🔒 fix(security): sanitize job name in file paths to prevent traversal

[GrammaTonic]

🎯 What: The vulnerability fixed

This PR fixes a path traversal vulnerability in the job lifecycle hook scripts (job-started.sh and job-completed.sh). The vulnerability occurred because the GITHUB_JOB environment variable, which can be controlled by workflow authors, was used directly to construct file paths for state tracking without any sanitization.

⚠️ Risk: The potential impact if left unfixed

An attacker with the ability to define job names (e.g., in a malicious pull request or a compromised workflow) could use path traversal sequences (like ../../) in the job name. This could allow them to:

1. Create arbitrary files in locations accessible to the runner user.
2. Delete sensitive files (as job-completed.sh attempts to clean up state files).
3. Potentially disrupt other jobs or the runner itself by overwriting or deleting its internal state.

🛡️ Solution: How the fix addresses the vulnerability

The fix introduces a new utility function sanitize_name in docker/utils.sh. This function:

1. Uses sed to replace any character that is not alphanumeric, an underscore, or a hyphen with an underscore.
2. Crucially, it removes dots (.), preventing the use of ../ sequences.
3. Uses printf instead of echo to safely handle input strings that might start with hyphens.

Both job-started.sh and job-completed.sh now source utils.sh and use sanitize_name to process the job name before incorporating it into any file path.

Existing unit tests in tests/unit/test-job-started.sh have been updated to reflect and verify this new sanitization logic.

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request addresses a critical path traversal vulnerability in job lifecycle scripts by implementing robust sanitization for job names used in file paths. This enhancement prevents malicious actors from manipulating file system operations, thereby ensuring the integrity and security of the runner environment.

Highlights

• Vulnerability Fixed: A path traversal vulnerability in job-started.sh and job-completed.sh was fixed, where the GITHUB_JOB environment variable was used unsanitized in file paths.
• Risk Mitigated: The fix prevents potential arbitrary file creation/deletion and disruption of jobs or the runner by preventing path traversal sequences in job names.
• New Sanitization Utility: A sanitize_name function was introduced in docker/utils.sh to replace non-alphanumeric, underscore, or hyphen characters with underscores, specifically excluding dots to prevent ../ sequences.
• Integration of Sanitization: Both job-started.sh and job-completed.sh now source docker/utils.sh and apply the sanitize_name function to the GITHUB_JOB variable before constructing file paths.
• Updated Unit Tests: Existing unit tests in tests/unit/test-job-started.sh were updated to include and verify the new sanitization logic for job names.

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Changelog

• docker/job-completed.sh
  • Imported docker/utils.sh to access shared utility functions.
  • Applied the new sanitize_name function to the job_name variable within get_job_id to prevent path traversal.
• docker/job-started.sh
  • Imported docker/utils.sh to access shared utility functions.
  • Applied the new sanitize_name function to the job_name variable within get_job_id to prevent path traversal.
• docker/utils.sh
  • Added a new sanitize_name function that uses sed to replace unsafe characters (excluding dots) with underscores and printf for safe input handling.
• tests/unit/test-job-started.sh
  • Modified the test setup to mock the sanitize_name function for isolated testing of get_job_id.
  • Updated an existing test case to reflect the expected sanitized output for job names containing spaces.

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Code Review

This pull request effectively addresses a path traversal vulnerability by sanitizing the GITHUB_JOB environment variable. The introduction of a sanitize_name utility function is a good approach. My review includes a couple of suggestions for improvement: one to enhance the performance and readability of the new sanitize_name function by using a shell builtin, and another to improve the robustness of the unit tests by sourcing the actual utility script instead of using a flawed mock. The latter is important to ensure the tests accurately reflect the behavior of the production code.