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Foundation-strengthening PR-EOS-1 (S-01): eos_system_build_image in systems/src/image.c interpolated config-controlled paths (image_output, rootfs_dir) into system() strings, wrapped only in double quotes. A path containing $(...) or backticks still runs as shell inside double quotes, so a crafted config value was a shell injection.
This slice routes all four image-creation commands (dd/fsutil, fdisk, qemu-img, tar) through the repo's own EosShellCmd discipline (core/include/eos/shell_cmd.h, already linked into eos_systems via eos_core): program text via eos_shell_cmd_text(), every config value via eos_shell_cmd_arg() (double-quoted, metacharacters refused). A refused argument returns EOS_ERR_INVALID before anything runs (RAW: before partitioning); tool failures keep their previous behaviour (warn-and-continue for dd/qemu-img; TAR maps a failing tool to EOS_ERR_SYSTEM as before). No system() call remains in image.c (verified by grep). The fdisk pipeline text is byte-identical to before; its log level moves from DEBUG to INFO because eos_shell_cmd_run() logs the command.
Seam + journey stage
Building (stage 3): a config value must not become code when a developer builds an image. API layer (C system-build API); MCP layer unaffected.
CI status
No eos CI run locally; gcc -fsyntax-only passes on the changed file. CI on this PR is the verification gate and must be green before any merge (next-day review).
Declarations
Contract-change: no (error codes for tool failure preserved; refused arguments are the new fail-closed case, which is the fix).
Architecture-impact: no.
Refs: foundation plan briefs/2026-11-01-foundation-eos.md PR-EOS-1. Verified against live master @ eb5bcfc.
Summary by Sourcery
Harden image building by routing all image commands through validated shell-command handling and fail closed on unsafe configured paths.
Bug Fixes:
Prevent shell injection through configured image and root filesystem paths during image creation.
Return refused-path errors instead of reporting successful QCOW2 image creation when no image was produced.
Enhancements:
Route RAW, QCOW2, TAR, and partitioning commands through the shared shell-command safety mechanism, rejecting unsafe arguments before execution.
Summary by CodeRabbit
Bug Fixes
Improved handling of image creation failures: invalid RAW and QCOW2 image requests now stop immediately, while other creation failures produce a warning and can continue.
TAR image creation now reports command build failures as system errors.
Non-Windows RAW image creation now runs the partitioning command in addition to creating the image.
Confidence Score: 4/5
The QCOW2 fix is correct, but the required refusal tests and user documentation must be added before merging.
### Issue 1
systems/src/image.c:80-82
The new image-path refusal behavior has no tests. `CLAUDE.md` requires “Tests for new behaviour.” Existing tests cover the command builder and backends, but never call `eos_system_build_image()`. Before merging, add image tests for refusal in RAW, QCOW2, and TAR. Check that no tool runs and RAW never reaches partitioning.
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### Issue 2
systems/src/image.c:undefined-74
The new path restrictions are not documented for image users. `CLAUDE.md` requires “Documentation updated when behaviour, API or setup changes.” The configuration guide still lists `output: <path>` without explaining which characters are refused or that refusal returns `EOS_ERR_INVALID`. Before merging, update the image configuration or API documentation so users can tell why a previously accepted path now fails.
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Summary
Image creation now uses EosShellCmd to check configuration paths before running commands.
Image creation checks configured paths before running its tools.
Image creation now executes through EosShellCmd instead of system(), separating fixed command text from validated configuration arguments to prevent shell injection while preserving existing per-format failure behavior and fdisk pipeline semantics.
Sequence diagram for fail-closed image creation
sequenceDiagram
participant API as eos_system_build_image
participant Cmd as EosShellCmd
participant Tool as Image tool
API->>Cmd: eos_shell_cmd_init()
API->>Cmd: eos_shell_cmd_text(command text)
API->>Cmd: eos_shell_cmd_arg(config path)
alt argument refused
Cmd-->>API: EOS_ERR_INVALID
API-->>API: return before tool execution
else argument accepted
API->>Cmd: eos_shell_cmd_run(command label)
Cmd->>Tool: execute validated command
Tool-->>Cmd: tool result
Cmd-->>API: EosResult
end
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Flow diagram for image-format command routing
flowchart TD
A[eos_system_build_image] --> B{image format}
B -->|RAW| C[Build dd or fsutil command]
B -->|QCOW2| D[Build qemu-img command]
B -->|TAR| E[Build tar command]
C --> F[eos_shell_cmd_arg image_output]
D --> G[eos_shell_cmd_arg image_output]
E --> H[eos_shell_cmd_arg image_output and rootfs_dir]
F --> I[eos_shell_cmd_run]
G --> I
H --> I
I --> J{result}
J -->|EOS_ERR_INVALID| K[Return without continuing]
J -->|Tool result| L[Preserve format-specific failure behavior]
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File-Level Changes
Change
Details
Files
Replaced direct system() command construction with EosShellCmd-based execution for all image formats.
Build command text separately from configuration-controlled arguments.
Route image output and rootfs paths through argument validation and quoting.
Fail closed on rejected raw-image paths before partitioning while preserving tool-failure behavior.
Retain fdisk pipeline semantics and update its logging through the command runner.
systems/src/image.c
Hardened image creation against shell injection from configuration-controlled paths.
Eliminated shell interpolation of image_output and rootfs_dir in image creation commands.
Ensure metacharacter-containing arguments return EOS_ERR_INVALID without executing the command.
systems/src/image.c
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Walkthrough
Image creation now uses EosShellCmd for raw, QCOW2, and TAR commands. Configured paths are passed as arguments. Command results receive updated handling.
Changes: Image command execution
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Raw image command and partition handling systems/src/image.c
Raw image creation passes the output path as an argument. EOS_ERR_INVALID stops processing; other command failures produce a warning, and Linux partitioning remains best-effort.
QCOW2 and TAR command handling systems/src/image.c
QCOW2 creation passes the output path as an argument. TAR creation passes the output path and root filesystem directory as arguments, and maps EOS_ERR_BUILD to EOS_ERR_SYSTEM.
Image creation now rejects unsafe paths before running commands. No new blocking code risk was confirmed; check the linked-issue policy status before merging.
Security architecture risk: Low · up to 97e3e
The change strengthens configuration handling without adding privileges or expanding build access. No introduced security concern was established. Remaining uncertainty concerns who can supply configuration and the privileges and filesystem access available in actual build environments.
Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.
Security review details
Security Blast Radius
inferred — The relevant exposure is the build process and resources accessible with its ambient credentials. Configured paths are not confined to the workspace by this validator. Filesystem scope and any cross-tenant or privileged exposure therefore depend on external launch and isolation policy, which was not supplied. This path-authority model predates the PR.
Security Findings and Attack Paths
inferred — The prior configuration-to-shell substitution path is blocked at the inspected image-command sites: values containing command-substitution syntax are refused before execution. No introduced or worsened attack path was established, but this does not establish safety for deferred evidence or unexamined external callers.
Trust Boundaries and Controls
observed — Configuration loading supplies the path fields consumed by system initialization. The new control separates those values from trusted command text at the shell boundary; it is input validation, not filesystem authorization or an execution sandbox. Repository tracing does not establish which external users or services control the selected configuration.
Resilience and Maintainability Implications
observed — All affected formats use the same argument-validation and command-fault contract. RAW reinitializes the builder for partitioning, but reuses the same bounded output path already validated for creation. No new refusal-bypass transition was established; ordinary partitioning failure remains best-effort as before.
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• Route RAW, QCOW2, TAR, and partitioning commands through the shared shell-command builder.
• Validate configuration-controlled paths before execution, preventing shell substitution in image
commands.
• Preserve existing tool-failure handling, with invalid paths returned for RAW and TAR.
The following are alternative approaches to this PR:
1. Execute tools without a shell
➕ Argument-vector execution would avoid shell interpretation of paths altogether.
➖ The fdisk pipeline and redirection would need separate implementation, increasing the scope of this fix.
Recommendation: Using the existing EosShellCmd is the best scoped fix because it applies the repository's shared validation while retaining current command behavior. A shell-free implementation is worth considering separately. Note that QCOW2 currently treats a refused argument as a warning and returns success, unlike RAW and TAR.
Files changed (1) +61 / -28
Bug fix (1) +61 / -28
image.cBuild image commands with validated shell arguments+61/-28
Build image commands with validated shell arguments
• Replaces interpolated system() command strings for RAW, QCOW2, TAR, and RAW partitioning with EosShellCmd calls. Configuration-controlled paths are validated before each command runs; RAW returns an invalid-argument error before partitioning, TAR preserves its tool-failure mapping, and QCOW2 retains warn-and-continue handling.
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Image refusal lacks tests
The new image-path refusal behavior has no tests. CLAUDE.md requires “Tests for new behaviour.” Existing tests cover the command builder and backends, but never call eos_system_build_image(). Before merging, add image tests for refusal in RAW, QCOW2, and TAR. Check that no tool runs and RAW never reaches partitioning.
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Path: systems/src/image.c
Line: 80-82
Comment:
**Image refusal lacks tests**
The new image-path refusal behavior has no tests. `CLAUDE.md` requires “Tests for new behaviour.” Existing tests cover the command builder and backends, but never call `eos_system_build_image()`. Before merging, add image tests for refusal in RAW, QCOW2, and TAR. Check that no tool runs and RAW never reaches partitioning.
**Context Used:** CLAUDE.md ([source](https://github.com/embeddedos-org/eos/blob/master/CLAUDE.md))
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Path restrictions are undocumented
The new path restrictions are not documented for image users. CLAUDE.md requires “Documentation updated when behaviour, API or setup changes.” The configuration guide still lists output: <path> without explaining which characters are refused or that refusal returns EOS_ERR_INVALID. Before merging, update the image configuration or API documentation so users can tell why a previously accepted path now fails.
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Path: systems/src/image.c
Line: 74
Comment:
**Path restrictions are undocumented**
The new path restrictions are not documented for image users. `CLAUDE.md` requires “Documentation updated when behaviour, API or setup changes.” The configuration guide still lists `output: <path>` without explaining which characters are refused or that refusal returns `EOS_ERR_INVALID`. Before merging, update the image configuration or API documentation so users can tell why a previously accepted path now fails.
**Context Used:** CLAUDE.md ([source](https://github.com/embeddedos-org/eos/blob/master/CLAUDE.md))
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Detected with Advanced Tier · Quick win
Analysis chain
Script executed:
sed -n '1,155p' systems/src/image.c
sed -n '30,55p;105,180p' core/src/shell_cmd.c
rg -n 'image_output|eos_system_build_image' systems/src systems/include
Repository: embeddedos-org/eos
Length of output: 10294
Script executed:
set -o pipefail
printf'%s\n''--- configuration and output references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.[ch]' -e 'cfg->system.output' -e 'system.output' -e 'output' systems core include docs README.md 2>/dev/null ||test"$?" -eq 1
printf'%s\n''--- system initialization and configuration declarations ---'
sed -n '1,125p' systems/src/system.c
sed -n '1,180p' systems/include/eos/system.h
printf'%s\n''--- configuration implementation and command references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.[ch]' -e 'EosConfig' -e 'output:' -e 'image_output' -e 'fdisk' -e 'qemu-img'. --glob '!build/**' --glob '!dist/**'||test"$?" -eq 1
printf'%s\n''--- relevant project guidance ---'
rg -n -i -F --glob '*.md' -e 'image' -e 'output' -e 'path' -e 'configuration'. --glob '!build/**' --glob '!dist/**'| sed -n '1,160p'||test"$?" -eq 1
Repository: embeddedos-org/eos
Length of output: 41899
Script executed:
set +e
printf'%s\n''--- utility availability and option syntax ---'command -v fdisk
fdisk --help 2>&1| sed -n '1,120p'printf'fdisk probe status: %s\n'"$?"command -v qemu-img
qemu-img --help 2>&1| sed -n '1,100p'printf'qemu-img probe status: %s\n'"$?"printf'%s\n''--- configuration parser and CLI load path ---'
sed -n '120,175p;285,315p' core/src/config.c
rg -n -F --glob '*.c' -e 'eos_config_load(' -e 'system' cmd core systems | sed -n '1,120p'||test"$?" -eq 1
Repository: embeddedos-org/eos
Length of output: 14427
Web query:
util-linux fdisk command syntax -- end of options device and qemu-img create filename beginning with dash -- delimiter support
Result:
Sources consulted:
- qemu/qemu-img.c at master · qemu/qemu · GitHub — https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/qemu-img.c
- disk-utils/fdisk.8.adoc - pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git - Git at Google — https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/%2B/8ae8ef764a9f5bf2c04510618d86d76760d043ff/disk-utils/fdisk.8.adoc
- qemu/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst at master · qemu/qemu · GitHub — https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
- fdisk(8) - Linux manual page — https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/fdisk.8.html
- …and 53 more
Reject leading-dash image paths before image creation.system.output accepts a value beginning with -, and shell quoting does not stop fdisk or qemu-img from parsing that value as an option. This can leave a raw image unpartitioned or prevent the requested QCOW2 file from being created. This is an image-creation correctness issue; external attacker control of the configuration is not established.
Reject the path before invoking either utility
diff
@@
if (sys->dry_run) {
EOS_INFO(" (dry-run) Would create %zu MB image at %s",
sys->image_size_mb, sys->image_output);
return EOS_OK;
}
+ if ((sys->image_format == EOS_IMG_RAW ||+ sys->image_format == EOS_IMG_QCOW2) &&+ sys->image_output[0] == '-') {+ EOS_ERROR("Image output path must not begin with '-': %s",+ sys->image_output);+ return EOS_ERR_INVALID;+ }+
switch (sys->image_format) {
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Review comment at @systems/src/image.c at line 92:
Validate sys->image_output in the image-creation flow before invoking fdisk or
qemu-img, rejecting paths that begin with a dash for raw and QCOW2 formats.
Return the established invalid-input error for rejected paths, and leave dry-run
behavior unchanged.
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Loop review 2026-11-04 (merge train, foundation class): premise passes — diff vs live master @ eb5bcfc routes all four image commands through EosShellCmd as the body claims, fdisk text byte-identical, no system() left in image.c. Substantive CI is green at 5b13e6f (only Policy / Linked Issue fails, structural: foundation item with no issue, same precedent as eVera #63).
BLOCKING (Greptile P1, verified against the diff): the QCOW2 branch treated a refused argument like a tool failure — warn-and-continue, then the function returns EOS_OK, reporting completion without creating an image. That is fail-open inside a fail-closed fix. Fixed on this branch in 97e3ebd: a refusal (EOS_ERR_INVALID) now returns immediately, mirroring the RAW branch; tool failures keep warn-and-continue.
ADVISORY for the next train: Greptile P2s (no tests exercising refusal; path restrictions undocumented) — recorded, not fixed in this cycle; the 2026-11-05 train judges them with the clean-context second look.
Head moved, so this PR returns to the 2026-11-05 merge train with fresh review + multi-look second look.
Premise: pass — S-01 shell injection in systems/src/image.c verified on master @ 39aab4f: image_output/rootfs_dir were interpolated into system() strings. The diff routes RAW/QCOW2/TAR through EosShellCmd (API + return codes verified against core/include/eos/shell_cmd.h and core/src/shell_cmd.c on master); a refused argument returns EOS_ERR_INVALID without running, including QCOW2 which previously reported success with no image.
Contract: n/a — no API change; EosShellCmd already existed. Tests: no test exercises eos_system_build_image (advisory, Greptile P2) — CI green is the gate.
CI: all build/test checks green @ 97e3ebd (Build & Test Linux/Windows, cross-compiles, QEMU, static analysis, CodeQL, CI/Build Gate); Linked Issue policy success after linking #234 (filed 2026-11-06 for S-01).
Integration: n/a (Full-stack integration summary green on the head).
Reviewer: loop run 2026-11-06
Second look: pass — clean-context review: code correct; the FAIL was the policy check only, now green. Advisories noted: pre-existing RAW success-after-tool-failure preserved by design; no test for the refusal paths.
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Closes #234
What / why
Foundation-strengthening PR-EOS-1 (S-01):
eos_system_build_imageinsystems/src/image.cinterpolated config-controlled paths (image_output,rootfs_dir) intosystem()strings, wrapped only in double quotes. A path containing$(...)or backticks still runs as shell inside double quotes, so a crafted config value was a shell injection.This slice routes all four image-creation commands (dd/fsutil, fdisk, qemu-img, tar) through the repo's own
EosShellCmddiscipline (core/include/eos/shell_cmd.h, already linked intoeos_systemsviaeos_core): program text viaeos_shell_cmd_text(), every config value viaeos_shell_cmd_arg()(double-quoted, metacharacters refused). A refused argument returnsEOS_ERR_INVALIDbefore anything runs (RAW: before partitioning); tool failures keep their previous behaviour (warn-and-continue for dd/qemu-img; TAR maps a failing tool toEOS_ERR_SYSTEMas before). Nosystem()call remains inimage.c(verified by grep). The fdisk pipeline text is byte-identical to before; its log level moves from DEBUG to INFO becauseeos_shell_cmd_run()logs the command.Seam + journey stage
Building (stage 3): a config value must not become code when a developer builds an image. API layer (C system-build API); MCP layer unaffected.
CI status
No eos CI run locally;
gcc -fsyntax-onlypasses on the changed file. CI on this PR is the verification gate and must be green before any merge (next-day review).Declarations
Contract-change: no (error codes for tool failure preserved; refused arguments are the new fail-closed case, which is the fix).
Architecture-impact: no.
Refs: foundation plan
briefs/2026-11-01-foundation-eos.mdPR-EOS-1. Verified against live master @ eb5bcfc.Summary by Sourcery
Harden image building by routing all image commands through validated shell-command handling and fail closed on unsafe configured paths.
Bug Fixes:
Enhancements:
Summary by CodeRabbit
The QCOW2 fix is correct, but the required refusal tests and user documentation must be added before merging.
Findings
Fix with agent prompt
Summary
Image creation now uses
EosShellCmdto check configuration paths before running commands.Reviews (2) · Last reviewed commit: "fix(eos): QCOW2 must return refusal inst..." · Reviewed by Greptile