🛡️ Sentinel: [HIGH] Fix Local Privilege Escalation / Symlink Attack in apt.sh#54
🛡️ Sentinel: [HIGH] Fix Local Privilege Escalation / Symlink Attack in apt.sh#54
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughA security vulnerability in a script using hardcoded temporary paths in sudo operations is documented and remedied. The apt.sh installer is updated to use securely generated temporary directories via mktemp instead of a hardcoded /tmp/yq path, mitigating local privilege escalation risks. Changes
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In @.jules/sentinel.md:
- Around line 1-4: Add a top-level H1 (e.g., "# Sentinel") to satisfy MD041,
ensure the existing heading "2024-05-24 - Predictable Temporary File Path in
Sudo Operations" is surrounded by blank lines to satisfy MD022, and wrap/reflow
lines longer than 80 characters (MD013) by splitting the long description and
the Prevention line into shorter sentences or bullet points; keep the reference
to tools/os_installers/apt.sh intact when reflowing so the file path remains
clear.
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| ## 2024-05-24 - Predictable Temporary File Path in Sudo Operations | ||
| **Vulnerability:** The script `tools/os_installers/apt.sh` downloaded `yq` to a hardcoded predictable temporary path (`/tmp/yq`) and then moved it using elevated privileges (`sudo mv`). This could be exploited via a symlink attack for local privilege escalation. | ||
| **Learning:** Hardcoded `/tmp/` files used with elevated privileges expose systems to symlink attacks, a pattern observed in the OS installation scripts. | ||
| **Prevention:** Always use securely generated random directories like `mktemp -d` to stage downloaded files before performing elevated operations. |
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Address markdownlint failures flagged by static analysis.
The linter flags several issues:
- Missing top-level
# heading(MD041) - Heading not surrounded by blank lines (MD022)
- Lines 2-4 exceed the 80-character limit (MD013)
📝 Proposed fix to address lint failures
+# Sentinel Journal
+
## 2024-05-24 - Predictable Temporary File Path in Sudo Operations
-**Vulnerability:** The script `tools/os_installers/apt.sh` downloaded `yq` to a hardcoded predictable temporary path (`/tmp/yq`) and then moved it using elevated privileges (`sudo mv`). This could be exploited via a symlink attack for local privilege escalation.
-**Learning:** Hardcoded `/tmp/` files used with elevated privileges expose systems to symlink attacks, a pattern observed in the OS installation scripts.
-**Prevention:** Always use securely generated random directories like `mktemp -d` to stage downloaded files before performing elevated operations.
+
+**Vulnerability:** The script `tools/os_installers/apt.sh` downloaded `yq` to a
+hardcoded predictable temporary path (`/tmp/yq`) and then moved it using
+elevated privileges (`sudo mv`). This could be exploited via a symlink attack
+for local privilege escalation.
+
+**Learning:** Hardcoded `/tmp/` files used with elevated privileges expose
+systems to symlink attacks, a pattern observed in the OS installation scripts.
+
+**Prevention:** Always use securely generated random directories like
+`mktemp -d` to stage downloaded files before performing elevated operations.📝 Committable suggestion
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| ## 2024-05-24 - Predictable Temporary File Path in Sudo Operations | |
| **Vulnerability:** The script `tools/os_installers/apt.sh` downloaded `yq` to a hardcoded predictable temporary path (`/tmp/yq`) and then moved it using elevated privileges (`sudo mv`). This could be exploited via a symlink attack for local privilege escalation. | |
| **Learning:** Hardcoded `/tmp/` files used with elevated privileges expose systems to symlink attacks, a pattern observed in the OS installation scripts. | |
| **Prevention:** Always use securely generated random directories like `mktemp -d` to stage downloaded files before performing elevated operations. | |
| # Sentinel Journal | |
| ## 2024-05-24 - Predictable Temporary File Path in Sudo Operations | |
| **Vulnerability:** The script `tools/os_installers/apt.sh` downloaded `yq` to a | |
| hardcoded predictable temporary path (`/tmp/yq`) and then moved it using | |
| elevated privileges (`sudo mv`). This could be exploited via a symlink attack | |
| for local privilege escalation. | |
| **Learning:** Hardcoded `/tmp/` files used with elevated privileges expose | |
| systems to symlink attacks, a pattern observed in the OS installation scripts. | |
| **Prevention:** Always use securely generated random directories like | |
| `mktemp -d` to stage downloaded files before performing elevated operations. |
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[failure] 4-4: Line length
.jules/sentinel.md:4:81 MD013/line-length Line length [Expected: 80; Actual: 146] https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md013.md
[failure] 3-3: Line length
.jules/sentinel.md:3:81 MD013/line-length Line length [Expected: 80; Actual: 153] https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md013.md
[failure] 2-2: Line length
.jules/sentinel.md:2:81 MD013/line-length Line length [Expected: 80; Actual: 262] https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md013.md
[failure] 1-1: First line in a file should be a top-level heading
.jules/sentinel.md:1 MD041/first-line-heading/first-line-h1 First line in a file should be a top-level heading [Context: "## 2024-05-24 - Predictable Te..."] https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md041.md
[failure] 1-1: Headings should be surrounded by blank lines
.jules/sentinel.md:1 MD022/blanks-around-headings Headings should be surrounded by blank lines [Expected: 1; Actual: 0; Below] [Context: "## 2024-05-24 - Predictable Temporary File Path in Sudo Operations"] https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md022.md
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In @.jules/sentinel.md around lines 1 - 4, Add a top-level H1 (e.g., "#
Sentinel") to satisfy MD041, ensure the existing heading "2024-05-24 -
Predictable Temporary File Path in Sudo Operations" is surrounded by blank lines
to satisfy MD022, and wrap/reflow lines longer than 80 characters (MD013) by
splitting the long description and the Prevention line into shorter sentences or
bullet points; keep the reference to tools/os_installers/apt.sh intact when
reflowing so the file path remains clear.
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🚨 Severity: HIGH
💡 Vulnerability: The script
tools/os_installers/apt.shdownloadedyqto a hardcoded predictable temporary path (/tmp/yq) and then moved it using elevated privileges (sudo mv). This could be exploited via a symlink attack for local privilege escalation.🎯 Impact: A malicious local user could pre-create a symlink or executable at
/tmp/yq, leading to an attacker-controlled file being placed at/usr/local/bin/yqor local privilege escalation viasudo mv.🔧 Fix: Replaced hardcoded
/tmp/yqpath with a securely generated random directory usingmktemp -d. This ensures the temporary path is unpredictable and owned securely by the user before executing the elevated move operation.✅ Verification: Verified that changes pass shellcheck via
./build.sh lint.Sentinel Journal entry has also been created to document this learning.
PR created automatically by Jules for task 5093337245990563626 started by @kidchenko
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