Improve network name validation #16068
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Signed-off-by: Simon Deziel <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Simon Deziel <[email protected]>
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Pull Request Overview
This PR improves network name validation by centralizing validation logic and adding path traversal protection. The changes strengthen security by preventing directory traversal attacks through malicious network names.
- Adds centralized validation using
shared.IsFileName()to prevent path traversal attacks - Replaces inline string checks with calls to the centralized
ValidateName()method - Refactors path handling to use variables for better readability and maintainability
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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| lxd/network/driver_common.go | Adds path traversal protection to ValidateName() and improves path handling in rename() |
| lxd/network/driver_bridge.go | Replaces inline validation with centralized ValidateName() calls and fixes variable reuse |
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| if shared.PathExists(shared.VarPath("networks", n.name)) { | ||
| err := os.Rename(shared.VarPath("networks", n.name), shared.VarPath("networks", newName)) | ||
| if shared.PathExists(oldNamePath) { | ||
| err := os.Rename(oldNamePath, newNamePath) |
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Uncontrolled data used in path expression High
| if shared.PathExists(shared.VarPath("networks", n.name)) { | ||
| err := os.Rename(shared.VarPath("networks", n.name), shared.VarPath("networks", newName)) | ||
| if shared.PathExists(oldNamePath) { | ||
| err := os.Rename(oldNamePath, newNamePath) |
Check failure
Code scanning / CodeQL
Uncontrolled data used in path expression High
Signed-off-by: Simon Deziel <[email protected]>
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