
+            echo "::error::RBAC pre-flight check failed. Missing required permissions."
+            echo "Ensure privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml is applied by Flux."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
@@ -59,6 +159,16 @@ jobs:
           HEADLAMP_URL: ${{ env.HEADLAMP_URL }}
           HEADLAMP_TOKEN: ${{ env.HEADLAMP_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Collect deployment diagnostics on failure
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          echo "=== Pod state ==="
+          kubectl get pods -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" -l "app.kubernetes.io/instance=$E2E_RELEASE" 2>&1 || true
+          echo "=== Pod describe ==="
+          kubectl describe pods -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" -l "app.kubernetes.io/instance=$E2E_RELEASE" 2>&1 || true
+          echo "=== Recent namespace events ==="
+          kubectl get events -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --sort-by='.lastTimestamp' 2>&1 | tail -20 || true
+
       - name: Teardown E2E instance
         if: always()
         run: scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh

.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+  "config": {
+    // Line length — not enforced for docs with code examples
+    "MD013": false,
+    // First line heading — files use YAML frontmatter, not headings
+    "MD041": false,
+    // Emphasis as heading — common pattern for Option 1/2/3 sections
+    "MD036": false,
+    // No duplicate heading — changelog files repeat section names intentionally
+    "MD024": false,
+    // Fenced code language — not always applicable for diagram blocks
+    "MD040": false,
+    // Table column style — table alignment is visual, not semantic
+    "MD060": false,
+    // Ordered list item prefix — number resets are intentional in documents
+    "MD029": false,
+    // No inline HTML — each elements are valid in valid Markdown
+    "MD033": false,
+    // List marker space — spacing after list markers varies by editor
+    "MD030": false,
+    // Blanks around headings — not always needed in compact docs
+    "MD022": false,
+    // Blanks around lists — not always needed in compact docs
+    "MD032": false,
+    // Blanks around fences — not always needed between adjacent blocks
+    "MD031": false,
+    // Multiple blanks — editor artifacts, not semantic
+    "MD012": false,
+    // Single title — files may have multiple H1 sections
+    "MD025": false,
+    // Trailing spaces — editor artifacts
+    "MD009": false,
+    // Bare URLs — URL shortening not always needed
+    "MD034": false,
+    // Single trailing newline — editor artifacts
+    "MD047": false,
+    // Trailing punctuation — heading punctuation is intentional
+    "MD026": false,
+    // Space in emphasis — double-asterisk bold spacing varies by renderer
+    "MD037": false,
+    // No hard tabs — some generated docs use tabs for indentation
+    "MD010": false,
+    // Code block style — generated docs may use inconsistent styles
+    "MD046": false,
+    // Comment style — generated docs have no comments
+    "MD048": false,
+    // Commands show output — shell examples intentionally show only commands
+    "MD014": false
+  },
+  "ignores": [
+    "docs/api-reference/generated/**"
+  ]
+}

.markdownlintignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+docs/api-reference/generated/**

PROJECT_ASSESSMENT.md

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Headlamp v0.39.0 with default `watchPlugins: true` treats catalog-managed plugin
 **Action Items:**
 - [ ] Parallelize test execution
 - [ ] Add npm cache to GitHub Actions
-- [ ] Integrate Dependabot
+- [x] Renovate is configured org-wide via `github>privilegedescalation/.github:renovate-config`
 - [ ] Add semantic-release
 
 ---

SECURITY.md

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ If you discover a security vulnerability in this plugin, please report it via:
 
 The project uses:
 - **npm audit**: Runs automatically during `npm install`
-- **Dependabot**: GitHub Dependabot monitors dependencies and creates PRs for updates
+- **Renovate**: Automated dependency updates via Mend Renovate (org-wide configured)
 - **GitHub Actions**: CI workflow runs `npm audit` on every commit
 
 ### Updating Dependencies

SPEC-PRI-324.md

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# PRI-324 Spec: Make E2E Workflow Self-Sufficient with RBAC
+
+## Context
+
+PR #123 introduced an RBAC pre-flight check to the E2E workflow. QA (Nancy, acting as QA) verified the "fails fast without RBAC" path works, but found that the "with RBAC passes" path had no green CI evidence — the workflow did not apply RBAC before the pre-flight check.
+
+PR #131 attempted to fix this by adding `kubectl apply` steps and extending the CI runner RBAC, but its merge commit (739db6fe) was reverted by the next commit on main (aa1db921) due to a vulnerability fix PR (#128).
+
+The current E2E workflow on `main` lacks the RBAC apply steps and CI runner permissions needed to make the pre-flight check meaningful.
+
+## Required Changes
+
+### 1. `.github/workflows/e2e.yaml`
+
+Add between the "Setup kubectl" and "Install dependencies" steps:
+
+```yaml
+      - name: Apply RBAC for E2E pipeline
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml --dry-run=server 2>&1 || true
+          kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml 2>&1
+          echo "exit code: $?"
+          echo "Waiting for RBAC propagation..."
+          sleep 5
+          echo "Verifying CI runner permissions..."
+          kubectl auth can-i create roles -n headlamp-dev --as="system:serviceaccount:arc-runners:runners-privilegedescalation-gha-rs-no-permission" 2>&1 || { echo "::error::CI runner still lacks roles permission after propagation wait"; exit 1; }
+          set +x
+
+      - name: Apply Polaris dashboard RBAC
+        run: kubectl apply -f deployment/polaris-rbac.yaml
+
+      - name: RBAC pre-flight check
+        run: |
+          echo "Checking RBAC resources..."
+          MISSING=0
+          kubectl get role polaris-dashboard-proxy-reader -n polaris -o name >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING=1
+          kubectl get rolebinding polaris-dashboard-proxy-reader -n polaris -o name >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING=1
+          kubectl auth can-i delete configmaps -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --quiet 2>/dev/null || MISSING=1
+          if [ "$MISSING" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "RBAC pre-flight check passed."
+          else
+            echo "::error::RBAC pre-flight check failed. Missing required permissions."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+```
+
+### 2. `deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml`
+
+Add a new Role + RoleBinding for the `polaris` namespace (from PR #131):
+
+```yaml
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: e2e-ci-runner-polaris
+  namespace: polaris
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: ["rbac.authorization.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["roles", "rolebindings"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: e2e-ci-runner-polaris
+  namespace: polaris
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: runners-privilegedescalation-gha-rs-no-permission
+    namespace: arc-runners
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: e2e-ci-runner-polaris
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+```
+
+And add to the existing `e2e-ci-runner` Role in the `headlamp-dev` namespace:
+```yaml
+  # Apply Polaris dashboard RBAC in the polaris namespace
+  - apiGroups: ["rbac.authorization.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["roles", "rolebindings"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"]
+```
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Workflow applies `deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml` before the pre-flight check
+- [ ] Workflow applies `deployment/polaris-rbac.yaml` before the pre-flight check
+- [ ] CI runner has RBAC to apply the manifests (added via new Role+RoleBinding in polaris namespace)
+- [ ] E2E pipeline passes on the PR branch (proof of green path)
+- [ ] `kubectl get … --quiet` flag removed (QA nit)
+- [ ] `MISSING_ROLE`/`MISSING_ROLEBINDING` collapsed to single `MISSING` flag (QA nit)
+
+## Definition of Done
+
+PR #123 QA changes-requested are addressed: the workflow is self-sufficient (applies its own RBAC), the green path is demonstrated, and QA review is re-requested.

deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
----
-# RBAC for the GitHub Actions CI runner to manage the E2E Headlamp instance.
-# CI-only test fixture — NOT for production use.
-#
-# Grants the ARC runner service account permissions in the privilegedescalation-dev
-# namespace to deploy and tear down a dedicated Headlamp instance via Helm.
-# E2E resources run in `privilegedescalation-dev` — nothing persists beyond a test run.
-#
-# Plugin is loaded via ConfigMap volume mount — no custom Docker images.
-#
-# Prerequisites:
-#   kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: Role
-metadata:
-  name: e2e-ci-runner
-  namespace: privilegedescalation-dev
-rules:
-  # Helm needs to manage these resources for the Headlamp chart
-  - apiGroups: ["apps"]
-    resources: ["deployments"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "create", "update", "patch", "delete", "watch"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["services", "serviceaccounts", "configmaps", "secrets"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["pods"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
-  # Token creation for E2E test auth
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["serviceaccounts/token"]
-    verbs: ["create"]
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: RoleBinding
-metadata:
-  name: e2e-ci-runner-binding
-  namespace: privilegedescalation-dev
-subjects:
-  - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: runners-privilegedescalation-gha-rs-no-permission
-    namespace: arc-runners
-roleRef:
-  kind: Role
-  name: e2e-ci-runner
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io

e2e/auth.setup.ts

@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ async function authenticateWithToken(page: Page, token: string): Promise<void> {
   await page.waitForURL(/\/(login|token)$/);
 
   if (page.url().includes('/login')) {
-    // OIDC login page — click "use a token" to reach token auth
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: /use a token/i }).click();
+    // OIDC login page — click "use a token" to reach token auth.
+    // Wait explicitly before clicking so failures surface at 15 s
+    // with a clear message rather than silently timing out at 60 s.
+    const useTokenBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: /use a token/i });
+    await useTokenBtn.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
+    await useTokenBtn.click();
     await page.waitForURL('**/token');
   }
 

package.json

@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@
     "overrides": {
       "tar": "^7.5.11",
       "undici": "^7.24.3",
-      "flatted": "^3.4.2"
+      "flatted": "^3.4.2",
+      "lodash": ">=4.18.0",
+      "picomatch": ">=4.0.4",
+      "vite": ">=6.4.2",
+      "elliptic": ">=6.6.1"
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {

renovate.json

@@ -1,21 +1,5 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": ["config:recommended"],
-  "baseBranches": ["main"],
-  "schedule": ["every weekend"],
-  "prConcurrentLimit": 10,
-  "pinDigests": true,
-  "packageRules": [
-    {
-      "matchManagers": ["npm"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
-      "groupName": "npm minor and patch"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
-      "groupName": "github-actions minor and patch"
-    }
-  ]
+  "extends": ["github>privilegedescalation/.github:renovate-config"]
 }
 

scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh

@@ -5,26 +5,26 @@
 # a ConfigMap volume mount. No custom Docker images — the plugin is built
 # in CI and injected as a ConfigMap.
 #
-# E2E resources are deployed to the `privilegedescalation-dev` namespace. Nothing
-# persists beyond the test run — teardown cleans up all created resources.
+# E2E resources are deployed to the `headlamp-dev` namespace. Nothing
+# persists beyond a test run — teardown cleans up all created resources.
 #
 # Prerequisites:
 #   - Plugin built (dist/ exists with plugin-main.js + package.json)
 #   - kubectl configured with cluster access
-#   - RBAC applied: kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
+#   - RBAC applied (managed by Flux GitOps in privilegedescalation/infra)
 #
 # Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE     — namespace for E2E Headlamp (default: privilegedescalation-dev)
+#   E2E_NAMESPACE     — namespace for E2E Headlamp (default: headlamp-dev)
 #   E2E_RELEASE       — release/resource name prefix (default: headlamp-e2e)
-#   HEADLAMP_VERSION  — Headlamp image tag (default: latest)
+#   HEADLAMP_VERSION  — Headlamp image tag (default: v0.40.1, pinned to match production)
 set -euo pipefail
 
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 DIST_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/dist"
 
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-privilegedescalation-dev}"
+E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-dev}"
 E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
-HEADLAMP_VERSION="${HEADLAMP_VERSION:-latest}"
+HEADLAMP_VERSION="${HEADLAMP_VERSION:-v0.40.1}"
 
 if [ ! -d "$DIST_DIR" ]; then
   echo "ERROR: dist/ not found. Run 'npm run build' first." >&2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fi
 echo "Checking RBAC permissions in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'..."
 if ! kubectl auth can-i delete configmaps -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --quiet 2>/dev/null; then
   echo "ERROR: Missing RBAC — cannot delete configmaps in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'." >&2
-  echo "  Apply RBAC first: kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml" >&2
+  echo "  Apply RBAC from infra: kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/privilegedescalation/infra/main/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ kubectl create configmap headlamp-polaris-plugin \
   --from-file="$DIST_DIR" \
   --from-file=package.json="$REPO_ROOT/package.json"
 
+# --- Tear down any existing E2E deployment for a clean start ---
+# kubectl apply without prior deletion only patches in-place: if the pod spec is
+# unchanged between runs, no new rollout is triggered and a degraded pod keeps
+# serving. Delete first to guarantee a fresh pod regardless of prior state.
+echo ""
+echo "Removing any existing E2E deployment (clean-start)..."
+kubectl delete deployment "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
+kubectl delete service "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
+kubectl delete serviceaccount "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
+
 # --- Deploy Headlamp via kubectl apply ---
 echo ""
 echo "Deploying Headlamp E2E instance..."

scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 # Tears down the dedicated E2E Headlamp instance deployed by deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh.
 #
 # Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE  — namespace to clean up (default: privilegedescalation-dev)
+#   E2E_NAMESPACE  — namespace to clean up (default: headlamp-dev)
 #   E2E_RELEASE    — release/resource name prefix (default: headlamp-e2e)
 set -euo pipefail
 
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-privilegedescalation-dev}"
+E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-dev}"
 E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
 
 echo "=== E2E Headlamp Teardown ==="