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fix(terminal): block sudo -S password guessing when SUDO_PASSWORD is not set
Fixes #9590: Block explicit sudo -S (stdin password mode) commands when the SUDO_PASSWORD environment variable is not configured. The attack vector: the LLM constructs 'echo guessedpass | sudo -S cmd' to brute-force sudo passwords, iterates based on sudo's error output ('Sorry, try again'). The existing _transform_sudo_command only injects -S when SUDO_PASSWORD exists; without it, the LLM's explicit sudo -S must be treated as a guessing attempt. Changes: - Add _check_sudo_stdin_guard() in approval.py: detects sudo -S when SUDO_PASSWORD is absent, anchored to command-start positions (^ ; && || | etc.) to avoid false positives on literal text - Integrate into check_all_command_guards() above yolo/mode=off so the block is unconditional (like the hardline floor) - Add 6 tests covering: detection, allow-list, SUDO_PASSWORD bypass, integration with check_all_command_guards, yolo non-bypass, container backend bypass
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@ -288,3 +288,91 @@ def test_hardline_list_is_small():
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f"HARDLINE_PATTERNS has grown to {len(HARDLINE_PATTERNS)} entries; "
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"only truly unrecoverable commands belong here."
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)
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# =========================================================================
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# Sudo stdin guard — blocks "sudo -S" without SUDO_PASSWORD
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# =========================================================================
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_SUDO_STDIN_BLOCK = [
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"sudo -S whoami",
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"echo hunter2 | sudo -S whoami",
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"sudo -S -u root whoami",
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"sudo -S apt-get install foo",
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"echo password | sudo -S systemctl restart nginx",
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"sudo -k && sudo -S whoami",
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]
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_SUDO_STDIN_ALLOW = [
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# Plain sudo without -S — goes through normal approval
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"sudo whoami",
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"sudo apt-get update",
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"sudo -u root whoami",
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# -S flag not attached to sudo
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"echo -S hello",
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"some_tool -S thing",
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# Literal text mention of sudo
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"echo 'use sudo -S to pipe passwords'",
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]
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_SUDO_STDIN_BLOCK_YOLO = [
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"sudo -S whoami",
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"echo hunter2 | sudo -S apt-get install",
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]
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def test_sudo_stdin_guard_detects_without_password():
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"""sudo -S is dangerous when SUDO_PASSWORD is not configured."""
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import tools.approval as approval_mod
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for cmd in _SUDO_STDIN_BLOCK:
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is_blocked, desc = approval_mod._check_sudo_stdin_guard(cmd)
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assert is_blocked, f"expected sudo stdin guard to block {cmd!r}"
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assert "sudo" in desc.lower()
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def test_sudo_stdin_guard_allows_benign_commands():
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"""Commands without explicit sudo -S are not blocked."""
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import tools.approval as approval_mod
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for cmd in _SUDO_STDIN_ALLOW:
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is_blocked, desc = approval_mod._check_sudo_stdin_guard(cmd)
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assert not is_blocked, f"expected sudo stdin guard NOT to block {cmd!r}"
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def test_sudo_stdin_guard_bypassed_when_password_configured(monkeypatch):
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"""When SUDO_PASSWORD is set, sudo -S is legitimate (injected by transform)."""
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import tools.approval as approval_mod
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monkeypatch.setenv("SUDO_PASSWORD", "testpass")
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for cmd in _SUDO_STDIN_BLOCK:
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is_blocked, _ = approval_mod._check_sudo_stdin_guard(cmd)
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assert not is_blocked, f"with SUDO_PASSWORD set, {cmd!r} should NOT be blocked"
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def test_sudo_stdin_guard_blocks_via_check_all_command_guards(clean_session):
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"""Integration: check_all_command_guards returns block for sudo -S."""
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for cmd in _SUDO_STDIN_BLOCK:
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result = check_all_command_guards(cmd, "local")
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assert result["approved"] is False, f"expected block on {cmd!r}"
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# Should NOT be marked as hardline (it's sudo-specific)
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assert result.get("hardline") is not True
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assert "BLOCKED" in result["message"]
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assert "sudo -S" in result["message"].lower() or "sudo password" in result["message"].lower()
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def test_sudo_stdin_guard_not_blocked_by_yolo(clean_session, monkeypatch):
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"""yolo/approvals.mode=off must NOT bypass sudo stdin guard."""
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monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_YOLO_MODE", "1")
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for cmd in _SUDO_STDIN_BLOCK_YOLO:
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result = check_all_command_guards(cmd, "local")
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assert result["approved"] is False, f"yolo leaked sudo guard on {cmd!r}"
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def test_sudo_stdin_guard_container_bypass(clean_session):
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"""Containerized backends still bypass — they can't touch the host."""
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for env in ("docker", "singularity", "modal", "daytona", "vercel_sandbox"):
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for cmd in _SUDO_STDIN_BLOCK:
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result = check_all_command_guards(cmd, env)
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assert result["approved"] is True, f"container {env} should bypass sudo guard on {cmd!r}"
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