fix bug in regex matching in IP matching

Author: clovis

python/philologic/runtime/access_control.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import netaddr
 import regex as re
 from netaddr import IPSet
+
 from philologic.runtime.DB import DB
 from philologic.utils import load_module
 
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ def load_or_compile_ip_whitelist(access_file):
                     # Exact IP address
                     exact_ips.add(ip)
 
+                    # Match prefixes of exact IPs as well (e.g., "192.168.1.12" should match "192.168.1.123")
+                    regex_patterns.add(re.compile(f"^{re.escape(ip)}.*$"))
+
             except (ValueError, netaddr.AddrFormatError) as e:
                 # Fallback to regex for any formats netaddr can't handle
                 print(f"Warning: Could not parse IP '{ip}': {str(e)}", file=sys.stderr)