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[PATCH 1/2] fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in traces

From
Ivan Frade via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 8, 2021, 16:03 UTC
Message-ID
<b473f145a87a22db99734c6a21395f0d24c3da3c.1633708986.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Ivan Frade <ifrade@google.com>

In some setups, packfile uris act as bearer token. It is not recommended to expose them plainly in logs, although in special circunstances (e.g. debug) it makes sense to write them.

Redact the packfile-uri lines by default, unless the GIT_TRACE_REDACT variable is set to false. This mimics the redacting of the Authorization header in HTTP.

Signed-off-by: Ivan Frade <ifrade@google.com>
---
 fetch-pack.c           | 11 +++++++++++
 http-fetch.c           |  4 +++-
 pkt-line.c             |  7 ++++++-
 pkt-line.h             |  1 +
 t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index a9604f35a3e..05c85eeafa1 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -1518,7 +1518,16 @@ static void receive_wanted_refs(struct packet_reader *reader,
 static void receive_packfile_uris(struct packet_reader *reader,
 				  struct string_list *uris)
 {
+	int original_options;
 	process_section_header(reader, "packfile-uris", 0);
+	/*
+	 * In some setups, packfile-uris act as bearer tokens,
+	 * redact them by default.
+	 */
+	original_options = reader->options;
+	if (git_env_bool("GIT_TRACE_REDACT", 1))
+		reader->options |= PACKET_READ_REDACT_ON_TRACE;
+
 	while (packet_reader_read(reader) == PACKET_READ_NORMAL) {
 		if (reader->pktlen < the_hash_algo->hexsz ||
 		    reader->line[the_hash_algo->hexsz] != ' ')
@@ -1526,6 +1535,8 @@ static void receive_packfile_uris(struct packet_reader *reader,
 
 		string_list_append(uris, reader->line);
 	}
+	reader->options = original_options;
+
 	if (reader->status != PACKET_READ_DELIM)
 		die("expected DELIM");
 }
diff --git a/http-fetch.c b/http-fetch.c
index fa642462a9e..d35e33e4f65 100644
--- a/http-fetch.c
+++ b/http-fetch.c
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ static void fetch_single_packfile(struct object_id *packfile_hash,
 	if (start_active_slot(preq->slot)) {
 		run_active_slot(preq->slot);
 		if (results.curl_result != CURLE_OK) {
-			die("Unable to get pack file %s\n%s", preq->url,
+			int showUrl = git_env_bool("GIT_TRACE_REDACT", 1);
+			die("Unable to get offloaded pack file %s\n%s",
+			    showUrl ? preq->url : "<redacted>",
 			    curl_errorstr);
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/pkt-line.c b/pkt-line.c
index de4a94b437e..8da8ed88ccf 100644
--- a/pkt-line.c
+++ b/pkt-line.c
@@ -443,7 +443,12 @@ enum packet_read_status packet_read_with_status(int fd, char **src_buffer,
 		len--;
 
 	buffer[len] = 0;
-	packet_trace(buffer, len, 0);
+	if (options & PACKET_READ_REDACT_ON_TRACE) {
+		const char *redacted = "<redacted>";
+		packet_trace(redacted, strlen(redacted), 0);
+	} else {
+		packet_trace(buffer, len, 0);
+	}
 
 	if ((options & PACKET_READ_DIE_ON_ERR_PACKET) &&
 	    starts_with(buffer, "ERR "))
diff --git a/pkt-line.h b/pkt-line.h
index 82b95e4bdd3..44c02f3bc6e 100644
--- a/pkt-line.h
+++ b/pkt-line.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void packet_fflush(FILE *f);
 #define PACKET_READ_CHOMP_NEWLINE        (1u<<1)
 #define PACKET_READ_DIE_ON_ERR_PACKET    (1u<<2)
 #define PACKET_READ_GENTLE_ON_READ_ERROR (1u<<3)
+#define PACKET_READ_REDACT_ON_TRACE      (1u<<4)
 int packet_read(int fd, char **src_buffer, size_t *src_len, char
 		*buffer, unsigned size, int options);
 
diff --git a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
index d527cf6c49f..a620a678a56 100755
--- a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
+++ b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
@@ -1107,6 +1107,49 @@ test_expect_success 'packfile-uri with transfer.fsckobjects fails when .gitmodul
 	test_i18ngrep "disallowed submodule name" err
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'packfile-uri redacted in trace' '
+	P="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+	rm -rf "$P" http_child log &&
+
+	git init "$P" &&
+	git -C "$P" config "uploadpack.allowsidebandall" "true" &&
+
+	echo my-blob >"$P/my-blob" &&
+	git -C "$P" add my-blob &&
+	git -C "$P" commit -m x &&
+
+	configure_exclusion "$P" my-blob >h &&
+
+	GIT_TRACE=1 GIT_TRACE_PACKET="$(pwd)/log" GIT_TEST_SIDEBAND_ALL=1 \
+	git -c protocol.version=2 \
+		-c fetch.uriprotocols=http,https \
+		clone "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" http_child &&
+
+	grep -A1 "clone<\ ..packfile-uris" log | grep "clone<\ <redacted>"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'packfile-uri not redacted in trace when GIT_TRACE_REDACT=0' '
+	P="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+	rm -rf "$P" http_child log &&
+
+	git init "$P" &&
+	git -C "$P" config "uploadpack.allowsidebandall" "true" &&
+
+	echo my-blob >"$P/my-blob" &&
+	git -C "$P" add my-blob &&
+	git -C "$P" commit -m x &&
+
+	configure_exclusion "$P" my-blob >h &&
+
+	GIT_TRACE=1 GIT_TRACE_PACKET="$(pwd)/log" GIT_TEST_SIDEBAND_ALL=1 \
+	GIT_TRACE_REDACT=0 \
+	git -c protocol.version=2 \
+		-c fetch.uriprotocols=http,https \
+		clone "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" http_child &&
+
+	grep -A1 "clone<\ ..packfile-uris" log  | grep -E "clone<\ ..[[:alnum:]]{40,64}\ http"
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'http:// --negotiate-only' '
 	SERVER="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/server" &&
 	URI="$HTTPD_URL/smart/server" &&
-- 
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  2. 1/2 fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2021
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  4. Ivan FradeOct 8, 2021
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  6. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 8, 2021
  7. fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 9, 2021
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 11, 2021
  9. Ivan FradeOct 26, 2021
  10. fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 19, 2021
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 20, 2021
  12. 0/2 fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 26, 2021
  13. 1/2 fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 26, 2021
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2021
  15. Ivan FradeOct 28, 2021
  16. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2021
  17. 2/2 http-fetch: redact url on die() messageIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 26, 2021
  18. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 28, 2021
  19. Eric SunshineOct 28, 2021
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  22. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2021
  23. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 9, 2021
  24. 0/2 fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 28, 2021
  25. 1/2 fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 28, 2021
  26. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2021
  27. Ivan FradeOct 29, 2021
  28. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2021
  29. Jonathan TanNov 8, 2021
  30. 2/2 http-fetch: redact url on die() messageIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 28, 2021
  31. 0/2 fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 29, 2021
  32. 1/2 fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 29, 2021
  33. Jonathan TanNov 8, 2021
  34. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 9, 2021
  35. Ivan FradeNov 10, 2021
  36. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 11, 2021
  37. Ivan FradeNov 10, 2021
  38. 2/2 http-fetch: redact url on die() messageIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Oct 29, 2021
  39. Jonathan TanNov 8, 2021
  40. 0/2 fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2021
  41. 1/2 fetch-pack: redact packfile urls in tracesIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2021
  42. 2/2 http-fetch: redact url on die() messageIvan Frade via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2021
  43. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2021

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