[BUG] Fix java.lang.SecurityException in repository-gcs plugin

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Force merge with `only_expunge_deletes` honors max segment size ([#10036](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/10036))
 - Add the means to extract the contextual properties from HttpChannel, TcpCChannel and TrasportChannel without excessive typecasting ([#10562](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/10562))
 - [Remote Store] Add Remote Store backpressure rejection stats to `_nodes/stats` ([#10524](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/10524))
+- [BUG] Fix java.lang.SecurityException in repository-gcs plugin ([#10642](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/10642))
 
 ### Deprecated
 

plugins/repository-gcs/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/gcs/GoogleCloudStorageService.java

@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ StorageOptions createStorageOptions(
             }
             storageOptionsBuilder.setCredentials(serviceAccountCredentials);
         }
-        return storageOptionsBuilder.build();
+        return SocketAccess.doPrivilegedException(() -> storageOptionsBuilder.build());
     }
 
     /**

plugins/repository-gcs/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/gcs/SocketAccess.java

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 package org.opensearch.repositories.gcs;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Throwables;
 import org.opensearch.SpecialPermission;
 import org.opensearch.common.CheckedRunnable;
 
@@ -71,4 +72,16 @@
             throw (IOException) e.getCause();
         }
     }
+
+    public static <T> T doPrivilegedException(PrivilegedExceptionAction<T> operation) {
+        SpecialPermission.check();
+        try {
+            return AccessController.doPrivileged(operation);
+        } catch (PrivilegedActionException e) {
+            Throwables.rethrow(e.getCause());
+            assert false : "always throws";
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
 }