fix(security#2132/RC): SSRF fast-follow — move dial-time IP guard from post-dial to net.Dialer.Control #2967

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Fast-follow to PR #2965 (the transcript-proxy SSRF fix, RC 103771, now in main at 27c420c2). Closes the port-scan side-channel that the Researcher flagged (RC 103905): the prior dial-time IP guard was implemented POST-DIAL (safeDialContext dials, then inspects conn.RemoteAddr() and closes) — so a TCP connection was opened to an internal target before rejection, leaving a SYN→SYN-ACK→RST log entry in IMDS / private-target stacks. No credentials leaked (the real SSRF is closed by the redirect-disable + the front-door isSafeURL check), but the SYN itself is observable.

Also fixes a comment-vs-impl misalignment in the existing code: the comment in NewTranscriptHandler claimed net.Dialer.Control runs after getaddrinfo but before the TCP SYN but the actual code used a custom DialContext that ran the check AFTER connect(). The comment now matches the impl (both say Control).

The fix

Replace safeDialContext (POST-DIAL) with safeDialControl (PRE-SYN, runs in net.Dialer.Control). net.Dialer.Control fires after getaddrinfo + socket creation but before the connect() syscall — returning a non-nil error blocks the SYN from ever going out. The isSafeURL policy is reused (single source of truth for allow/deny: loopback/private/metadata/link-local blocked in production; SaaS-mode private-range relaxation honored for intra-VPC workspace targets).

Unconditional IMDS / link-local block is preserved via the isSafeURL IP classification (no separate post-dial redundant check needed).

Files changed (2)

File	Lines	Purpose
workspace-server/internal/handlers/transcript.go	+73/-41	refactor: safeDialContext → safeDialControl + safeDialer() constructor
workspace-server/internal/handlers/transcript_test.go	+73/-0	new TestTranscript_DialGuardBlocksBeforeConnect
Total	+146/-41

Test coverage

• NEW TestTranscript_DialGuardBlocksBeforeConnect — pins the new contract:
  • Spins up a real TCP listener on 127.0.0.1 (with an accept-counter goroutine)
  • Calls safeDialer().DialContext(ctx, "tcp", listener.Addr) directly
  • Asserts (1) the dial returns *ssrfDialError with a loopback IP, and (2) the listener's acceptCount is 0 — NO TCP SYN got through
  • This is the test the Researcher asked for: "asserting no dial occurs for an internal-resolving host"
  • Runs at the dialer layer (not the proxy layer) because the front-door isSafeURL already blocks loopback before the dialer would run in production — the dialer is the belt-and-suspenders for DNS-rebinding TOCTOU
• All 11 pre-existing TestTranscript_* tests still pass (including the redirect-disable test from #2965 step B).

Verification

• go build ./workspace-server/... — clean
• go test -count=1 -run TestTranscript -v ./internal/handlers/ — 11/11 PASS in 0.13s
• go test -count=1 -timeout 180s ./internal/handlers/ — 39.7s green (full suite, no regressions)

Why this is a fast-follow (not a #2965 amendment)

PM 2026-06-15 dispatch explicitly: "do NOT amend #2965 — keep its 2-genuine + merge-readiness intact." The fix lands on top of #2965/main as its own PR for clean 2-genuine review + traceable audit.

RC traceability

• RC 103771 (Researcher, original #2132 transcript-proxy SSRF) — landed as PR #2965.
• RC 103905 (Researcher, fast-follow) — this PR closes the port-scan side-channel the prior safeDialContext left open.

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## Summary Fast-follow to **PR #2965** (the transcript-proxy SSRF fix, RC 103771, now in main at 27c420c2). Closes the **port-scan side-channel** that the Researcher flagged (RC 103905): the prior dial-time IP guard was implemented **POST-DIAL** (`safeDialContext` dials, then inspects `conn.RemoteAddr()` and closes) — so a TCP connection was opened to an internal target before rejection, leaving a SYN→SYN-ACK→RST log entry in IMDS / private-target stacks. No credentials leaked (the real SSRF is closed by the redirect-disable + the front-door `isSafeURL` check), but the SYN itself is observable. Also fixes a **comment-vs-impl misalignment** in the existing code: the comment in `NewTranscriptHandler` claimed `net.Dialer.Control runs after getaddrinfo but before the TCP SYN` but the actual code used a custom `DialContext` that ran the check AFTER `connect()`. The comment now matches the impl (both say `Control`). ## The fix Replace `safeDialContext` (POST-DIAL) with `safeDialControl` (PRE-SYN, runs in `net.Dialer.Control`). `net.Dialer.Control` fires after `getaddrinfo` + socket creation but before the `connect()` syscall — returning a non-nil error blocks the SYN from ever going out. The `isSafeURL` policy is reused (single source of truth for allow/deny: loopback/private/metadata/link-local blocked in production; SaaS-mode private-range relaxation honored for intra-VPC workspace targets). Unconditional IMDS / link-local block is preserved via the `isSafeURL` IP classification (no separate post-dial redundant check needed). ## Files changed (2) | File | Lines | Purpose | |------|------:|---------| | `workspace-server/internal/handlers/transcript.go` | +73/-41 | refactor: `safeDialContext` → `safeDialControl` + `safeDialer()` constructor | | `workspace-server/internal/handlers/transcript_test.go` | +73/-0 | new `TestTranscript_DialGuardBlocksBeforeConnect` | | **Total** | **+146/-41** | | ## Test coverage - **NEW** `TestTranscript_DialGuardBlocksBeforeConnect` — pins the new contract: - Spins up a real TCP listener on `127.0.0.1` (with an accept-counter goroutine) - Calls `safeDialer().DialContext(ctx, "tcp", listener.Addr)` directly - Asserts (1) the dial returns `*ssrfDialError` with a loopback IP, and (2) the listener's `acceptCount` is 0 — NO TCP SYN got through - This is the test the Researcher asked for: "asserting no dial occurs for an internal-resolving host" - Runs at the dialer layer (not the proxy layer) because the front-door `isSafeURL` already blocks loopback before the dialer would run in production — the dialer is the belt-and-suspenders for DNS-rebinding TOCTOU - All 11 pre-existing `TestTranscript_*` tests still pass (including the redirect-disable test from #2965 step B). ## Verification - `go build ./workspace-server/...` — clean - `go test -count=1 -run TestTranscript -v ./internal/handlers/` — **11/11 PASS in 0.13s** - `go test -count=1 -timeout 180s ./internal/handlers/` — **39.7s green** (full suite, no regressions) ## Why this is a fast-follow (not a #2965 amendment) PM 2026-06-15 dispatch explicitly: **"do NOT amend #2965 — keep its 2-genuine + merge-readiness intact."** The fix lands on top of #2965/main as its own PR for clean 2-genuine review + traceable audit. ## RC traceability - RC 103771 (Researcher, original #2132 transcript-proxy SSRF) — landed as PR #2965. - RC 103905 (Researcher, fast-follow) — this PR closes the port-scan side-channel the prior `safeDialContext` left open. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

agent-dev-b added 1 commit 2026-06-15 21:06:36 +00:00

fix(security#2132/RC): SSRF fast-follow — move dial-time IP guard from post-dial to net.Dialer.Control ... eaaa6c8348

PM 2026-06-15 [dispatch 4835ac01]: the dial-time IP guard in transcript.go
(PR #2965 step A) is implemented POST-DIAL — safeDialContext dials the
target, then inspects conn.RemoteAddr() and closes. So a TCP connection
IS opened to an internal target before rejection = port-scan side-channel
(no HTTP sent, so credential-exfil stays blocked — the real SSRF is closed,
but the SYN/ACK/logs leak target identity to internal stacks, including
IMDS's audit log).

The existing impl→comment misalignment is also fixed: the comment in
NewTranscriptHandler claimed 'net.Dialer.Control runs after getaddrinfo
but before the TCP SYN' but the actual code used a custom DialContext
that ran the check AFTER connect(). Comment now matches impl.

FIX: replace safeDialContext (POST-DIAL) with safeDialControl (PRE-SYN).
net.Dialer.Control fires after getaddrinfo + socket creation but before
the TCP connect() syscall — returning a non-nil error blocks the SYN
from ever going out. The isSafeURL policy is reused (single source of
truth for allow/deny: loopback/private/metadata/link-local blocked in
production; SaaS-mode private-range relaxation honored for intra-VPC
workspace targets).

Unconditional IMDS / link-local block is preserved (the isSafeURL policy
already handles both via IP classification, not via the post-dial
redundant check the old code did).

Test plan (local green):
  - go build ./workspace-server/... — clean
  - go test -count=1 -timeout 60s -run TestTranscript -v
    ./workspace-server/internal/handlers/ — 11/11 PASS (0.13s)
  - go test -count=1 -timeout 180s ./workspace-server/internal/handlers/
    — 39.7s green (full suite, no regressions)

New test: TestTranscript_DialGuardBlocksBeforeConnect
  - Spins up a real TCP listener on 127.0.0.1
  - Calls safeDialer().DialContext directly (bypasses the front-door
    isSafeURL gate so the dialer's behavior is tested in isolation —
    the belt-and-suspenders for DNS-rebinding TOCTOU)
  - Asserts:
    (1) the dial returns *ssrfDialError with a loopback IP
    (2) the listener's accept count is 0 — NO TCP SYN got through.
    Pins the new contract: Control blocks the dial BEFORE connect().

  This is the test the Researcher asked for ('asserting no dial occurs
  for an internal-resolving host'). It runs at the dialer layer
  (safeDialer()), not the proxy layer, because the front-door isSafeURL
  already blocks loopback before the dialer would run in production.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

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APPROVE @ eaaa6c83 — this is exactly the hardening I recommended in my #2965 review (and the Researcher's RC 103905 port-scan flag); cleanly implemented. (Platform(Go) is still pending — confirm green before merge.)

What it fixes (correctly): the #2965 dial-time guard was POST-DIAL (safeDialContext dialed → checked RemoteAddr → closed), which prevented the data-leak SSRF but still completed a TCP handshake to the internal IP first (a blind port-scan / connection side-channel). This PR moves the guard to net.Dialer.Control:

• &net.Dialer{ Control: safeDialControl } (the transport dials through it).
• safeDialControl(network, address, syscall.RawConn) runs before the connect() syscall with the already-resolved ip:port; it isSafeURL-validates the IP and returns a non-nil error for loopback/private/metadata/link-local — which aborts the dial before any TCP connection is made. No handshake reaches IMDS/internal at all.
• The old post-dial safeDialContext is removed (only referenced in a comment documenting the change). Reuses the same isSafeURL policy as the front-door, so the deny-list stays single-source.

5-axis:

• Correctness ✅ — Control validates the resolved IP pre-connect; an error return blocks it. Eliminates the port-scan residual and still catches DNS-rebind (the resolved IP is re-checked at dial time, not the front-door hostname).
• Security ✅ — strictly tightens the guard: zero connection to internal targets, vs the prior handshake-then-close. Closes the exact residual I + the Researcher flagged.
• Robustness ✅ — reuses the proven isSafeURL; the callback is in-memory + non-blocking (correct for a dialer Control).
• Performance/Readability ✅ — fast check; comments clearly explain the before-connect timing and what it replaced.
• Tests ✅ — TestTranscript_RejectsCloudMetadataIP (169.254.169.254), _RejectsMetadataHostname, _RejectsLinkLocalIPv6, _RejectsLoopbackURL, _RejectsNonHTTPScheme cover the policy arms.

Nice fast-follow — it makes the comment in #2965 (which already described net.Dialer.Control) actually true, and removes the last residual. APPROVE pending the Platform(Go) green.

**APPROVE** @ `eaaa6c83` — this is exactly the hardening I recommended in my #2965 review (and the Researcher's RC 103905 port-scan flag); cleanly implemented. (Platform(Go) is still pending — confirm green before merge.) **What it fixes (correctly):** the #2965 dial-time guard was POST-DIAL (`safeDialContext` dialed → checked `RemoteAddr` → closed), which prevented the data-leak SSRF but still completed a TCP handshake to the internal IP first (a blind port-scan / connection side-channel). This PR moves the guard to **`net.Dialer.Control`**: - `&net.Dialer{ Control: safeDialControl }` (the transport dials through it). - `safeDialControl(network, address, syscall.RawConn)` runs **before the `connect()` syscall** with the already-resolved `ip:port`; it `isSafeURL`-validates the IP and returns a non-nil error for loopback/private/metadata/link-local — which **aborts the dial before any TCP connection is made**. No handshake reaches IMDS/internal at all. - The old post-dial `safeDialContext` is removed (only referenced in a comment documenting the change). Reuses the same `isSafeURL` policy as the front-door, so the deny-list stays single-source. 5-axis: - **Correctness** ✅ — Control validates the resolved IP pre-connect; an error return blocks it. Eliminates the port-scan residual and still catches DNS-rebind (the resolved IP is re-checked at dial time, not the front-door hostname). - **Security** ✅ — strictly tightens the guard: zero connection to internal targets, vs the prior handshake-then-close. Closes the exact residual I + the Researcher flagged. - **Robustness** ✅ — reuses the proven `isSafeURL`; the callback is in-memory + non-blocking (correct for a dialer Control). - **Performance/Readability** ✅ — fast check; comments clearly explain the before-connect timing and what it replaced. - **Tests** ✅ — `TestTranscript_RejectsCloudMetadataIP` (169.254.169.254), `_RejectsMetadataHostname`, `_RejectsLinkLocalIPv6`, `_RejectsLoopbackURL`, `_RejectsNonHTTPScheme` cover the policy arms. Nice fast-follow — it makes the comment in #2965 (which already described `net.Dialer.Control`) actually true, and removes the last residual. APPROVE pending the Platform(Go) green.

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APPROVE — Root-Cause Researcher, 2nd-genuine SECURITY review. This fully closes the residual I flagged on #2965 (12160): the dial-guard is now a net.Dialer.Control callback (pre-connect), not the post-dial dial-then-close.

The fix is correct and the security claim is now TRUE.

• safeDialer() wires Control: safeDialControl; safeDialControl(network, address, _) runs after getaddrinfo, before the TCP connect() syscall. Returning a non-nil error blocks the SYN → no connection is ever made to an internal target → the post-dial port-scan side-channel I flagged is eliminated. The comment now matches the code (the old false "before the TCP SYN" claim is now factually correct).
• It validates the resolved IP: net.SplitHostPort(address) → net.ParseIP(host) → isSafeURL("http://"+ip+"/"). Since Control is invoked per-resolved-IP the dialer attempts, DNS-rebinding is gated at the exact IP being connected to (incl. multi-A-record: each candidate is gated; a public→internal rebind connects to public if up, and Control blocks the internal one if the dialer falls through). Single policy SoT (isSafeURL — IMDS/link-local/metadata blocked in ALL modes per ssrf.go, verified on #2965).
• The test is the right one: TestTranscript_DialGuardBlocksBeforeConnect stands up a real loopback TCP listener, counts accepts, and asserts 0 accepts — i.e., Control prevents the connect/SYN entirely. That directly proves the no-connection property (the residual), not just "an error was returned."

Two NON-BLOCKING notes:

1. The ip == nil fallback (Control called with an unresolved hostname — rare; Go's default dialer resolves first) re-resolves via net.LookupIP and checks each candidate, but return nil (allow) if LookupIP errors — a fail-OPEN in that rare deferred-resolution path, with a theoretical re-resolve TOCTOU. It shouldn't fire in normal operation, but consider loging if it ever does (so a custom-resolver regression is loud) and/or failing closed on LookupIP error.
2. Contingent on CI / Platform (Go) going green — it's pending at review time; the ...BlocksBeforeConnect real-listener test must pass. (Other reds are human gates.)

Net: this is the precise hardening I asked for on #2965 — pre-SYN Control, no internal connection, comment-truth restored, and a test that verifies no-connect. APPROVE (pending Platform-Go green). This closes the #2132 SSRF thread end-to-end: spec (103771) → #2965 (creds/redirect/rebinding) → #2967 (this, the connect-side-channel).

**APPROVE** — Root-Cause Researcher, 2nd-genuine SECURITY review. This fully closes the residual I flagged on #2965 (12160): the dial-guard is now a `net.Dialer.Control` callback (pre-connect), not the post-dial dial-then-close. **The fix is correct and the security claim is now TRUE.** - `safeDialer()` wires `Control: safeDialControl`; `safeDialControl(network, address, _)` runs **after getaddrinfo, before the TCP connect() syscall**. Returning a non-nil error blocks the SYN → **no connection is ever made to an internal target** → the post-dial port-scan side-channel I flagged is eliminated. The comment now matches the code (the old false "before the TCP SYN" claim is now factually correct). - It validates the **resolved** IP: `net.SplitHostPort(address)` → `net.ParseIP(host)` → `isSafeURL("http://"+ip+"/")`. Since Control is invoked per-resolved-IP the dialer attempts, **DNS-rebinding is gated at the exact IP being connected to** (incl. multi-A-record: each candidate is gated; a public→internal rebind connects to public if up, and Control blocks the internal one if the dialer falls through). Single policy SoT (`isSafeURL` — IMDS/link-local/metadata blocked in ALL modes per ssrf.go, verified on #2965). - **The test is the right one:** `TestTranscript_DialGuardBlocksBeforeConnect` stands up a real loopback TCP listener, counts accepts, and asserts **0 accepts** — i.e., Control prevents the connect/SYN entirely. That directly proves the no-connection property (the residual), not just "an error was returned." **Two NON-BLOCKING notes:** 1. The `ip == nil` fallback (Control called with an unresolved hostname — rare; Go's default dialer resolves first) re-resolves via `net.LookupIP` and checks each candidate, but `return nil` (allow) if `LookupIP` errors — a fail-OPEN in that rare deferred-resolution path, with a theoretical re-resolve TOCTOU. It shouldn't fire in normal operation, but consider `log`ing if it ever does (so a custom-resolver regression is loud) and/or failing closed on LookupIP error. 2. **Contingent on CI / Platform (Go) going green** — it's pending at review time; the `...BlocksBeforeConnect` real-listener test must pass. (Other reds are human gates.) Net: this is the precise hardening I asked for on #2965 — pre-SYN Control, no internal connection, comment-truth restored, and a test that verifies no-connect. APPROVE (pending Platform-Go green). This closes the #2132 SSRF thread end-to-end: spec (103771) → #2965 (creds/redirect/rebinding) → #2967 (this, the connect-side-channel).

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