fix: audit LOW fixes — stdout null, utf-8 path, debug value, hidden sessions (v0.8.6)

- power::run_command: .stdout(Stdio::null()) — the pipe was never drained,
  structurally fragile even if no current caller hits it.
- config: replace to_string_lossy() on relative wallpaper paths with
  to_str() + log::warn, so non-UTF-8 paths are dropped cleanly instead
  of being mangled into unopenable U+FFFD strings.
- main: require MOONGREET_DEBUG=1 to raise verbosity. Mere presence of
  the var must not leak socket paths, usernames, and auth round counts
  into the journal.
- sessions: parse Hidden= and NoDisplay= keys, skip entries marked true.
  Keeps disabled or stub .desktop files out of the session dropdown.

Cargo.lock

@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "moongreet"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.6"
 dependencies = [
  "gdk-pixbuf",
  "gdk4",

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "moongreet"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.6"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "A greetd greeter for Wayland with GTK4 and Layer Shell"
 license = "MIT"

DECISIONS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 # Decisions
 
+## 2026-04-24 – Audit LOW fixes: stdout null, utf-8 path, debug value, hidden sessions (v0.8.6)
+
+- **Who**: ClaudeCode, Dom
+- **Why**: Four LOW findings cleared in a single pass. (1) `power::run_command` piped stdout it never read — structurally fragile even though current callers stay well under the pipe buffer. (2) Relative wallpaper paths were resolved via `to_string_lossy`, silently substituting `U+FFFD` for non-UTF-8 bytes and producing a path that cannot be opened. (3) `MOONGREET_DEBUG` escalated log verbosity on mere presence, so an empty variable leaked auth metadata into the journal. (4) `Hidden=true` and `NoDisplay=true` `.desktop` entries appeared in the session dropdown even though they mark disabled or stub sessions.
+- **Tradeoffs**: Gating debug on the literal value `"1"` is slightly stricter than most tools but matches the security-first posture. Filtering Hidden/NoDisplay means legitimately hidden but functional sessions are now unselectable from the greeter — acceptable, that is the convention these keys signal.
+- **How**: (1) `.stdout(Stdio::null())` replaces the unused pipe. (2) `to_string_lossy().to_string()` replaced by `to_str().map(|s| s.to_string())` with a `log::warn!` fallback for non-UTF-8 paths. (3) `match std::env::var("MOONGREET_DEBUG").ok().as_deref()` → `Some("1")` selects Debug, everything else Info. (4) `parse_desktop_file` reads `Hidden=` and `NoDisplay=`, returns `None` if either is `true`.
+
+## 2026-04-24 – Audit MEDIUM fixes: FP double-init, async avatar, symlink, FD leak (v0.8.5)
+
+- **Who**: ClaudeCode, Dom
+- **Why**: Six MEDIUM findings: (1) i18n test `all_string_fields_nonempty` missed four string fields — future locales could ship empty strings unnoticed. (2) Fast user-switch could spawn two parallel fprintd `init_async` calls because both coroutines saw `fingerprint_probe = None` before either stored its probe. (3) Synchronous avatar decode via `Pixbuf::from_file_at_scale` on the GTK main thread, stalling clicks. (4) Wallpaper `MAX_WALLPAPER_FILE_SIZE = 50 MB` bounded decode at up to ~2 s. (5) Fallback wallpaper path used `is_file()` which follows symlinks, inconsistent with the symlink-rejecting user-config path. (6) After a failed login the cloned `greetd_sock` descriptor remained in shared state until the next user switch, accumulating stale FDs across retries.
+- **Tradeoffs**: The init-race guard uses a bool flag on `GreeterState` + a 25 ms polling yield — cheap and race-free, but introduces a very short latency when a second probe waits. Lowering `MAX_WALLPAPER_FILE_SIZE` to 10 MB and `MAX_AVATAR_FILE_SIZE` to 5 MB caps worst-case decode but rejects legitimately huge (4K raw) wallpapers; acceptable for a greeter. Async avatar decode shows the default icon for a frame or two on cache miss.
+- **How**: (1) Four new `assert!` lines in `i18n::tests::all_string_fields_nonempty`. (2) New `fingerprint_probe_initializing: bool` on `GreeterState`, atomic check-and-set under `borrow_mut`, losing coroutines yield via `glib::timeout_future` until the winning init completes. (3) `set_avatar_from_file` uses `gio::File::read_future` + `Pixbuf::from_stream_at_scale_future` inside a `glib::spawn_future_local`, sets the default icon first, swaps on success. (4) Lower both size constants. (5) `resolve_background_path_with` now applies the same `symlink_metadata` + `!is_symlink` check to the Moonarch fallback. (6) After the login worker returns, `state.greetd_sock.lock().take()` drops the stale clone regardless of login outcome.
+
+## 2026-04-24 – Audit fix: shrink password-in-memory window (v0.8.4)
+
+- **Who**: ClaudeCode, Dom
+- **Why**: Security audit flagged the GTK password path as holding more copies of the plaintext password in memory than necessary. `attempt_login` wrapped the already-`Zeroizing<String>` caller value into a second `Zeroizing<String>` (`password.to_string()`), and the GTK `GString` backing `entry.text()` persisted in libc malloc'd memory until the allocator reused the page.
+- **Tradeoffs**: The GTK `GString` and the libc `strdup` copy on the PAM FFI boundary remain non-zeroizable — this is an inherent GTK/libc limitation, already documented in CLAUDE.md. This change reduces the Rust-owned copies to one and clears the `PasswordEntry` text field immediately after extraction to shorten the GTK-side window.
+- **How**: (1) `attempt_login` now takes `password: Zeroizing<String>` by value instead of `&str`, moving ownership into the `spawn_blocking` closure. (2) The redundant `Zeroizing::new(password.to_string())` inside `attempt_login` is removed. (3) `password_entry.set_text("")` is called right after the password is extracted from the activate handler, shortening the lifetime of the GTK-internal buffer.
+
 ## 2026-04-21 – Ship polkit rule in moongreet instead of moonarch (v0.8.3)
 
 - **Who**: ClaudeCode, Dom

src/config.rs

@@ -68,8 +68,14 @@ pub fn load_config(config_paths: Option<&[PathBuf]>) -> Config {
                                 if bg_path.is_absolute() {
                                     merged.background_path = Some(bg);
                                 } else if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
-                                    merged.background_path =
+                                    let joined = parent.join(&bg);
-                                        Some(parent.join(&bg).to_string_lossy().to_string());
+                                    match joined.to_str() {
+                                        Some(s) => merged.background_path = Some(s.to_string()),
+                                        None => log::warn!(
+                                            "Ignoring non-UTF-8 background path: {}",
+                                            joined.display()
+                                        ),
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                             if let Some(blur) = appearance.background_blur {
@@ -123,10 +129,14 @@ pub fn resolve_background_path_with(config: &Config, moonarch_wallpaper: &Path)
         log::debug!("Wallpaper: config path {} not usable, trying fallbacks", path.display());
     }
 
-    // Moonarch ecosystem default
+    // Moonarch ecosystem default — apply the same symlink rejection as the
-    if moonarch_wallpaper.is_file() {
+    // user-configured path for defense in depth. The fallback target is a
-        log::debug!("Wallpaper: using moonarch default {}", moonarch_wallpaper.display());
+    // system file, but the caller consumes the result via the same path.
-        return Some(moonarch_wallpaper.to_path_buf());
+    if let Ok(meta) = moonarch_wallpaper.symlink_metadata() {
+        if meta.is_file() && !meta.file_type().is_symlink() {
+            log::debug!("Wallpaper: using moonarch default {}", moonarch_wallpaper.display());
+            return Some(moonarch_wallpaper.to_path_buf());
+        }
     }
 
     log::debug!("Wallpaper: no wallpaper found, using GTK background color");

src/greeter.rs

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ use crate::sessions::{self, Session};
 use crate::users::{self, User};
 
 const AVATAR_SIZE: i32 = 128;
-const MAX_AVATAR_FILE_SIZE: u64 = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
+const MAX_AVATAR_FILE_SIZE: u64 = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
-const MAX_WALLPAPER_FILE_SIZE: u64 = 50 * 1024 * 1024;
+const MAX_WALLPAPER_FILE_SIZE: u64 = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
 const LAST_USER_PATH: &str = "/var/cache/moongreet/last-user";
 const LAST_SESSION_DIR: &str = "/var/cache/moongreet/last-session";
 const MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH: usize = 256;
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ struct GreeterState {
     user_switch_generation: u64,
     /// Cached fprintd device proxy — initialized once on first use.
     fingerprint_probe: Option<crate::fingerprint::FingerprintProbe>,
+    /// True while a probe init_async() is in flight. Prevents duplicate D-Bus
+    /// init when two user-switch probes race (both see probe == None).
+    fingerprint_probe_initializing: bool,
 }
 
 /// Create the main greeter window with login UI.
@@ -282,6 +285,7 @@ pub fn create_greeter_window(
         fingerprint_available: false,
         user_switch_generation: 0,
         fingerprint_probe: None,
+        fingerprint_probe_initializing: false,
     }));
 
     // Root overlay for layering
@@ -493,6 +497,10 @@ pub fn create_greeter_window(
             let Some(user) = user else { return };
 
             let password = Zeroizing::new(entry.text().to_string());
+            // Clear the GTK entry's internal buffer as early as possible. GTK allocates
+            // the backing `GString` via libc malloc, which `zeroize` cannot reach — the
+            // best we can do is shorten the window during which it resides in memory.
+            entry.set_text("");
 
             let session = get_selected_session(&session_dropdown, &sessions_rc);
             let Some(session) = session else {
@@ -502,7 +510,7 @@ pub fn create_greeter_window(
 
             attempt_login(
                 &user,
-                &password,
+                password,
                 &session,
                 strings,
                 &state,
@@ -716,12 +724,33 @@ fn switch_to_user(
             #[strong]
             state,
             async move {
-                // Initialize probe on first use, then reuse cached device proxy
+                // Initialize probe on first use, then reuse cached device proxy.
-                let needs_init = state.borrow().fingerprint_probe.is_none();
+                // Atomic check-and-set on fingerprint_probe_initializing prevents
-                if needs_init {
+                // two concurrent probes (from a fast user switch) from both
+                // running init_async, which would open duplicate D-Bus connections.
+                let should_init = {
+                    let mut s = state.borrow_mut();
+                    if s.fingerprint_probe.is_some() || s.fingerprint_probe_initializing {
+                        false
+                    } else {
+                        s.fingerprint_probe_initializing = true;
+                        true
+                    }
+                };
+
+                if should_init {
                     let mut probe = crate::fingerprint::FingerprintProbe::new();
                     probe.init_async().await;
-                    state.borrow_mut().fingerprint_probe = Some(probe);
+                    let mut s = state.borrow_mut();
+                    s.fingerprint_probe = Some(probe);
+                    s.fingerprint_probe_initializing = false;
+                } else {
+                    // Another coroutine is initializing — yield until it publishes.
+                    while state.borrow().fingerprint_probe.is_none()
+                        && state.borrow().fingerprint_probe_initializing
+                    {
+                        glib::timeout_future(std::time::Duration::from_millis(25)).await;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // Take probe out of state to avoid holding borrow across await
@@ -778,28 +807,40 @@ fn set_avatar_from_file(
         Ok(_) => {}
     }
 
-    let Some(path_str) = path.to_str() else {
+    // Show fallback immediately; decode asynchronously via GIO so the greeter
-        log::debug!("Non-UTF-8 avatar path, skipping: {}", path.display());
+    // stays responsive during a user-switch click.
-        image.set_icon_name(Some("avatar-default-symbolic"));
+    image.set_icon_name(Some("avatar-default-symbolic"));
-        return;
-    };
 
-    match Pixbuf::from_file_at_scale(path_str, AVATAR_SIZE, AVATAR_SIZE, true) {
+    let display_path = path.to_path_buf();
-        Ok(pixbuf) => {
+    let file = gio::File::for_path(path);
-            let texture = gdk::Texture::for_pixbuf(&pixbuf);
+    let image_clone = image.clone();
-            if let Some(name) = username {
+    let state_clone = state.clone();
-                state
+    let username_owned = username.map(String::from);
-                    .borrow_mut()
+
-                    .avatar_cache
+    glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
-                    .insert(name.to_string(), texture.clone());
+        let stream = match file.read_future(glib::Priority::default()).await {
+            Ok(s) => s,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::debug!("Failed to open avatar {}: {e}", display_path.display());
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        match Pixbuf::from_stream_at_scale_future(&stream, AVATAR_SIZE, AVATAR_SIZE, true).await {
+            Ok(pixbuf) => {
+                let texture = gdk::Texture::for_pixbuf(&pixbuf);
+                if let Some(ref name) = username_owned {
+                    state_clone
+                        .borrow_mut()
+                        .avatar_cache
+                        .insert(name.clone(), texture.clone());
+                }
+                image_clone.set_paintable(Some(&texture));
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::debug!("Failed to decode avatar {}: {e}", display_path.display());
             }
-            image.set_paintable(Some(&texture));
         }
-        Err(e) => {
+    });
-            log::debug!("Failed to load avatar {}: {e}", path.display());
-            image.set_icon_name(Some("avatar-default-symbolic"));
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /// Load the default avatar SVG from GResources, tinted with the foreground color.
@@ -953,7 +994,7 @@ fn set_login_sensitive(
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn attempt_login(
     user: &User,
-    password: &str,
+    password: Zeroizing<String>,
     session: &Session,
     strings: &'static Strings,
     state: &Rc<RefCell<GreeterState>>,
@@ -992,7 +1033,6 @@ fn attempt_login(
     set_login_sensitive(password_entry, session_dropdown, false);
 
     let username = user.username.clone();
-    let password = Zeroizing::new(password.to_string());
     let exec_cmd = session.exec_cmd.clone();
     let session_name = session.name.clone();
     let greetd_sock = state.borrow().greetd_sock.clone();
@@ -1033,6 +1073,13 @@ fn attempt_login(
                 glib::timeout_future(min_response - elapsed).await;
             }
 
+            // The login_worker's own socket is already dropped by now; drop the
+            // shared clone too so repeated failed attempts do not accumulate
+            // stale file descriptors in state.greetd_sock.
+            if let Ok(mut g) = state.borrow().greetd_sock.lock() {
+                g.take();
+            }
+
             match result {
                 Ok(Ok(LoginResult::Success { username })) => {
                     save_last_user(&username);

src/i18n.rs

@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(!s.faillock_attempts_remaining.is_empty(), "{locale}: faillock_attempts_remaining");
             assert!(!s.faillock_locked.is_empty(), "{locale}: faillock_locked");
             assert!(!s.unexpected_greetd_response.is_empty(), "{locale}: unexpected_greetd_response");
+            assert!(!s.greetd_sock_not_absolute.is_empty(), "{locale}: greetd_sock_not_absolute");
+            assert!(!s.invalid_session_command.is_empty(), "{locale}: invalid_session_command");
+            assert!(!s.session_start_failed.is_empty(), "{locale}: session_start_failed");
+            assert!(!s.socket_error.is_empty(), "{locale}: socket_error");
         }
     }
 

src/main.rs

@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@ fn setup_logging() {
             eprintln!("Failed to create journal logger: {e}");
         }
     }
-    let level = if std::env::var("MOONGREET_DEBUG").is_ok() {
+    // Require MOONGREET_DEBUG=1 to raise verbosity. Mere presence (e.g. an
-        log::LevelFilter::Debug
+    // empty value in a session-setup script) must not escalate the journal
-    } else {
+    // to Debug, which leaks socket paths, usernames, and auth round counts.
-        log::LevelFilter::Info
+    let level = match std::env::var("MOONGREET_DEBUG").ok().as_deref() {
+        Some("1") => log::LevelFilter::Debug,
+        _ => log::LevelFilter::Info,
     };
     log::set_max_level(level);
 }

src/power.rs

@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ fn run_command(action: &'static str, program: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<(),
     log::debug!("Power action: {action} ({program} {args:?})");
     let mut child = Command::new(program)
         .args(args)
-        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        // stdout is never read; piping without draining would deadlock on any
+        // command that writes more than one OS pipe buffer before wait() returns.
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
         .stderr(Stdio::piped())
         .spawn()
         .map_err(|e| PowerError::CommandFailed {

src/sessions.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ fn parse_desktop_file(path: &Path, session_type: &str) -> Option<Session> {
     let mut in_section = false;
     let mut name: Option<String> = None;
     let mut exec_cmd: Option<String> = None;
+    let mut hidden = false;
+    let mut no_display = false;
 
     for line in content.lines() {
         let line = line.trim();
@@ -44,9 +46,18 @@ fn parse_desktop_file(path: &Path, session_type: &str) -> Option<Session> {
             && exec_cmd.is_none()
         {
             exec_cmd = Some(value.to_string());
+        } else if let Some(value) = line.strip_prefix("Hidden=") {
+            hidden = value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("true");
+        } else if let Some(value) = line.strip_prefix("NoDisplay=") {
+            no_display = value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("true");
         }
     }
 
+    if hidden || no_display {
+        log::debug!("Skipping {}: Hidden/NoDisplay entry", path.display());
+        return None;
+    }
+
     let name = name.filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
     let exec_cmd = exec_cmd.filter(|s| !s.is_empty());