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nucleus/security/
seccomp_trace.rs

1//! Seccomp trace mode: record syscalls for profile generation.
2//!
3//! In trace mode, an allow-all seccomp filter is installed with
4//! `SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_LOG`, causing the kernel to log every syscall to
5//! the audit subsystem. A reader thread monitors `/dev/kmsg` for
6//! SECCOMP audit records matching the container PID and writes unique
7//! syscalls to an NDJSON trace file.
8//!
9//! This is a development tool — requires root or CAP_SYSLOG for
10//! `/dev/kmsg` access.
11
12use crate::error::{NucleusError, Result};
13use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
14use std::collections::BTreeMap;
15use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Write};
16use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
17use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
18use std::sync::Arc;
19use std::thread::JoinHandle;
20use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
21
22/// A single trace record in the NDJSON output.
23#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
24pub struct TraceRecord {
25    /// Syscall number (e.g. 0 for read on x86_64).
26    pub syscall: i64,
27    /// Syscall name if known.
28    pub name: Option<String>,
29    /// Number of times this syscall was observed.
30    pub count: u64,
31}
32
33/// Reads `/dev/kmsg` for SECCOMP audit records and collects unique syscalls.
34pub struct SeccompTraceReader {
35    pid: u32,
36    output_path: PathBuf,
37    stop: Arc<AtomicBool>,
38    handle: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
39}
40
41impl SeccompTraceReader {
42    /// Create a new trace reader for the given child PID.
43    pub fn new(pid: u32, output_path: &Path) -> Self {
44        Self {
45            pid,
46            output_path: output_path.to_path_buf(),
47            stop: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
48            handle: None,
49        }
50    }
51
52    /// Start the background reader thread.
53    ///
54    /// Opens `/dev/kmsg` and filters for `audit: type=1326` (SECCOMP)
55    /// messages matching the target PID.
56    pub fn start_recording(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
57        let pid = self.pid;
58        let output_path = self.output_path.clone();
59        let stop = self.stop.clone();
60
61        let handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
62            if let Err(e) = record_loop(pid, &output_path, &stop) {
63                warn!("Seccomp trace reader error: {}", e);
64            }
65        });
66
67        self.handle = Some(handle);
68        info!("Seccomp trace reader started for PID {}", self.pid);
69        Ok(())
70    }
71
72    /// Signal the reader to stop and wait for it to flush.
73    pub fn stop_and_flush(mut self) {
74        self.stop.store(true, Ordering::Release);
75        if let Some(handle) = self.handle.take() {
76            let _ = handle.join();
77        }
78        info!(
79            "Seccomp trace reader stopped, output at {:?}",
80            self.output_path
81        );
82    }
83}
84
85impl Drop for SeccompTraceReader {
86    fn drop(&mut self) {
87        self.stop.store(true, Ordering::Release);
88        if let Some(handle) = self.handle.take() {
89            let _ = handle.join();
90        }
91    }
92}
93
94/// Main recording loop — reads /dev/kmsg and extracts SECCOMP records.
95fn record_loop(pid: u32, output_path: &Path, stop: &AtomicBool) -> Result<()> {
96    let mut syscalls: BTreeMap<i64, u64> = BTreeMap::new();
97
98    // Verify /dev/kmsg is not a symlink before opening
99    let kmsg_path = std::path::Path::new("/dev/kmsg");
100    if let Ok(meta) = std::fs::symlink_metadata(kmsg_path) {
101        if meta.file_type().is_symlink() {
102            warn!("/dev/kmsg is a symlink — refusing to open for seccomp tracing");
103            write_trace_file(output_path, &syscalls)?;
104            return Ok(());
105        }
106    }
107
108    // Open /dev/kmsg for reading (requires CAP_SYSLOG or root)
109    let file = match std::fs::File::open(kmsg_path) {
110        Ok(f) => f,
111        Err(e) => {
112            warn!(
113                "Cannot open /dev/kmsg for seccomp tracing: {} \
114                 (requires root or CAP_SYSLOG). Falling back to no-trace mode.",
115                e
116            );
117            // Write empty trace file
118            write_trace_file(output_path, &syscalls)?;
119            return Ok(());
120        }
121    };
122
123    // Set O_NONBLOCK so reads don't block indefinitely. We use poll() with a
124    // timeout to periodically check the stop flag. The previous setsockopt(SO_RCVTIMEO)
125    // approach was incorrect: /dev/kmsg is a character device, not a socket, so
126    // setsockopt silently fails with ENOTSOCK.
127    use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
128    let fd = file.as_raw_fd();
129    unsafe {
130        let flags = libc::fcntl(fd, libc::F_GETFL);
131        if flags >= 0 {
132            libc::fcntl(fd, libc::F_SETFL, flags | libc::O_NONBLOCK);
133        }
134    }
135
136    let reader = BufReader::new(file);
137    let pid_pattern = format!("pid={}", pid);
138
139    for line in reader.lines() {
140        if stop.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
141            break;
142        }
143
144        let line = match line {
145            Ok(l) => l,
146            Err(e) => {
147                if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock {
148                    // No data available — poll with 2s timeout, then check stop flag
149                    let mut pfd = libc::pollfd {
150                        fd,
151                        events: libc::POLLIN,
152                        revents: 0,
153                    };
154                    unsafe { libc::poll(&mut pfd, 1, 2000) };
155                    continue;
156                }
157                debug!("kmsg read error: {}", e);
158                continue;
159            }
160        };
161
162        // SECCOMP audit lines look like:
163        // audit: type=1326 ... pid=<PID> ... syscall=<NR> ...
164        if line.contains("type=1326") && line.contains(&pid_pattern) {
165            if let Some(nr) = extract_syscall_nr(&line) {
166                *syscalls.entry(nr).or_insert(0) += 1;
167            }
168        }
169    }
170
171    write_trace_file(output_path, &syscalls)?;
172    info!("Seccomp trace: recorded {} unique syscalls", syscalls.len());
173    Ok(())
174}
175
176/// Extract the syscall number from an audit SECCOMP line.
177fn extract_syscall_nr(line: &str) -> Option<i64> {
178    // Look for "syscall=NNN" in the line
179    line.split_whitespace()
180        .find(|s| s.starts_with("syscall="))
181        .and_then(|s| s.strip_prefix("syscall="))
182        .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
183}
184
185/// Write the accumulated trace data as NDJSON.
186fn write_trace_file(path: &Path, syscalls: &BTreeMap<i64, u64>) -> Result<()> {
187    let mut file = std::fs::File::create(path).map_err(|e| {
188        NucleusError::ConfigError(format!("Failed to create trace file {:?}: {}", path, e))
189    })?;
190
191    for (&nr, &count) in syscalls {
192        let record = TraceRecord {
193            syscall: nr,
194            name: super::seccomp_generate::syscall_number_to_name(nr).map(String::from),
195            count,
196        };
197        let line =
198            serde_json::to_string(&record).unwrap_or_else(|e| format!("{{\"error\":\"{}\"}}", e));
199        writeln!(file, "{}", line).map_err(|e| {
200            NucleusError::ConfigError(format!("Failed to write trace record: {}", e))
201        })?;
202    }
203
204    Ok(())
205}
206
207#[cfg(test)]
208mod tests {
209    use super::*;
210
211    #[test]
212    fn test_extract_syscall_nr() {
213        let line = "6,1234,5678,-;audit: type=1326 audit(123:456): auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 ses=1 pid=42 comm=\"test\" exe=\"/bin/test\" sig=0 arch=c000003e syscall=257 compat=0 ip=0x7f action=0x7fff0000";
214        assert_eq!(extract_syscall_nr(line), Some(257));
215    }
216
217    #[test]
218    fn test_extract_syscall_nr_missing() {
219        assert_eq!(extract_syscall_nr("no syscall here"), None);
220    }
221
222    /// Extract the body of a function from source text by brace-matching,
223    /// avoiding fragile hardcoded character-window offsets (SEC-MED-03).
224    fn extract_fn_body<'a>(source: &'a str, fn_signature: &str) -> &'a str {
225        let fn_start = source
226            .find(fn_signature)
227            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("function '{}' not found in source", fn_signature));
228        let after = &source[fn_start..];
229        let open = after
230            .find('{')
231            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("no opening brace found for '{}'", fn_signature));
232        let mut depth = 0u32;
233        let mut end = open;
234        for (i, ch) in after[open..].char_indices() {
235            match ch {
236                '{' => depth += 1,
237                '}' => {
238                    depth -= 1;
239                    if depth == 0 {
240                        end = open + i + 1;
241                        break;
242                    }
243                }
244                _ => {}
245            }
246        }
247        &after[..end]
248    }
249
250    #[test]
251    fn test_reader_uses_nonblocking_io() {
252        // Verify record_loop uses O_NONBLOCK + poll, not socket-only APIs.
253        // /dev/kmsg is a character device; socket APIs like SO_RCVTIMEO silently fail.
254        // NOTE: Uses brace-matched function body extraction (SEC-MED-03).
255        let source = include_str!("seccomp_trace.rs");
256        let fn_body = extract_fn_body(source, "fn record_loop");
257        assert!(
258            fn_body.contains("O_NONBLOCK"),
259            "record_loop must use O_NONBLOCK for non-blocking reads on /dev/kmsg"
260        );
261        assert!(
262            fn_body.contains("libc::poll"),
263            "record_loop must use poll() for timed waits on /dev/kmsg"
264        );
265        // setsockopt must not appear in the function (socket API doesn't work on char devices)
266        let setsockopt_lines: Vec<&str> = fn_body
267            .lines()
268            .filter(|l| !l.trim().starts_with("//"))
269            .filter(|l| l.contains("setsockopt"))
270            .collect();
271        assert!(
272            setsockopt_lines.is_empty(),
273            "record_loop must not call setsockopt on /dev/kmsg"
274        );
275    }
276
277    #[test]
278    fn test_trace_record_serialization() {
279        let record = TraceRecord {
280            syscall: 0,
281            name: Some("read".to_string()),
282            count: 42,
283        };
284        let json = serde_json::to_string(&record).unwrap();
285        assert!(json.contains("\"syscall\":0"));
286        assert!(json.contains("\"name\":\"read\""));
287        assert!(json.contains("\"count\":42"));
288    }
289}