fix: drop pam_acct_mgmt from password and FP paths (v0.6.13)
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The PAM stack only ever had `auth include login` — no account module.
auth.rs nevertheless called pam_acct_mgmt after pam_authenticate, which
fell back to /etc/pam.d/other (pam_deny) and rejected every password.
On the FP side, the same call was wrapped in a spawn_blocking + 2s
resume_async retry path that triggered a use-after-free in
gtk_window_destroy (20+ SIGSEGVs in 6 days).

- auth.rs: remove pam_acct_mgmt extern + call; return pam_authenticate
  result directly. Lockout still works via pam_faillock in the auth stack.
- auth.rs: drop check_account() and its tests (FP path no longer needs it).
- lockscreen.rs::start_fingerprint: on success go straight to
  label.set_text + fp.stop() + cb(); no PAM acct check, no resume retry.
- fingerprint.rs: remove resume_async() — no caller left.
- config/moonlock-pam: keep single `auth include login` line, matching
  swaylock/gtklock pattern.
- CLAUDE.md, DECISIONS.md updated.
This commit is contained in:
2026-05-04 09:28:11 +02:00
parent 3e610bdb4b
commit 73c59e54c1
8 changed files with 22 additions and 145 deletions
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@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
fn pam_authenticate(pamh: *mut libc::c_void, flags: libc::c_int) -> libc::c_int;
fn pam_acct_mgmt(pamh: *mut libc::c_void, flags: libc::c_int) -> libc::c_int;
fn pam_end(pamh: *mut libc::c_void, pam_status: libc::c_int) -> libc::c_int;
}
@@ -197,68 +195,17 @@ pub fn authenticate(username: &str, password: &str) -> bool {
// refreshing them would duplicate work done by the session's login manager.
// If per-unlock credential refresh (Kerberos tickets, pam_gnome_keyring)
// is ever desired, hook it here with PAM_ESTABLISH_CRED.
//
// pam_acct_mgmt is intentionally NOT called: the PAM stack (`auth include
// login`) has no `account` module, and pam_unix(account) requires setuid
// root for /etc/shadow. Lockout/faillock and policy checks happen inside
// the inherited auth stack via pam_faillock. See DECISIONS.md 2026-04-30.
let auth_ret = unsafe { pam_authenticate(handle, 0) };
let acct_ret = if auth_ret == PAM_SUCCESS {
// Safety: handle is valid, check account restrictions
unsafe { pam_acct_mgmt(handle, 0) }
} else {
auth_ret
};
// Safety: handle is valid, pam_end cleans up the PAM session
unsafe { pam_end(handle, acct_ret) };
unsafe { pam_end(handle, auth_ret) };
acct_ret == PAM_SUCCESS
}
/// Check account restrictions via PAM without authentication.
///
/// Used after fingerprint unlock to enforce account policies (lockout, expiry)
/// that would otherwise be bypassed when not going through pam_authenticate.
/// Returns true if the account is valid and allowed to log in.
///
/// **Precondition**: `username` must be the authenticated system user, derived
/// via `users::get_current_user()` (which reads `getuid()`). Calling this with
/// an attacker-controlled username is unsafe — `pam_acct_mgmt` returns SUCCESS
/// for any valid unlocked account, giving a trivial unlock bypass.
pub(crate) fn check_account(username: &str) -> bool {
let service = match CString::new("moonlock") {
Ok(c) => c,
Err(_) => return false,
};
let username_cstr = match CString::new(username) {
Ok(c) => c,
Err(_) => return false,
};
// No password needed — we only check account status, not authenticate.
// PAM conv callback is required by pam_start but won't be called for acct_mgmt.
let empty_password = Zeroizing::new(CString::new("").unwrap());
let conv = PamConv {
conv: pam_conv_callback,
appdata_ptr: std::ptr::from_ref::<CString>(&empty_password) as *mut libc::c_void,
};
let mut handle: *mut libc::c_void = ptr::null_mut();
let ret = unsafe {
pam_start(
service.as_ptr(),
username_cstr.as_ptr(),
&conv,
&mut handle,
)
};
if ret != PAM_SUCCESS || handle.is_null() {
return false;
}
let acct_ret = unsafe { pam_acct_mgmt(handle, 0) };
unsafe { pam_end(handle, acct_ret) };
acct_ret == PAM_SUCCESS
auth_ret == PAM_SUCCESS
}
#[cfg(test)]
@@ -295,16 +242,4 @@ mod tests {
let result = authenticate("", "password");
assert!(!result);
}
#[test]
fn check_account_empty_username_fails() {
let result = check_account("");
assert!(!result);
}
#[test]
fn check_account_null_byte_username_fails() {
let result = check_account("user\0name");
assert!(!result);
}
}
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@@ -175,29 +175,6 @@ impl FingerprintListener {
Self::begin_verification(listener, username).await;
}
/// Resume fingerprint verification after a transient interruption (e.g. failed
/// PAM account check). Reuses previously stored callbacks. Re-claims the device
/// and restarts verification from scratch. Awaits any in-flight VerifyStop +
/// Release before re-claiming the device so fprintd does not reject the Claim
/// while the previous session is still being torn down.
pub async fn resume_async(
listener: &Rc<RefCell<FingerprintListener>>,
username: &str,
) {
// Drain in-flight cleanup so the device is actually released before Claim.
// Without this, a fast resume after on_verify_status's fire-and-forget
// cleanup races the Release call and fprintd returns "already claimed".
let proxy = listener.borrow_mut().take_cleanup_proxy();
if let Some(proxy) = proxy {
Self::perform_dbus_cleanup(proxy).await;
}
// Deliberately do NOT reset failed_attempts here. An attacker with sensor
// control could otherwise cycle verify-match → check_account fail → resume,
// and the 10-attempt cap would never trigger. The counter decays only via
// a fresh lock session (listener construction).
Self::begin_verification(listener, username).await;
}
/// Claim device, start verification, and connect D-Bus signal handler.
/// Assumes device_proxy is set and callbacks are already stored.
async fn begin_verification(
@@ -366,11 +343,6 @@ impl FingerprintListener {
/// Disconnect the signal handler and clear running flags. Returns the proxy
/// the caller should use for the async D-Bus cleanup (VerifyStop + Release).
///
/// Split into a sync part (signal disconnect, flags) and an async part
/// (`perform_dbus_cleanup`) so callers can either spawn the async work
/// fire-and-forget (via `cleanup_dbus`) or await it to serialize with a
/// subsequent Claim (via `resume_async`).
fn take_cleanup_proxy(&mut self) -> Option<gio::DBusProxy> {
self.running = false;
self.running_flag.set(false);
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@@ -427,52 +427,16 @@ pub fn start_fingerprint(
let unlock_cb_fp = handles.unlock_callback.clone();
let fp_rc_success = fp_rc.clone();
let fp_username = handles.username.clone();
let on_success = move || {
let label = fp_label_success.clone();
let cb = unlock_cb_fp.clone();
let fp = fp_rc_success.clone();
let username = fp_username.clone();
glib::idle_add_local_once(move || {
let strings = load_strings(None);
label.set_text(strings.fingerprint_success);
label.add_css_class("success");
// stop() is idempotent — cleanup_dbus() already ran inside on_verify_status,
// but this mirrors the PAM success path for defense-in-depth.
fp.borrow_mut().stop();
// Enforce PAM account policies (lockout, expiry) before unlocking.
// Fingerprint auth bypasses pam_authenticate, so we must explicitly
// check account restrictions via pam_acct_mgmt.
glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
let user = username.clone();
let result = gio::spawn_blocking(move || {
auth::check_account(&user)
}).await;
match result {
Ok(true) => cb(),
_ => {
log::error!("PAM account check failed after fingerprint auth");
let strings = load_strings(None);
label.set_text(strings.wrong_password);
label.remove_css_class("success");
label.add_css_class("failed");
// Restart FP verification after delay — the failure may be
// transient (e.g. PAM module timeout). If the account is truly
// locked, check_account will fail again on next match.
glib::timeout_add_local_once(
std::time::Duration::from_secs(2),
move || {
label.set_text(load_strings(None).fingerprint_prompt);
label.remove_css_class("failed");
glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
FingerprintListener::resume_async(&fp, &username).await;
});
},
);
}
}
});
cb();
});
};