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codex/codex-rs/exec/tests/suite/sandbox.rs
rreichel3-oai 86764af684 Protect first-time project .codex creation across Linux and macOS sandboxes (#15067)
## Problem

Codex already treated an existing top-level project `./.codex` directory
as protected, but there was a gap on first creation.

If `./.codex` did not exist yet, a turn could create files under it,
such as `./.codex/config.toml`, without going through the same approval
path as later modifications. That meant the initial write could bypass
the intended protection for project-local Codex state.

## What this changes

This PR closes that first-creation gap in the Unix enforcement layers:

- `codex-protocol`
- treat the top-level project `./.codex` path as a protected carveout
even when it does not exist yet
- avoid injecting the default carveout when the user already has an
explicit rule for that exact path
- macOS Seatbelt
- deny writes to both the exact protected path and anything beneath it,
so creating `./.codex` itself is blocked in addition to writes inside it
- Linux bubblewrap
- preserve the same protected-path behavior for first-time creation
under `./.codex`
- tests
- add protocol regressions for missing `./.codex` and explicit-rule
collisions
- add Unix sandbox coverage for blocking first-time `./.codex` creation
  - tighten Seatbelt policy assertions around excluded subpaths

## Scope

This change is intentionally scoped to protecting the top-level project
`.codex` subtree from agent writes.

It does not make `.codex` unreadable, and it does not change the product
behavior around loading project skills from `.codex` when project config
is untrusted.

## Why this shape

The fix is pointed rather than broad:
- it preserves the current model of “project `.codex` is protected from
writes”
- it closes the security-relevant first-write hole
- it avoids folding a larger permissions-model redesign into this PR

## Validation

- `cargo test -p codex-protocol`
- `cargo test -p codex-sandboxing seatbelt`
- `cargo test -p codex-exec --test all
sandbox_blocks_first_time_dot_codex_creation -- --nocapture`

---------

Co-authored-by: Michael Bolin <mbolin@openai.com>
2026-03-26 16:06:53 -04:00

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#![cfg(unix)]
use codex_core::spawn::StdioPolicy;
use codex_protocol::protocol::SandboxPolicy;
use codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::future::Future;
use std::io;
use std::path::Path;
use std::path::PathBuf;
use std::process::ExitStatus;
use tokio::fs::create_dir_all;
use tokio::process::Child;
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
async fn spawn_command_under_sandbox(
command: Vec<String>,
command_cwd: PathBuf,
sandbox_policy: &SandboxPolicy,
sandbox_cwd: &Path,
stdio_policy: StdioPolicy,
env: HashMap<String, String>,
) -> std::io::Result<Child> {
use codex_core::seatbelt::spawn_command_under_seatbelt;
spawn_command_under_seatbelt(
command,
command_cwd,
sandbox_policy,
sandbox_cwd,
stdio_policy,
None,
env,
)
.await
}
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
async fn spawn_command_under_sandbox(
command: Vec<String>,
command_cwd: PathBuf,
sandbox_policy: &SandboxPolicy,
sandbox_cwd: &Path,
stdio_policy: StdioPolicy,
env: HashMap<String, String>,
) -> std::io::Result<Child> {
use codex_core::landlock::spawn_command_under_linux_sandbox;
let codex_linux_sandbox_exe = core_test_support::find_codex_linux_sandbox_exe()
.map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, err))?;
spawn_command_under_linux_sandbox(
codex_linux_sandbox_exe,
command,
command_cwd,
sandbox_policy,
sandbox_cwd,
false,
stdio_policy,
None,
env,
)
.await
}
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
/// Determines whether Linux sandbox tests can run on this host.
///
/// These tests require an enforceable filesystem sandbox. We run a tiny command
/// under the production Landlock path and skip when enforcement is unavailable
/// (for example on kernels or container profiles where Landlock is not
/// enforced).
async fn linux_sandbox_test_env() -> Option<HashMap<String, String>> {
let command_cwd = std::env::current_dir().ok()?;
let sandbox_cwd = command_cwd.clone();
let policy = SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy();
if can_apply_linux_sandbox_policy(&policy, &command_cwd, sandbox_cwd.as_path(), HashMap::new())
.await
{
return Some(HashMap::new());
}
eprintln!("Skipping test: Landlock is not enforceable on this host.");
None
}
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
/// Returns whether a minimal command can run successfully with the requested
/// Linux sandbox policy applied.
///
/// This is used as a capability probe so sandbox behavior tests only run when
/// Landlock enforcement is actually active.
async fn can_apply_linux_sandbox_policy(
policy: &SandboxPolicy,
command_cwd: &Path,
sandbox_cwd: &Path,
env: HashMap<String, String>,
) -> bool {
let spawn_result = spawn_command_under_sandbox(
vec!["/usr/bin/true".to_string()],
command_cwd.to_path_buf(),
policy,
sandbox_cwd,
StdioPolicy::RedirectForShellTool,
env,
)
.await;
let Ok(mut child) = spawn_result else {
return false;
};
child
.wait()
.await
.map(|status| status.success())
.unwrap_or(false)
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn python_multiprocessing_lock_works_under_sandbox() {
core_test_support::skip_if_sandbox!();
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
let sandbox_env = match linux_sandbox_test_env().await {
Some(env) => env,
// Skip on Linux hosts where Landlock cannot actually be enforced.
None => return,
};
#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
let sandbox_env = HashMap::new();
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
let writable_roots = Vec::<AbsolutePathBuf>::new();
// From https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/sem_overview.7.html
//
// > On Linux, named semaphores are created in a virtual filesystem,
// > normally mounted under /dev/shm.
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
let writable_roots: Vec<AbsolutePathBuf> = vec!["/dev/shm".try_into().unwrap()];
let policy = SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite {
writable_roots,
read_only_access: Default::default(),
network_access: false,
exclude_tmpdir_env_var: false,
exclude_slash_tmp: false,
};
let python_code = r#"import multiprocessing
from multiprocessing import Lock, Process
def f(lock):
with lock:
print("Lock acquired in child process")
if __name__ == '__main__':
lock = Lock()
p = Process(target=f, args=(lock,))
p.start()
p.join()
"#;
let command_cwd = std::env::current_dir().expect("should be able to get current dir");
let sandbox_cwd = command_cwd.clone();
let mut child = spawn_command_under_sandbox(
vec![
"python3".to_string(),
"-c".to_string(),
python_code.to_string(),
],
command_cwd,
&policy,
sandbox_cwd.as_path(),
StdioPolicy::Inherit,
sandbox_env,
)
.await
.expect("should be able to spawn python under sandbox");
let status = child.wait().await.expect("should wait for child process");
assert!(status.success(), "python exited with {status:?}");
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn python_getpwuid_works_under_sandbox() {
core_test_support::skip_if_sandbox!();
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
let sandbox_env = match linux_sandbox_test_env().await {
Some(env) => env,
None => return,
};
#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
let sandbox_env = HashMap::new();
if std::process::Command::new("python3")
.arg("--version")
.status()
.is_err()
{
eprintln!("python3 not found in PATH, skipping test.");
return;
}
let policy = SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy();
let command_cwd = std::env::current_dir().expect("should be able to get current dir");
let sandbox_cwd = command_cwd.clone();
let mut child = spawn_command_under_sandbox(
vec![
"python3".to_string(),
"-c".to_string(),
"import pwd, os; print(pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid()))".to_string(),
],
command_cwd,
&policy,
sandbox_cwd.as_path(),
StdioPolicy::RedirectForShellTool,
sandbox_env,
)
.await
.expect("should be able to spawn python under sandbox");
let status = child
.wait()
.await
.expect("should be able to wait for child process");
assert!(status.success(), "python exited with {status:?}");
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn sandbox_distinguishes_command_and_policy_cwds() {
core_test_support::skip_if_sandbox!();
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
let sandbox_env = match linux_sandbox_test_env().await {
Some(env) => env,
None => return,
};
#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
let sandbox_env = HashMap::new();
let temp = tempfile::tempdir().expect("should be able to create temp dir");
let sandbox_root = temp.path().join("sandbox");
let command_root = temp.path().join("command");
create_dir_all(&sandbox_root).await.expect("mkdir");
create_dir_all(&command_root).await.expect("mkdir");
let canonical_sandbox_root = tokio::fs::canonicalize(&sandbox_root)
.await
.expect("canonicalize sandbox root");
let canonical_allowed_path = canonical_sandbox_root.join("allowed.txt");
let disallowed_path = command_root.join("forbidden.txt");
// Note writable_roots is empty: verify that `canonical_allowed_path` is
// writable only because it is under the sandbox policy cwd, not because it
// is under a writable root.
let policy = SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite {
writable_roots: vec![],
read_only_access: Default::default(),
network_access: false,
exclude_tmpdir_env_var: true,
exclude_slash_tmp: true,
};
// Attempt to write inside the command cwd, which is outside of the sandbox policy cwd.
let mut child = spawn_command_under_sandbox(
vec![
"bash".to_string(),
"-lc".to_string(),
"echo forbidden > forbidden.txt".to_string(),
],
command_root.clone(),
&policy,
canonical_sandbox_root.as_path(),
StdioPolicy::Inherit,
sandbox_env.clone(),
)
.await
.expect("should spawn command writing to forbidden path");
let status = child
.wait()
.await
.expect("should wait for forbidden command");
assert!(
!status.success(),
"sandbox unexpectedly allowed writing to command cwd: {status:?}"
);
let forbidden_exists = tokio::fs::try_exists(&disallowed_path)
.await
.expect("try_exists failed");
assert!(
!forbidden_exists,
"forbidden path should not have been created"
);
// Writing to the sandbox policy cwd after changing directories into it should succeed.
let mut child = spawn_command_under_sandbox(
vec![
"/usr/bin/touch".to_string(),
canonical_allowed_path.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
],
command_root,
&policy,
canonical_sandbox_root.as_path(),
StdioPolicy::Inherit,
sandbox_env,
)
.await
.expect("should spawn command writing to sandbox root");
let status = child.wait().await.expect("should wait for allowed command");
assert!(
status.success(),
"sandbox blocked allowed write: {status:?}"
);
let allowed_exists = tokio::fs::try_exists(&canonical_allowed_path)
.await
.expect("try_exists allowed failed");
assert!(allowed_exists, "allowed path should exist");
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn sandbox_blocks_first_time_dot_codex_creation() {
core_test_support::skip_if_sandbox!();
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
let sandbox_env = match linux_sandbox_test_env().await {
Some(env) => env,
None => return,
};
#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
let sandbox_env = HashMap::new();
let temp = tempfile::tempdir().expect("should be able to create temp dir");
let repo_root = temp.path().join("repo");
create_dir_all(&repo_root).await.expect("mkdir repo");
let dot_codex = repo_root.join(".codex");
let config_toml = dot_codex.join("config.toml");
let policy = SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite {
writable_roots: vec![],
read_only_access: Default::default(),
network_access: false,
exclude_tmpdir_env_var: true,
exclude_slash_tmp: true,
};
let mut child = spawn_command_under_sandbox(
vec![
"bash".to_string(),
"-lc".to_string(),
"mkdir -p .codex && echo 'sandbox_mode = \"danger-full-access\"' > .codex/config.toml"
.to_string(),
],
repo_root.clone(),
&policy,
repo_root.as_path(),
StdioPolicy::RedirectForShellTool,
sandbox_env,
)
.await
.expect("should spawn command creating .codex");
let status = child.wait().await.expect("should wait for .codex command");
assert!(
!status.success(),
"sandbox unexpectedly allowed first-time .codex creation: {status:?}"
);
let dot_codex_metadata = tokio::fs::symlink_metadata(&dot_codex).await;
if let Ok(metadata) = dot_codex_metadata {
assert!(
!metadata.is_dir(),
"{} should not be creatable as a directory",
dot_codex.display()
);
} else if let Err(err) = &dot_codex_metadata {
assert_eq!(
err.kind(),
io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
"unexpected metadata error for {}: {err}",
dot_codex.display()
);
}
let config_toml_exists = match tokio::fs::try_exists(&config_toml).await {
Ok(exists) => exists,
Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotADirectory => false,
Err(err) => panic!("try_exists {} failed: {err}", config_toml.display()),
};
assert!(
!config_toml_exists,
"{} should not have been created",
config_toml.display()
);
}
fn unix_sock_body() {
unsafe {
let mut fds = [0i32; 2];
let r = libc::socketpair(libc::AF_UNIX, libc::SOCK_DGRAM, 0, fds.as_mut_ptr());
assert_eq!(
r,
0,
"socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM) failed: {}",
io::Error::last_os_error()
);
let msg = b"hello_unix";
// write() from one end (generic write is allowed)
let sent = libc::write(fds[0], msg.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_void, msg.len());
assert!(sent >= 0, "write() failed: {}", io::Error::last_os_error());
// recvfrom() on the other end. We dont need the address for socketpair,
// so we pass null pointers for src address.
let mut buf = [0u8; 64];
let recvd = libc::recvfrom(
fds[1],
buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void,
buf.len(),
0,
std::ptr::null_mut(),
std::ptr::null_mut(),
);
assert!(
recvd >= 0,
"recvfrom() failed: {}",
io::Error::last_os_error()
);
let recvd_slice = &buf[..(recvd as usize)];
assert_eq!(
recvd_slice,
&msg[..],
"payload mismatch: sent {} bytes, got {} bytes",
msg.len(),
recvd
);
// Also exercise AF_UNIX stream socketpair quickly to ensure AF_UNIX in general works.
let mut sfds = [0i32; 2];
let sr = libc::socketpair(libc::AF_UNIX, libc::SOCK_STREAM, 0, sfds.as_mut_ptr());
assert_eq!(
sr,
0,
"socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM) failed: {}",
io::Error::last_os_error()
);
let snt2 = libc::write(sfds[0], msg.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_void, msg.len());
assert!(
snt2 >= 0,
"write(stream) failed: {}",
io::Error::last_os_error()
);
let mut b2 = [0u8; 64];
let rcv2 = libc::recv(sfds[1], b2.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void, b2.len(), 0);
assert!(
rcv2 >= 0,
"recv(stream) failed: {}",
io::Error::last_os_error()
);
// Clean up
let _ = libc::close(sfds[0]);
let _ = libc::close(sfds[1]);
let _ = libc::close(fds[0]);
let _ = libc::close(fds[1]);
}
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn allow_unix_socketpair_recvfrom() {
run_code_under_sandbox(
"allow_unix_socketpair_recvfrom",
&SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
|| async { unix_sock_body() },
)
.await
.expect("should be able to reexec");
}
const IN_SANDBOX_ENV_VAR: &str = "IN_SANDBOX";
#[expect(clippy::expect_used)]
pub async fn run_code_under_sandbox<F, Fut>(
test_selector: &str,
policy: &SandboxPolicy,
child_body: F,
) -> io::Result<Option<ExitStatus>>
where
F: FnOnce() -> Fut + Send + 'static,
Fut: Future<Output = ()> + Send + 'static,
{
if std::env::var(IN_SANDBOX_ENV_VAR).is_err() {
let exe = std::env::current_exe()?;
let mut cmds = vec![exe.to_string_lossy().into_owned(), "--exact".into()];
let mut stdio_policy = StdioPolicy::RedirectForShellTool;
// Allow for us to pass forward --nocapture / use the right stdio policy.
if std::env::args().any(|a| a == "--nocapture") {
cmds.push("--nocapture".into());
stdio_policy = StdioPolicy::Inherit;
}
cmds.push(test_selector.into());
// Your existing launcher:
let command_cwd = std::env::current_dir().expect("should be able to get current dir");
let sandbox_cwd = command_cwd.clone();
let mut child = spawn_command_under_sandbox(
cmds,
command_cwd,
policy,
sandbox_cwd.as_path(),
stdio_policy,
HashMap::from([("IN_SANDBOX".into(), "1".into())]),
)
.await?;
let status = child.wait().await?;
Ok(Some(status))
} else {
// Child branch: run the provided body.
child_body().await;
Ok(None)
}
}