fix(sandbox): deny SSH keys and GPG stores with fail-closed discovery - #1011
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Gitlawb#816 closed the git credential half of Gitlawb#815. Linux still allowed a sandboxed command to read ~/.ssh/id_* and ~/.gnupg. Deny that key material (not the whole of ~/.ssh) and IdentityFile paths from ssh config so git host resolution still works. Fixes Gitlawb#815
OpenSSH IdentityFile supports %d as the local home; expand that (and %%) before rejecting leftover percent tokens. Keep the lexical candidate path on the deny list alongside any EvalSymlinks target for ~/.gnupg, ~/.git-credentials, and SSH private keys so a same-user symlink retarget cannot drop the deny. Tests cover %d outside ~/.ssh, a Windows-style token fake, and lexical symlink candidates. Do not deny wholesale ~/.ssh.
Carry symlink lexical identity into the final bwrap dest and Seatbelt rules so a later retarget of ~/.git-credentials, ~/.gnupg, or an SSH key cannot drop the mask. Overlap and user-deny coverage compare canonical paths so lexical /var candidates do not survive a /private/var root or turn a command HOME into a missing CommandDenyReadDirs refusal. Walk ~/.ssh recursively for nested key material (depth-capped, no dir symlink follow). Lstat and LimitReader so FIFOs, devices, and oversized configs cannot hang profile construction. Escape t.Fatal %d for vet. Do not deny wholesale ~/.ssh.
OpenSSH reads ~/.ssh/config and Include targets through regular-file symlinks. Follow those to a regular file, then bound-read the resolved path so a FIFO behind the link cannot hang profile construction. Preserve lexical enforcement and Seatbelt paths whenever the lexical spelling differs from EvalSymlinks, including a symlinked ~/.ssh with a regular key inside, so retargeting the directory cannot expose the key. Do not deny wholesale ~/.ssh.
Windows EvalSymlinks rewrites regular files to 8.3 short names, so treating any lexical vs canonical spelling difference as a symlink dual-added both RUNNER~1 and runneradmin and broke existing bwrap dest sequences. Keep the lexical extra only when Lstat of the path or an ancestor is a symlink. Exempt the known-hosts family and /dev/null from ssh_config denials, skip the new symlink test on Windows, cap the SSH walk per directory instead of unwinding the tree, sniff PuTTY PPK keys, and pin the resolved-target deny half without requiring OS symlinks.
Cap per-directory SSH discovery with File.ReadDir so a large sibling cannot unboundedly allocate. Restrict known-hosts exemptions to supported OpenSSH filenames so known_hosts.private with a key payload is denied. Omit a credential directory deny when a nested allowRead file would be masked by bwrap/Seatbelt. Inspect leaf key symlinks. Build private-key test headers from fragments at runtime.
Address CodeRabbit follow-ups on Gitlawb#990: content-sniff private keys named *.pub, expand ${HOME}/$HOME from the supplied home, compare lexical credential dir denies against canonical nested allowRead, and stop using symlink paths as bwrap --ro-bind destinations.
Address CodeRabbit follow-ups on Gitlawb#990: do not --ro-bind /dev/null onto files whose parent was already tmpfs-overlaid, skip dangling sibling bind sources, and sniff IdentityFile paths even when the basename looks public.
Record tmpfs-overlaid parents only after the overlay is applied so a ReadDir failure still /dev/null-binds denied files. Sniff IdentityFile targets named config or authorized_keys for private-key payloads.
GnuPG's effective home is GNUPGHOME when set, but credential discovery only denied ~/.gnupg. Thread inherited and command-supplied GNUPGHOME through the existing override flow so the alternate directory and its secret-key subtree are denied, while allowRead still re-includes them. bwrap overlay and file-bind dests could mix lexical /var with canonical /private/var on macOS. Classify regular dests canonically unless a non-platform symlink is in the path, and record every parent spelling when a credential directory is tmpfs-overlaid. Extend the manager credential-deny golden with .gnupg and the well-known SSH key names.
… syntax, and preserve granular carveouts
Greptile SummaryThe PR adds automatic denial of GPG keyrings and SSH private-key material while preserving readable SSH configuration and public files. It also adds relocated-key discovery, symlink-aware backend enforcement, and extensive regression coverage.
Confidence Score: 0/5The PR is not safe to merge until bounded discovery, absent explicit Linux denies, and use-time symlink handling are corrected. Current code can leave private keys readable when directory or Include limits are exceeded, can lose explicit Linux denies for paths created after launch, and introduces pathname resolution races in security-sensitive inspection and enforcement. Files Needing Attention: internal/sandbox/ssh_key_deny.go, internal/sandbox/linux_helper.go
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| internal/sandbox/ssh_key_deny.go | Adds SSH key and config discovery, but fixed discovery caps and pre-open symlink resolution leave reachable key-protection gaps. |
| internal/sandbox/linux_helper.go | Adds symlink-aware bubblewrap masks, but drops absent explicit deny paths and performs resolved-target enforcement without use-time binding. |
| internal/sandbox/profile.go | Integrates GPG/SSH candidates and nested allowRead carveouts; no separate accepted defect was found in the profile assembly. |
| internal/sandbox/runner.go | Extends Seatbelt enforcement to lexical and canonical path spellings. |
| internal/sandbox/ssh_gpg_deny_test.go | Provides broad regression coverage but does not test a key after the cap in its own crowded directory or an IdentityFile after the Include cap. |
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H[HOME and GNUPGHOME] --> D[Discover GPG and SSH key paths]
C[SSH config and Include files] --> D
D --> P[Build credential deny paths]
A[Explicit allowRead] --> P
P --> L[Linux bubblewrap masks]
P --> M[macOS Seatbelt deny rules]
P --> W[Other backend deny policy]
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| // Bound allocation to the per-directory cap. os.ReadDir would load the | ||
| // whole directory first. Overflow of one dir must not abort siblings. | ||
| entries, err := d.ReadDir(sshPrivateKeyWalkMaxEntries) |
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When a directory under ~/.ssh has more than 256 entries and a custom, unreferenced private key falls after that limit, this single ReadDir call never classifies it, leaving the key readable because ~/.ssh itself remains exposed. How this was verified: The alternate discovery paths cover only well-known key names and paths referenced by SSH configuration.
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| if len(matches) > sshIncludeMatchCap { | ||
| matches = matches[:sshIncludeMatchCap] | ||
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When an SSH Include glob has more than 64 matches and a later match references a relocated private key, truncating the matches prevents that IdentityFile from entering the deny list, leaving the key readable inside the sandbox. How this was verified: Relocated keys outside ~/.ssh depend on config parsing and are not covered by recursive ~/.ssh scanning or well-known-name candidates.
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| info, err := os.Lstat(inspect) | ||
| if err != nil && canonical != "" && canonical != inspect { | ||
| info, err = os.Lstat(canonical) | ||
| inspect = canonical | ||
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If an explicit Policy.DenyRead path is absent while the bubblewrap plan is built and host activity creates it later, this branch discards the path without emitting a mask, causing the new file or directory to become readable through the live host-root bind.
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| func sshFileLooksLikePrivateKey(path string) bool { | ||
| // Always sniff. IdentityFile ~/keys/config (or authorized_keys / *.pub / | ||
| // known_hosts) can hold a PEM/OpenSSH/PuTTY private-key payload and must | ||
| // not stay readable. Real config, authorized_keys, public keys, and | ||
| // known-hosts files do not match these headers, so name-only exemptions | ||
| // in sshShouldDenyReferencedPath still keep genuine support files readable. | ||
| data, ok := readRegularFileBounded(path, sshPrivateKeySniffBytes) | ||
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| s := strings.TrimSpace(string(data)) | ||
| if strings.HasPrefix(s, "PuTTY-User-Key-File") { | ||
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| if !strings.HasPrefix(s, "-----BEGIN ") { | ||
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| return strings.Contains(s, "PRIVATE KEY") | ||
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| // readRegularFileBounded Lstats first and refuses FIFOs, devices, and | ||
| // sockets so profile construction cannot block on a special file. Regular-file |
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When a same-user process replaces a symlink or its target between EvalSymlinks, Lstat, and Open, inspection can apply to a different object from the one validated, allowing key discovery to miss the protected object; the resolved-target bind path in linux_helper.go has the same check-to-use gap. How this was verified: Both changed paths resolve a pathname and then inspect or use it through separate filesystem operations without retaining an object handle.
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WalkthroughThe sandbox now discovers SSH private keys and GPG stores, reports incomplete discovery, preserves symlink-aware paths, and rejects unsafe Linux enforcement plans. Tests cover bounded discovery, special files, carveouts, backend behavior, and normalized CLI expectations. ChangesCredential deny-read enforcement
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to A concurrent SSH-directory replacement can leave private keys readable inside the sandbox. Entry inspection should be bound to the enumerated directory before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Command
participant PermissionProfile
participant SSHDiscovery
participant LinuxPlanner
Command->>PermissionProfile: build credential protection profile
PermissionProfile->>SSHDiscovery: inspect SSH paths and config references
SSHDiscovery-->>PermissionProfile: return paths and discovery errors
PermissionProfile->>LinuxPlanner: provide deny paths and SSH files
LinuxPlanner-->>Command: reject unsafe plan or return sandbox arguments
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In `@internal/sandbox/linux_helper.go`:
- Line 414: Update the linuxDeniedBasenamesByParent call to include
classified.directories alongside classified.files and classified.links, and
ensure the helper accepts all provided path groups when building the omit map.
Preserve the existing parent and basename canonicalization so denied directories
remain omitted from the parent overlay rebind.
In `@internal/sandbox/profile.go`:
- Around line 641-643: Update the branch using credentialDirDenyHidesNestedAllow
so an unexpressible nested allowRead does not cause the parent
credential-directory deny to be skipped. Preserve the deny and discard that
grant, or emit explicit denies for any non-granted sibling paths; only omit the
parent deny when every required carveout is accepted by
normalizeCredentialCarveoutPath.
In `@internal/sandbox/ssh_key_deny.go`:
- Around line 49-57: Update sshPathValuedDirectives and the
collectSSHConfigPaths/sshShouldDenyReferencedPath flow so controlpath,
identityagent, userknownhostsfile, and globalknownhostsfile are not subjected to
the key-material basename fallback; retain content-based private-key detection.
Preserve name-based protection for actual key-material directives, and add
coverage for custom UserKnownHostsFile and filesystem IdentityAgent paths.
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Canonicalize test path assertions across macOS and Windows runners, prevent unexpressible nested allowRead from skipping the parent credential directory deny, separate SSH support directives from key material, and include denied directories in parent overlay omit maps. Refs Gitlawb#815
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Approving at 5c42812. It does what it says, and I checked that against the rules a backend actually receives rather than against the candidate list.
Seeded a home with a key, a public key, known_hosts, config, and a private key deliberately named work_key so nothing about its name gives it away, then read the profile back:
DENIED: ~/.gnupg ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ~/.ssh/work_key ~/.git-credentials (+ the existing set)
KEPT: ~/.ssh ~/.ssh/config ~/.ssh/known_hosts ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
work_key is the one that convinced me the content sniffing is worth its complexity. A name-only rule would have missed it, and it is the shape a real user ends up with the moment they run ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/work_key. Sniffing before the public-name exemption is the right order too, so an IdentityFile pointing at something called config or known_hosts with a key payload in it is still denied.
The documented opt-out works: with allowRead: ["~/.ssh"] the key comes back out of the deny list.
The trade this makes, which the body does not say
A sandboxed git push over SSH stops working by default. The comment this PR removes from git_credential_deny_test.go is where that was previously written down and deferred:
Denying
~/.sshas well would stop a sandboxed git push over SSH from working, which is a functional trade that issue tracks separately
Denying id_* makes that trade. It is narrower than denying the directory, but from the ssh client's point of view it is the same outcome: the key it needs reads as /dev/null.
I think it is the right default. A coding agent authenticating to a remote as the user with the user's key is close to the top of the list of things a sandbox exists to stop, ~/.aws and ~/.azure already work this way, and the opt-out is real. But it is a default that people notice on upgrade, so it belongs in the release notes in those words rather than as "improved sandbox protection". Worth a line in the PR body too.
Windows is unaffected
credentialDenyReadPaths returns empty on Windows and always has, so no part of this ships there:
if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
return credentialDenyPaths{}
}Pre-existing and documented in the comment above it, not something this PR introduces. Raising it because the body and #815 both read as though the protection is universal, and a Windows user reading the release note would reasonably think their keys are covered. Either say so, or leave #815 open for the Windows half.
Smaller things, none blocking
Profile construction is on the per-command path, and the walk adds to it. Measured on Linux against main with the same seeded home, and guarded so I was not timing a code path that never ran (my first attempt measured Windows, where the whole thing is skipped, and reported a flat cost that meant nothing):
main: 0.63 - 0.71 ms flat
head: 0.98 ms (empty) 1.10 ms (+20 files) 1.31 ms (+100 files)
Sub-millisecond and it scales with ~/.ssh rather than with anything unbounded, so this is a note and not an objection.
A key created after the profile is built is not in that profile. The next command rebuilds, so the window is one command, and it only matters for a key that appears mid-session under a name the well-known list does not cover. Worth knowing rather than worth fixing.
The Include and IdentityFile parsing is bounded the way I would want (depth 16, 64 matches, 1 MB, no directory-symlink following) and I could not get it to over-deny: an IdentityFile naming a directory is not denied, and /, $HOME, ~/.ssh, and /dev/null are all exempted explicitly.
The golden policy baseline in internal/cli/sandbox_test.go is extended rather than relaxed, which is the right way round: the exported JSON is the contract and it now names the keys.
internal/sandbox is green on Linux and on Windows here.
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In `@internal/sandbox/profile.go`:
- Around line 547-550: Update the SSH candidate handling around the sshKeys loop
so absent candidates are retained in SSHDenyReadFiles instead of being filtered
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In `@internal/sandbox/command_policy_test.go`:
- Line 15: Update the explicit-home handling around the len(homes) == 0 branch
so manager tests using caller-provided homes remain isolated from inherited
credential environment variables such as GNUPGHOME, CLOUDSDK_CONFIG, and
GH_CONFIG_DIR. Clear those variables, or apply intentional overrides after a
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implicit homes.
In `@internal/sandbox/runtime_state_test.go`:
- Line 286: Update the test setup around testPolicyWithSSHDirectoryDeny so it
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The SSH and GPG work I approved at 5c42812 still looks right, and I re-verified it. This is about the new refusal in c304682, which I had not seen.
Refusing rather than under-protecting is the correct instinct, and it is the same call I have argued for elsewhere in this codebase: if discovery could not enumerate the keys, the sandbox cannot honestly claim they are denied, so failing is better than pretending. Failing closed rather than downgrading is right too. The problem is what counts as "incomplete".
An ordinary ~/.ssh now stops the sandbox entirely
Driven through PermissionProfileFromPolicy on Linux, with a normal key and known_hosts present:
~/.ssh shape result
plain runs
20 per-host keys runs
one unreadable file (mode 000) runs
an unreadable subdirectory runs
a dangling symlink runs
257 entries REFUSES: directory entry limit exceeded
nesting deeper than 8 REFUSES: directory depth limit exceeded
The error-handling cases are all graceful, which is the part I expected to be wrong and was not. The two that refuse are limits, not errors.
257 entries in ~/.ssh is not an attack. The most common way to get there is ControlMaster: with ControlPath ~/.ssh/cm-%r@%h:%p, which is what most tuning guides suggest, a socket accumulates per host per user per port. A few hundred is a busy week. The cap counts entries of any type, so sockets, stale ones included, all count.
The consequence is that no sandboxed command runs at all, with:
cannot guarantee credential protection: SSH discovery incomplete for ~/.ssh: directory entry limit exceeded
And there is no way out
I checked the obvious one:
default errors=1
allowRead: ["~/.ssh"] errors=1
The explicit grant does not clear it. So a user in this state can delete files out of ~/.ssh, or turn the sandbox off. Neither is a reasonable thing to work out from that message.
What I would do instead
The cap looks like it exists to bound allocation, and d.ReadDir(n) already does that. Paging gives the same bound without the outage: read in chunks of 256 and keep going until EOF, rather than treating "more than one chunk" as a failure. The walk is looking for keys, and a directory being large is not a reason it cannot.
Same for depth: descending further is cheap next to refusing to run.
If a hard cap is wanted anyway, make it much larger, count it across the whole walk rather than per directory, and say in the message what the operator should do. Right now the message names a condition without a remedy.
Worth keeping the refusal for the cases where discovery genuinely cannot answer. Those are the err.Error() paths, and they already behave well.
Re-verified from the earlier review
The deny set is unchanged at this head: ~/.gnupg, ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 and a content-sniffed work_key denied; ~/.ssh, config, known_hosts and id_ed25519.pub still readable.
Still worth putting in the release notes that a sandboxed git push over SSH stops working by default, and that none of this ships on Windows, where credentialDenyReadPaths returns empty before any of it runs.
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In `@internal/sandbox/ssh_key_deny.go`:
- Around line 123-137: Bind each discovered entry to the directory enumeration
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| info, err := os.Lstat(path) | ||
| if err != nil { | ||
| s.fail(path, err.Error()) | ||
| continue | ||
| } | ||
| mode := info.Mode() | ||
| if mode.Type() == os.ModeSymlink { | ||
| targetStat, err := os.Stat(path) | ||
| if err == nil && targetStat.IsDir() { | ||
| pending = append(pending, path) | ||
| continue | ||
| } | ||
| // Inspect leaf symlinks (bounded, specials rejected) so a | ||
| // custom-named link to a PEM/OpenSSH key is still denied. | ||
| if isSSHPrivateKeyFileName(name) || s.fileLooksLikePrivateKey(path) { |
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Bind entry classification to the enumerated directory.
Linux content inspection pins the object resolved by openSSHInspectionFile(path), but it does not pin the entry returned by d.ReadDir. os.Lstat(path), os.Stat(path), and that helper can therefore inspect a benign replacement for a custom-named private key. Discovery records no error, and restoring the key later leaves it readable because ~/.ssh is not denied and no SSHDenyReadFiles entry exists.
Keep root open and inspect each entry through root-relative operations or an entry descriptor. Treat changes or failed inspections as discovery failures so CredentialDiscoveryErrors prevents planning.
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In `@internal/sandbox/ssh_key_deny.go` around lines 123 - 137, Bind each
discovered entry to the directory enumeration by keeping root open and using
root-relative operations or an entry descriptor throughout inspection. Update
the os.Lstat/os.Stat and openSSHInspectionFile flow around the directory-read
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Fixed, and fixed the right way round: the refusals are gone because discovery got better, not because the guard got weaker. That was the thing worth checking.
Ordinary shapes all run now:
~/.ssh shape before now
plain runs runs
20 per-host keys runs runs
one unreadable file runs runs
an unreadable subdirectory runs runs
a dangling symlink runs runs
257 entries REFUSES runs
nesting deeper than 8 REFUSES runs
And the protection is still there past the old cap. A custom-named private key placed last in the directory, so name alone will not find it and only the walk plus content sniffing will:
10 noise entries -> hidden key denied=true errors=0
300 noise entries -> hidden key denied=true errors=0
900 noise entries -> hidden key denied=true errors=0
That is the answer to the question I actually had. Deleting the cap and losing the key past entry 256 would have produced the same clean run list and a silent hole.
Keeping the refusal for the err.Error() paths is right. Those are the cases where discovery genuinely cannot answer, and they were already behaving well.
One note, not blocking. Paging means a large ~/.ssh is now walked rather than refused, and that walk is on the per-command profile build:
0 entries -> 2 ms
300 entries -> 4 ms
2000 entries -> 17 ms
Fine, and clearly the right trade against refusing to run. Worth knowing it scales with the directory, since the sniff opens every candidate.
internal/sandbox green here on Windows.
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I found issues that need to be addressed before this is ready.
Merge readiness
- Mergeability is clean (
MERGEABLE, baseaadb4a27is currentmain). All required CI checks on headb707a66passed. - Supersedes closed #990; no duplicate open PR for the same scope.
- Vasanthdev2004 approved after the paging fix. The items below were not addressed on head.
Why this finding remains after many rounds
This PR merges command-controlled environment for credential roots (HOME, GNUPGHOME, etc.) in profile.go:328-334, but SSH config parsing still resolves IdentityFile ${VAR} through os.Getenv only (ssh_key_deny.go:483). OpenSSH at exec time resolves those variables from the child environment, which includes command-injected values. Discovery and runtime therefore disagree about which paths exist. Tests exercise process env (t.Setenv("SSH_KEY_DIR", …) in ssh_gpg_deny_test.go:1264) and explicitly expect unset vars to be dropped, but not the command-only case that MCP and exec_command actually use.
Findings
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[P1] Resolve SSH config
$VARfrom the command environment, not only the process environment
internal/sandbox/ssh_key_deny.go:444-490(expandSSHConfigPathEnv, called fromexpandSSHConfigPath→collectConfigPaths)
internal/sandbox/profile.go:328-334(command env already merged for credential roots)What happens today.
credentialDenyReadPathscallsappendUntrusted(credentialPathOptionsFromEnvironment(..., commandEnv)), so commandHOME(and other roots) participate in discovery. Inside that discovery,IdentityFile ${SSH_KEY_DIR}/workis expanded withos.Getenv(name)whenname != "HOME". IfSSH_KEY_DIRexists only inCommandSpec.Env— typical for MCP overrides and explicitexec_commandenv — expansion returns""and the path is silently dropped (noDiscoveryErrorsentry; seessh_gpg_deny_test.go:1281-1285for the unset-var case).Failure path.
BuildCommandPlan→permissionProfileFromPolicy(..., commandEnv)→credentialDenyReadPaths→ SSH config parse → key omitted fromDenyReadIfExists. The sandboxedssh/gitchild still seesSSH_KEY_DIRin its environment and OpenSSH resolves theIdentityFileat runtime. The credential baseline does not list the key.Root cause. Command env is threaded for where to read config (
HOME), but not for how config expands path variables. Discovery and OpenSSH disagree on the effective environment.Requested outcome. Thread the same env slice(s) used for
appendUntrustedinto SSH config expansion so${VAR}/$VAR(except${HOME}/$HOME, which should continue to use the discovery home argument) resolve against command env first, then process env, matching OpenSSH’s child-environment semantics. Keep the existing rule that truly unset variables are dropped without inventing paths — just distinguish “unset everywhere” from “set only in command env”. Add a regression test mirroringTestOpenSSHPathParsingEscapesAndEnvbut withSSH_KEY_DIRsupplied only viacommandEnv, nott.Setenv. -
[P3] Update manual real-smoke subtest for the new Linux SSH contract
internal/sandbox/runner_linux_integration_test.go:93-105What happens today. The
"fresh home and non-git workspace launch"subtest builds an engine withDefaultPolicy()and a freshHOME. Elsewhere in this PR, Linux bubblewrap planning refuses profiles that retain absent well-known keys inSSHDenyReadFilesunless the policy includes an explicit~/.sshdirectory deny (testPolicyWithSSHDirectoryDeny). WithDefaultPolicy()and a fresh home,validateLinuxBwrapPermissionProfilefails with the selective-SSH refusal before launch.Impact. Default CI does not set
ZERO_SANDBOX_REAL_SMOKE=1, so this does not fail automation today.scripts/sandbox-smoke.shdoes set it; maintainer smoke will fail on this subtest.Requested outcome. Align the subtest with the rest of the PR’s Linux harness: use
testPolicyWithSSHDirectoryDeny(t, freshHome)(or assert the expected planning refusal if the subtest’s purpose is to document that contract). No production behavior change required.
Explicitly out of scope for this review (please do not churn on these)
These were investigated on head b707a66 and are not requested changes. Addressing them in follow-up rounds has caused drift in prior reviews:
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Degraded execution when discovery is incomplete. README says incomplete discovery “refuses sandboxed execution” (
README.md:274-275). When the native backend is unavailable,buildPlatformCommandPlanreturns a degraded direct plan before theCredentialDiscoveryErrorsgate (runner.go:229-233). That matches the existing degraded-fallback contract (runner_test.go:126-154) andlinux_helper.go:228still refuses incomplete discovery on the bubblewrap path. We are not asking to block all host execution when sandboxing is already impossible unless product explicitly wants that policy change. -
Workspace-resident keys dropped from command-env deny via
pathsOutsideOverlappingRoots. Intentional perprofile.go:297-299: command-controlled credentials cannot revoke deliberately granted read/write roots. Keys inside the workspace are already readable through granted roots. -
Linux
DefaultPolicy()refusing selective SSH key masks. Documented product choice (README.md:277-284); use explicit~/.sshdirectory deny on Linux when that tradeoff is acceptable. -
Unbounded
.sshdirectory paging / walk depth. Accepted tradeoff after paging landed inb707a66; README documents no discovery limit for large/deep trees. -
Silently dropping
${VAR}when unset in both environments. Intentional; tests atssh_gpg_deny_test.go:1281-1285. The P1 finding above is only about vars present in command env but absent from process env.
Suggested merge strategy for the author
- Introduce a small internal helper for “env lookup used during discovery” that accepts process env + command env with OpenSSH-like precedence, and use it from
expandSSHConfigPathEnv(and any future config token expansion). - Add the command-env regression test described above.
- Update the smoke subtest (P3).
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Fixes #815
Summary
Protect SSH private keys and GPG stores in the Unix credential baseline. Refuse sandboxed execution when bounded SSH discovery is incomplete or Linux cannot safely enforce a requested selective key or symlink deny.
Changes
Includefiles, and GPG homes. Retain public SSH support files in pathname policies and preserve existing Git credential denies.denyReadpaths and classification failures during planning.Linux refuses selective SSH-key masks even when the candidate files do not exist yet. This includes machines without SSH keys, because a trusted host process may create one later. An explicit deny of an existing containing directory covers its keys but also hides public config and known-host files. macOS retains pathname-based enforcement; automatic credential discovery remains disabled on Windows. The Safety Model documents these platform limits and refusal conditions.
Test plan
Completed with Go 1.26.6:
make fmt-check,go vet ./..., and full Linuxgo test ./....go run ./cmd/zero-release buildandgo run ./cmd/zero-release smoke.internal/sandbox, Windows sandbox package tests, and macOS arm64 sandbox test cross-compilation.git diff HEAD --check.The prior Windows CI foreground-server test failed before reporting its listening address; five unchanged local reruns passed. The affected Windows sandbox package passes with both command-plan leases explicitly released before fixture cleanup. The macOS check above is cross-compilation, not native test execution.
Prior reviewer feedback addressed
Addresses the applicable feedback from #990 and this PR:
incomplete directory entry discovery allowed command planning: <nil>andincomplete config Include match discovery allowed command planning: <nil>, respectively, and pass with the fix.profile constructed before key creation allowed command planning (created=false): <nil>; the fix refuses launch before and after host-side key creation. The policy JSON regression checks that all six absent conventional key paths reach the published profile; the old profile failed withmanager absent SSH key protection = []string(nil).Summary by CodeRabbit
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