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authorShadowNinja <shadowninja@minetest.net>2014-09-09 21:52:07 -0400
committerShadowNinja <shadowninja@minetest.net>2015-05-16 18:33:19 -0400
commit6c06330daf04ed1c390131755b64338ca7d79a7e (patch)
tree3df6d4d85beb3da343d2ac44cabd15c6ac8e6e06
parent05ab9973f9029676dfa252617c8cb698ab13eb24 (diff)
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Add core.request_insecure_environment()
-rw-r--r--doc/lua_api.txt13
-rw-r--r--minetest.conf.example3
-rw-r--r--src/defaultsettings.cpp1
-rw-r--r--src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp29
-rw-r--r--src/script/lua_api/l_util.h4
5 files changed, 46 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index c82208286..0e1dc487f 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -2290,13 +2290,20 @@ These functions return the leftover itemstack.
* `minetest.forceload_block(pos)`
* forceloads the position `pos`.
* returns `true` if area could be forceloaded
+ * Please note that forceloaded areas are saved when the server restarts.
* `minetest.forceload_free_block(pos)`
* stops forceloading the position `pos`
-Please note that forceloaded areas are saved when the server restarts.
-minetest.global_exists(name)
-^ Checks if a global variable has been set, without triggering a warning.
+* `minetest.request_insecure_environment()`: returns an environment containing
+ insecure functions if the calling mod has been listed as trusted in the
+ `secure.trusted_mods` setting or security is disabled, otherwise returns `nil`.
+ * Only works at init time.
+ * **DO NOT ALLOW ANY OTHER MODS TO ACCESS THE RETURNED ENVIRONMENT, STORE IT IN
+ A LOCAL VARIABLE!**
+
+* `minetest.global_exists(name)`
+ * Checks if a global variable has been set, without triggering a warning.
### Global objects
* `minetest.env`: `EnvRef` of the server environment and world.
diff --git a/minetest.conf.example b/minetest.conf.example
index 6474289bd..392bd55bb 100644
--- a/minetest.conf.example
+++ b/minetest.conf.example
@@ -571,4 +571,7 @@
# Prevent mods from doing insecure things like running shell commands.
#secure.enable_security = false
+# Comma-separated list of trusted mods that are allowed to access insecure
+# functions even when mod security is on (via request_insecure_environment()).
+#secure.trusted_mods =
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index f26b4c8ad..af1aa4140 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
settings->setDefault("emergequeue_limit_generate", "32");
settings->setDefault("num_emerge_threads", "1");
settings->setDefault("secure.enable_security", "false");
+ settings->setDefault("secure.trusted_mods", "");
// physics stuff
settings->setDefault("movement_acceleration_default", "3");
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp
index e16b6feab..2bcc114e2 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
#include "filesys.h"
#include "settings.h"
#include "util/auth.h"
+#include <algorithm>
// debug(...)
// Writes a line to dstream
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ int ModApiUtil::l_compress(lua_State *L)
int ModApiUtil::l_decompress(lua_State *L)
{
size_t size;
- const char * data = luaL_checklstring(L, 1, &size);
+ const char *data = luaL_checklstring(L, 1, &size);
std::istringstream is(std::string(data, size));
std::ostringstream os;
@@ -339,6 +340,30 @@ int ModApiUtil::l_mkdir(lua_State *L)
}
+int ModApiUtil::l_request_insecure_environment(lua_State *L)
+{
+ NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED;
+ if (!ScriptApiSecurity::isSecure(L)) {
+ lua_getglobal(L, "_G");
+ return 1;
+ }
+ lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, SCRIPT_MOD_NAME_FIELD);
+ if (!lua_isstring(L, -1)) {
+ lua_pushnil(L);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ const char *mod_name = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+ std::string trusted_mods = g_settings->get("secure.trusted_mods");
+ std::vector<std::string> mod_list = str_split(trusted_mods, ',');
+ if (std::find(mod_list.begin(), mod_list.end(), mod_name) == mod_list.end()) {
+ lua_pushnil(L);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "globals_backup");
+ return 1;
+}
+
+
void ModApiUtil::Initialize(lua_State *L, int top)
{
API_FCT(debug);
@@ -366,6 +391,8 @@ void ModApiUtil::Initialize(lua_State *L, int top)
API_FCT(decompress);
API_FCT(mkdir);
+
+ API_FCT(request_insecure_environment);
}
void ModApiUtil::InitializeAsync(AsyncEngine& engine)
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_util.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_util.h
index bf7cd71d3..336173664 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_util.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_util.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ private:
// mkdir(path)
static int l_mkdir(lua_State *L);
+ // request_insecure_environment()
+ static int l_request_insecure_environment(lua_State *L);
+
public:
static void Initialize(lua_State *L, int top);
@@ -98,3 +101,4 @@ public:
};
#endif /* L_UTIL_H_ */
+