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feat(agent/agentssh): use tcp for X11 forwarding
Fixes #14198
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‎agent/agentssh/agentssh.go

Lines changed: 8 additions & 7 deletions
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@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ type Config struct {
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// where users will land when they connect via SSH. Default is the home
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// directory of the user.
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WorkingDirectory func() string
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// X11SocketDir is the directory where X11 sockets are created. Default is
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// /tmp/.X11-unix.
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X11SocketDir string
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// X11DisplayOffset is the offset to add to the X11 display number.
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// Default is 10.
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X11DisplayOffset *int
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// BlockFileTransfer restricts use of file transfer applications.
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BlockFileTransfer bool
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}
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ func NewServer(ctx context.Context, logger slog.Logger, prometheusRegistry *prom
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if config == nil {
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config = &Config{}
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}
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if config.X11SocketDir == "" {
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config.X11SocketDir = filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), ".X11-unix")
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if config.X11DisplayOffset == nil {
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offset := X11DefaultDisplayOffset
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config.X11DisplayOffset = &offset
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}
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if config.UpdateEnv == nil {
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config.UpdateEnv = func(current []string) ([]string, error) { return current, nil }
@@ -273,13 +274,13 @@ func (s *Server) sessionHandler(session ssh.Session) {
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extraEnv := make([]string, 0)
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x11, hasX11 := session.X11()
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if hasX11 {
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handled := s.x11Handler(session.Context(), x11)
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display, handled := s.x11Handler(session.Context(), x11)
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if !handled {
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_ = session.Exit(1)
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logger.Error(ctx, "x11 handler failed")
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return
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}
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extraEnv = append(extraEnv, fmt.Sprintf("DISPLAY=:%d.0", x11.ScreenNumber))
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extraEnv = append(extraEnv, fmt.Sprintf("DISPLAY=localhost:%d.%d", display, x11.ScreenNumber))
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}
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if s.fileTransferBlocked(session) {

‎agent/agentssh/x11.go

Lines changed: 64 additions & 44 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
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"errors"
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"fmt"
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"io"
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"math"
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"net"
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"os"
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"path/filepath"
@@ -22,61 +23,76 @@ import (
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"cdr.dev/slog"
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)
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// x11Callback is called when the client requests X11 forwarding.
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// It adds an Xauthority entry to the Xauthority file.
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func (s *Server) x11Callback(ctx ssh.Context, x11 ssh.X11) bool {
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hostname, err := os.Hostname()
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if err != nil {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, "failed to get hostname", slog.Error(err))
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s.metrics.x11HandlerErrors.WithLabelValues("hostname").Add(1)
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return false
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}
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err = s.fs.MkdirAll(s.config.X11SocketDir, 0o700)
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if err != nil {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, "failed to make the x11 socket dir", slog.F("dir", s.config.X11SocketDir), slog.Error(err))
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s.metrics.x11HandlerErrors.WithLabelValues("socker_dir").Add(1)
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return false
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}
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const (
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// X11StartPort is the starting port for X11 forwarding, this is the
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// port used for "DISPLAY=localhost:0".
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X11StartPort = 6000
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// X11DefaultDisplayOffset is the default offset for X11 forwarding.
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X11DefaultDisplayOffset = 10
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)
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err = addXauthEntry(ctx, s.fs, hostname, strconv.Itoa(int(x11.ScreenNumber)), x11.AuthProtocol, x11.AuthCookie)
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if err != nil {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, "failed to add Xauthority entry", slog.Error(err))
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s.metrics.x11HandlerErrors.WithLabelValues("xauthority").Add(1)
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return false
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}
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// x11Callback is called when the client requests X11 forwarding.
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func (*Server) x11Callback(_ ssh.Context, _ ssh.X11) bool {
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// Always allow.
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return true
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}
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// x11Handler is called when a session has requested X11 forwarding.
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// It listens for X11 connections and forwards them to the client.
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func (s *Server) x11Handler(ctx ssh.Context, x11 ssh.X11) bool {
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func (s *Server) x11Handler(ctx ssh.Context, x11 ssh.X11) (display int, handled bool) {
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serverConn, valid := ctx.Value(ssh.ContextKeyConn).(*gossh.ServerConn)
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if !valid {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, "failed to get server connection")
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return false
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return -1, false
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}
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// We want to overwrite the socket so that subsequent connections will succeed.
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socketPath := filepath.Join(s.config.X11SocketDir, fmt.Sprintf("X%d", x11.ScreenNumber))
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err := os.Remove(socketPath)
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if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, "failed to remove existing X11 socket", slog.Error(err))
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return false
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}
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listener, err := net.Listen("unix", socketPath)
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hostname, err := os.Hostname()
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if err != nil {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, "failed to get hostname", slog.Error(err))
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s.metrics.x11HandlerErrors.WithLabelValues("hostname").Add(1)
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return -1, false
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}
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var (
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lc net.ListenConfig
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ln net.Listener
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port = X11StartPort + *s.config.X11DisplayOffset
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)
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// Look for an open port to listen on..
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for ; port >= X11StartPort && port < math.MaxUint16; port++ {
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ln, err = lc.Listen(ctx, "tcp", fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", port))
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if err == nil {
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display = port - X11StartPort
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break
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}
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}
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if ln == nil {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, "failed to listen for X11", slog.Error(err))
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return false
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s.metrics.x11HandlerErrors.WithLabelValues("listen").Add(1)
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return -1, false
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}
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s.trackListener(ln, true)
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defer func() {
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if !handled {
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s.trackListener(ln, false)
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_ = ln.Close()
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}
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}()
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err = addXauthEntry(ctx, s.fs, hostname, strconv.Itoa(port), x11.AuthProtocol, x11.AuthCookie)
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if err != nil {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, "failed to add Xauthority entry", slog.Error(err))
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s.metrics.x11HandlerErrors.WithLabelValues("xauthority").Add(1)
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return -1, false
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}
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s.trackListener(listener, true)
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go func() {
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defer listener.Close()
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defer s.trackListener(listener, false)
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defer ln.Close()
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defer s.trackListener(ln, false)
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handledFirstConnection := false
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for {
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conn, err := listener.Accept()
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conn, err := ln.Accept()
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if err != nil {
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if errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) {
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return
@@ -91,33 +107,37 @@ func (s *Server) x11Handler(ctx ssh.Context, x11 ssh.X11) bool {
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}
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handledFirstConnection = true
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unixConn, ok := conn.(*net.UnixConn)
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tcpConn, ok := conn.(*net.TCPConn)
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if !ok {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to cast connection to UnixConn. got: %T", conn))
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to cast connection to TCPConn. got: %T", conn))
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_ = conn.Close()
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return
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}
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unixAddr, ok := unixConn.LocalAddr().(*net.UnixAddr)
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tcpAddr, ok := tcpConn.LocalAddr().(*net.TCPAddr)
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if !ok {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to cast local address to UnixAddr. got: %T", unixConn.LocalAddr()))
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to cast local address to TCPAddr. got: %T", tcpConn.LocalAddr()))
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_ = conn.Close()
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return
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}
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channel, reqs, err := serverConn.OpenChannel("x11", gossh.Marshal(struct {
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OriginatorAddress string
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OriginatorPort uint32
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}{
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OriginatorAddress: unixAddr.Name,
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OriginatorPort: 0,
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OriginatorAddress: tcpAddr.IP.String(),
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OriginatorPort: uint32(tcpAddr.Port),
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}))
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if err != nil {
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s.logger.Warn(ctx, "failed to open X11 channel", slog.Error(err))
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_ = conn.Close()
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return
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}
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go gossh.DiscardRequests(reqs)
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go Bicopy(ctx, conn, channel)
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}
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}()
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return true
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return display, true
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}
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// addXauthEntry adds an Xauthority entry to the Xauthority file.

‎agent/agentssh/x11_test.go

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@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
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package agentssh_test
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import (
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"bufio"
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"bytes"
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"context"
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"encoding/hex"
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"fmt"
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"net"
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"os"
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"path/filepath"
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"runtime"
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"strconv"
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"strings"
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"testing"
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"github.com/gliderlabs/ssh"
@@ -31,10 +36,7 @@ func TestServer_X11(t *testing.T) {
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ctx := context.Background()
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logger := slogtest.Make(t, nil).Leveled(slog.LevelDebug)
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fs := afero.NewOsFs()
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dir := t.TempDir()
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s, err := agentssh.NewServer(ctx, logger, prometheus.NewRegistry(), fs, &agentssh.Config{
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X11SocketDir: dir,
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})
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s, err := agentssh.NewServer(ctx, logger, prometheus.NewRegistry(), fs, &agentssh.Config{})
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require.NoError(t, err)
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defer s.Close()
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@@ -53,21 +55,45 @@ func TestServer_X11(t *testing.T) {
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sess, err := c.NewSession()
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require.NoError(t, err)
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wantScreenNumber := 1
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reply, err := sess.SendRequest("x11-req", true, gossh.Marshal(ssh.X11{
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AuthProtocol: "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1",
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AuthCookie: hex.EncodeToString([]byte("cookie")),
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ScreenNumber: 0,
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ScreenNumber: uint32(wantScreenNumber),
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}))
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require.NoError(t, err)
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assert.True(t, reply)
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err = sess.Shell()
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// Want: ~DISPLAY=localhost:10.1
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out, err := sess.Output("echo DISPLAY=$DISPLAY")
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require.NoError(t, err)
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sc := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(out))
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displayNumber := -1
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for sc.Scan() {
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line := strings.TrimSpace(sc.Text())
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t.Log(line)
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if strings.HasPrefix(line, "DISPLAY=") {
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parts := strings.SplitN(line, "=", 2)
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display := parts[1]
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parts = strings.SplitN(display, ":", 2)
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parts = strings.SplitN(parts[1], ".", 2)
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displayNumber, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
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require.NoError(t, err)
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assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, displayNumber, 10, "display number should be >= 10")
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gotScreenNumber, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
85+
require.NoError(t, err)
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assert.Equal(t, wantScreenNumber, gotScreenNumber, "screen number should match")
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break
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}
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}
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require.NoError(t, sc.Err())
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require.NotEqual(t, -1, displayNumber)
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x11Chans := c.HandleChannelOpen("x11")
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payload := "hello world"
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require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
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conn, err := net.Dial("unix", filepath.Join(dir, "X0"))
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conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", agentssh.X11StartPort+displayNumber))
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if err == nil {
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_, err = conn.Write([]byte(payload))
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assert.NoError(t, err)

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