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fix(device): block disk erase, repartition, and device redirects - #237
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Why: - diskutil eraseDisk, wipefs -a, sgdisk -Z, parted mklabel, and the newfs/mke2fs formatters were allowed at every level, while dd of= a device and mkfs on /dev were blocked (#236). What: - mkfs.device now covers the mkfs, mke2fs, and newfs families; a /dev/ operand is still required. - New manual_only rule disk.erase: diskutil erase and partition verbs (case-insensitive, any target form), wipefs -a/--all/-o/--offset, sgdisk options outside its read-only set, and parted mklabel/mktable/mkpart/rm/resizepart, the last three on a /dev/ operand. - The four heads count as device commands, so nice/timeout/sudo wrappers unwrap to them. - Out of scope: fdisk, sfdisk, gdisk, mkswap, blkdiscard, diskutil apfs, and raw-text or interpreter fallbacks for these tools. Validation: - bun test tests/gate/contract.test.ts tests/gate/analyzer/base.test.ts tests/core/rules/catalog.test.ts failed before the fix (18 disk rows allowed instead of blocked, catalog count 68) and passes after. - bun test tests/gate tests/core/rules tests/cli passed. LOC: src/ +83 / -7 = net +76 tests/ +127 / -1 = net +126 *.md +0 / -0 = net +0 Total +210 / -8 = net +202
Why: - echo x > /dev/sda, cat img.raw > /dev/nvme0n1, and the same inside sh -c were allowed at every level, although they overwrite a disk the same way dd of=/dev/sda does (#236). What: - New manual_only rule redirect.block-device: a >, >|, >>, <>, or >& redirect whose literal target matches a disk device name (disk/rdisk, sd/hd/vd/xvd, nvme, mmcblk, md, dm-, loop, /dev/mapper/, /dev/disk/) blocks. A positive name pattern keeps /dev/null, /dev/tty*, /dev/shm, /dev/tcp, and /dev/cu.* allowed. Redirect-only nodes (echo x &> /dev/sdb splits at &) and nested sh -c bodies reach the same check. - The trace records the check only when it matches, so explain output for other commands is unchanged. - SECURITY.md names disk-device destruction as protected at every level. - The denial renderer's pinned corpus size moves from 313 to 322 for this commit's rows. - Out of scope: tee or cp onto a device, and dynamic targets (> $DEV). Validation: - bun test tests/gate/contract.test.ts tests/core/rules/catalog.test.ts failed before the fix (5 redirect rows allowed instead of blocked, catalog count 69) and passes after. - bun test tests passed. LOC: src/ +42 / -0 = net +42 tests/ +30 / -2 = net +28 *.md +2 / -0 = net +2 Total +74 / -2 = net +72
Why: - dd.device-write blocked any of=/dev/..., including the common dd if=big.bin of=/dev/null bs=1M read-speed test, which destroys nothing. What: - The of= check skips exactly of=/dev/null, of=/dev/zero, and of=/dev/full; every other /dev target, including /dev/nullx, still blocks. - Out of scope: the raw-text and interpreter dd patterns, which still flag of=/dev/null in unparseable or interpreter text. Validation: - bun test tests/gate/contract.test.ts tests/gate/analyzer/base.test.ts failed before the fix (dd of=/dev/null denied as dd.device-write) and passes after. - bun test tests passed. LOC: src/ +6 / -2 = net +4 tests/ +19 / -1 = net +18 *.md +0 / -0 = net +0 Total +25 / -3 = net +22
Why: - sgdisk -E, -F, -f, and -D (and their long forms) only print sector or alignment information, yet disk.erase blocked them on a /dev/ operand; scripts commonly read sgdisk -E /dev/sda to find the last usable sector. What: - Add --end-of-largest, --first-in-largest, --first-aligned-in-largest, and --display-alignment (and their short flags) to sgdisk's read-only option set. Validation: - bun test tests/gate/analyzer/base.test.ts failed before the fix (sgdisk -E /dev/sda matched disk.erase) and passes after. LOC: src/ +8 / -0 = net +8 tests/ +8 / -0 = net +8 *.md +0 / -0 = net +0 Total +16 / -0 = net +16
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Some device-writing and partition-edit commands can still alter protected storage without the manual-only decision, while a no-write wipefs dry run is unnecessarily classified as destructive. Tighten these matches before relying on the new protections. Pre-merge checks |
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Review comments at @src/gate/analyzer/device.ts:
- Line 61: Update PARTED_TABLE_EDITS so parted set commands are classified as
partition edits and receive the existing disk.erase match; check other
documented parted flag-edit commands against this same classification rule.
- Around line 58-59: Update BLOCK_DEVICE_PATH to recognize supported Ceph RBD
targets, including numeric names such as /dev/rbd0 and paths under /dev/rbd/.
Add or update tests to verify both forms are treated as block devices by
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- Around line 78-79: Update the wipefs branch to exclude the --no-act option
from erase-flag matching, so dry-run commands such as --no-act -a do not trigger
disk.erase while genuine erase commands remain detected.
- Around line 50-51: Update the sgdisk option handling for -b and --backup to
inspect the backup destination separately before exempting these options as
read-only; block the command when the destination is a device, including both
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Check the backup destination before exempting sgdisk -b.
If the command is sgdisk -b /dev/sdb /dev/sda, -b passes the read-only option check. The backup operation still writes its output to /dev/sdb, so this command receives no disk.erase match. The same gap applies to --backup=/dev/sdb. Inspect the backup destination separately and block it when it names a device. (rodsbooks.com)
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Review comment at @src/gate/analyzer/device.ts around lines 50 - 51:
Update the sgdisk option handling for -b and --backup to inspect the backup
destination separately before exempting these options as read-only; block the
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Backing up the GPT onto a raw device isn't a shape we've seen, and main allows it as well. Leaving it as a known gap; this PR covers the commands in #236.
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@kenryu42 Thanks for clarifying the scope. The raw-device GPT backup remains a known gap, not a required change for #237. Would you like me to open a follow-up issue?
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Learning: In cc-safety-net, raw-device GPT backup destinations for `sgdisk -b` and `sgdisk --backup` in `src/gate/analyzer/device.ts` are an acknowledged protection gap. The maintainer reports no observed use of this command shape and excludes it from PR #237, which targets the commands reported in #236.
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Recognize Ceph block-device targets in output redirects.
If a literal redirect targets /dev/rbd0, BLOCK_DEVICE_PATH returns false. analyzeDeviceRedirectionMatch then permits a write to a mapped Ceph block device. Add the supported RBD device-name forms, including /dev/rbd0 and /dev/rbd/..., to the matcher and its tests. (docs.ceph.com)
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Review comment at @src/gate/analyzer/device.ts around lines 58 - 59:
Update BLOCK_DEVICE_PATH to recognize supported Ceph RBD targets, including
numeric names such as /dev/rbd0 and paths under /dev/rbd/. Add or update tests
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The device-name list covers common local disks. Network block devices like rbd get added when someone actually hits one, so this stays a known gap.
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@kenryu42 Thanks for the guidance. Ceph RBD targets remain a known gap outside this PR’s scope. No change is needed in this PR.
Would you like a follow-up issue for RBD redirect protection?
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Learning: In cc-safety-net, BLOCK_DEVICE_PATH in src/gate/analyzer/device.ts intentionally covers common local disk-device names. Network block devices such as Ceph RBD are known gaps. Extend coverage when field evidence shows a need, rather than requiring those additions in PR #237.
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This PR closes the disk-device destruction gap from #236 by widening the existing device analyzer and adding a redirect rule, with contract and per-tool tests. I traced the logic locally, ran the focused tests (438 pass) and typecheck, and cross-checked the third-party option lists against upstream man pages.
mkfs.devicewidened — now also matchesmke2fsandnewfs/newfs_*on a/dev/target viaFILESYSTEM_FORMAT_HEAD, replacing the oldmkfs/mkfs.name check.- New
disk.eraserule —diskutilerase/partition verbs match with any target, whilewipefs -a/-o, non-read-onlysgdiskoptions, andpartedlabel/partition edits are gated on a/dev/operand. - New
redirect.block-devicerule — output redirects (>,>|,>>,<>,>&) whose literal target matches a block-device path; it runs per command view, so nestedsh -c, groups, and subshells are covered while/dev/null,/dev/zero,/dev/full, and non-disk/devpaths stay allowed. dd.device-writerelaxed —of=/dev/null,/dev/zero, and/dev/fullare allowed so read-speed tests likedd if=big.bin of=/dev/nullare no longer blocked.- SECURITY.md names the protected category and the field-evidence policy; rule catalog grows to 70 and the contract corpus to 323, with no harvested-verdict or snapshot changes.
I verified the two load-bearing external contracts: the sgdisk read-only allowlist matches the upstream man page exactly (every write option — -Z, --zap-all, -o, -n, -A, -r, -m, -g, … — falls outside it, so unknown/abbreviated options fail closed), and the wipefs -a/-o trigger set covers exactly its two write options. The documented gaps (fdisk/sfdisk/gdisk/mkswap/blkdiscard, diskutil apfs deletes, tee/cp onto a device, dynamic targets, RAM-disk idiom) are all listed in the PR body and SECURITY.md, consistent with the project's evidence-based scope.
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Why: - sgdisk -i1 /dev/sda and sgdisk -pv /dev/sda only print partition or table information, yet disk.erase blocked them because the read-only check matched whole tokens only. What: - A short option is read-only when it starts with a value-taking read-only option (-i, -b) or every grouped letter is a read-only flag; a grouped write flag such as -Zo or -pZ still blocks. Validation: - bun test tests/gate/analyzer/base.test.ts failed before the fix (sgdisk -i1 /dev/sda matched disk.erase) and passes after. - bun run check passed. LOC: src/ +13 / -4 = net +9 tests/ +4 / -0 = net +4 *.md +0 / -0 = net +0 Total +17 / -4 = net +13
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Rereviewed 14e53ab7, the delta since the prior Pullfrog review at 35d11c8, which fixes the sgdisk short-option parsing flagged by greptile (read-only inspection was being blocked).
- Recognize grouped and attached read-only
sgdiskoptions —isSgdiskReadOnlyOptionnow accepts a short option whose first letter is a value option (-i1,-b<path>) or whose every grouped letter is a read-only flag (-pv), while grouped write flags (-Zo,-pZ) stay blocked. New allow rows cover-i1/-pvand deny rows cover-Zo/-pZ.
The flag and value-option sets track the upstream man page exactly: i/b are the only read-only value options, the grouped flag set (p v O E F f D L P V ?) is entirely non-destructive, and write letters (o, d, I, B, …) are correctly absent, so unknown and -- options still fail closed. I ran the focused tests (base.test.ts, contract.test.ts — 438 pass) and confirmed the four new shapes behave as intended.
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Fixes #236.
Disk-device destruction is now a protected category at every safety level. Before this change only
dd of=/dev/…andmkfs* /dev/…were blocked, while other commands that erase, reformat, or repartition a disk were allowed.Changes
mkfs.devicenow coversmke2fs,newfs, andnewfs_*on a/dev/target.disk.eraserule (manual_only):diskutilerase and partition verbs (eraseDisk,eraseVolume,reformat,partitionDisk,zeroDisk,randomDisk,secureErase), case-insensitive, with any target;wipefs -a/-o, anysgdiskoption outside the read-only set, andparted mklabel/mktable/mkpart/rm/resizepart, each only when given a/dev/operand.redirect.block-devicerule (manual_only): a>,>|,>>,<>, or>&redirect whose literal target is a disk device (/dev/sd*,nvme*,disk*,rdisk*,mmcblk*,md*,dm-*,loop*,/dev/mapper/,/dev/disk/). It matches device names rather than excluding a list, so/dev/null,/dev/tty*,/dev/shm,/dev/tcp, and/dev/cu.*stay allowed. Nestedsh -cbodies are checked too.dd.device-writenow allowsof=/dev/null,/dev/zero, and/dev/full, so read-speed tests likedd if=big.bin of=/dev/nullare no longer blocked.Still allowed
diskutil list/info, plainwipefs /dev/sdb,sgdisk -p/-E/-i/-i1/-pv,parted /dev/sda print,parted -l.sgdisk -Z disk.img,parted disk.img mklabel gpt,mke2fs disk.img.Known gaps
diskutil erasevolume HFS+ RAMDisk $(hdiutil attach -nomount ram://…)is now blocked.disk.erasecan be set to"off"in policy overrides.wipefs -n -a,mke2fs -n,sgdisk --pretendwith a write option) are blocked.partedsubcommand quoted as one word ('mklabel gpt'), andsgdisk -bwith a device as the backup destination./dev/rbd*and/dev/nbd*in redirects,parted setflag edits,fdisk,sfdisk,gdisk,mkswap,blkdiscard,diskutil apfsdeletes,tee/cponto a device, dynamic redirect targets, and the raw-text and interpreter fallbacks for the new tools.Tests
tests/gate/analyzer/base.test.ts.explain/doctorsnapshots changed.bun run checkpasses.Summary by CodeRabbit
/dev/null,/dev/zero, and/dev/fullare no longer treated as destructive disk operations.