test: harden malformed client handling

Cargo.lock

@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "ferese-layout"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ferese-malformed-client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "feresectl"
 version = "0.1.0"

Cargo.toml

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/ferese-core",
     "crates/ferese-ipc",
     "crates/ferese-layout",
+    "tools/ferese-malformed-client",
 ]
 resolver = "3"
 

README.md

@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ The v0 IPC slice also supports `move`, `resize`, `move-to-workspace`,
 `center-column`, `consume`, `expel`, `close`, `get-focused-window`, and
 `get-outputs`. Requests use versioned, 1 MiB-limited length-prefixed JSON. The
 runtime directory and socket are restricted to modes `0700` and `0600`, and the
-server rejects peers whose effective UID differs from the compositor's.
+server rejects peers whose effective UID differs from the compositor's. IPC has
+a bounded request queue and accepts at most 64 concurrent client connections.
 `get-outputs` includes disabled-but-connected monitors, connector and persistent
 identity matchers, current and available modes with refresh rates, fractional
 scale, transform, logical position and size, and physical dimensions.

compositor/src/ipc.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ use std::os::fd::AsRawFd;
 use std::os::unix::fs::{FileTypeExt, MetadataExt, PermissionsExt};
 use std::os::unix::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::sync::mpsc::{SyncSender, sync_channel};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use std::sync::{
+    Arc,
+    mpsc::{SyncSender, sync_channel},
+};
 use std::thread;
 
 use ferese_core::LayoutMode;
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@ use smithay::utils::Transform;
 use crate::{Ferese, config::OutputTransform};
 
 const REQUEST_QUEUE_CAPACITY: usize = 128;
+const MAX_CONNECTIONS: usize = 64;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct IpcCall {
@@ -25,6 +30,16 @@ struct IpcCall {
     response: SyncSender<Response>,
 }
 
+struct ConnectionPermit {
+    active: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+}
+
+impl Drop for ConnectionPermit {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.active.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::AcqRel);
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct IpcSocketGuard {
     path: PathBuf,
@@ -78,6 +93,8 @@ pub(crate) fn init(
 }
 
 fn accept_connections(listener: UnixListener, sender: channel::SyncSender<IpcCall>) {
+    let active_connections = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+
     loop {
         let (stream, _) = match listener.accept() {
             Ok(connection) => connection,
@@ -100,16 +117,43 @@ fn accept_connections(listener: UnixListener, sender: channel::SyncSender<IpcCal
             }
         }
 
+        let Some(permit) = try_acquire_connection(&active_connections) else {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                limit = MAX_CONNECTIONS,
+                "rejected IPC connection at worker limit"
+            );
+            continue;
+        };
         let sender = sender.clone();
         if let Err(error) = thread::Builder::new()
             .name("ferese-ipc-client".to_owned())
-            .spawn(move || serve_connection(stream, sender))
+            .spawn(move || {
+                let _permit = permit;
+                serve_connection(stream, sender);
+            })
         {
             tracing::warn!(%error, "could not start IPC connection worker");
         }
     }
 }
 
+fn try_acquire_connection(active: &Arc<AtomicUsize>) -> Option<ConnectionPermit> {
+    let mut count = active.load(Ordering::Acquire);
+    loop {
+        if count >= MAX_CONNECTIONS {
+            return None;
+        }
+        match active.compare_exchange_weak(count, count + 1, Ordering::AcqRel, Ordering::Acquire) {
+            Ok(_) => break,
+            Err(actual) => count = actual,
+        }
+    }
+
+    Some(ConnectionPermit {
+        active: active.clone(),
+    })
+}
+
 fn serve_connection(mut stream: UnixStream, sender: channel::SyncSender<IpcCall>) {
     loop {
         let request = match read_frame(&mut stream) {
@@ -147,15 +191,8 @@ fn serve_connection(mut stream: UnixStream, sender: channel::SyncSender<IpcCall>
 
 impl Ferese {
     fn handle_ipc_request(&mut self, request: Request) -> Response {
-        if request.version != VERSION {
-            return Response::error(
-                request.id,
-                "unsupported_version",
-                format!("supported version is {VERSION}"),
-            );
-        }
-        if request.kind != "command" {
-            return Response::error(request.id, "invalid_type", "expected type \"command\"");
+        if let Err(error) = validate_request(&request) {
+            return Response::error(request.id, error.code, error.message);
         }
 
         match self.dispatch_ipc_command(&request.command, &request.args) {
@@ -345,6 +382,23 @@ impl Ferese {
     }
 }
 
+fn validate_request(request: &Request) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
+    if request.version != VERSION {
+        return Err(CommandError::new(
+            "unsupported_version",
+            format!("supported version is {VERSION}"),
+        ));
+    }
+    if request.kind != "command" {
+        return Err(CommandError::new(
+            "invalid_type",
+            "expected type \"command\"",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn transform_name(transform: Transform) -> &'static str {
     match transform {
         Transform::Normal => "normal",
@@ -500,8 +554,22 @@ fn effective_uid() -> u32 {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use std::io::{Read, Write};
+    use std::net::Shutdown;
+    use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
     use super::*;
 
+    fn request(version: u32, kind: &str) -> Request {
+        Request {
+            version,
+            id: 7,
+            kind: kind.to_owned(),
+            command: "get-outputs".to_owned(),
+            args: json!({}),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parses_direction_arguments() {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -517,4 +585,112 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(workspace_arg(&json!({ "index": 0 })).is_err());
         assert!(workspace_arg(&json!({ "index": -1 })).is_err());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_unsupported_versions_and_request_types_with_stable_codes() {
+        let version = validate_request(&request(VERSION + 1, "command")).unwrap_err();
+        let kind = validate_request(&request(VERSION, "event")).unwrap_err();
+
+        assert_eq!(version.code, "unsupported_version");
+        assert_eq!(kind.code, "invalid_type");
+        assert!(validate_request(&request(VERSION, "command")).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reads_same_user_peer_credentials() {
+        let (left, right) = UnixStream::pair().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(peer_uid(&left).unwrap(), effective_uid());
+        assert_eq!(peer_uid(&right).unwrap(), effective_uid());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn malformed_ipc_connection_is_closed_without_reaching_the_request_queue() {
+        let (mut client, server) = UnixStream::pair().unwrap();
+        let (sender, _receiver) = channel::sync_channel(1);
+        let worker = thread::spawn(move || serve_connection(server, sender));
+        let invalid = b"not-json";
+
+        client
+            .write_all(&(invalid.len() as u32).to_be_bytes())
+            .unwrap();
+        client.write_all(invalid).unwrap();
+        client.shutdown(Shutdown::Write).unwrap();
+        client
+            .set_read_timeout(Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)))
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut byte = [0_u8; 1];
+
+        assert_eq!(client.read(&mut byte).unwrap(), 0);
+        worker.join().unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn runtime_socket_directory_is_private() {
+        let root = unique_test_directory("private-parent");
+        let parent = root.join("ferese");
+        let socket = parent.join("control.sock");
+
+        fs::create_dir(&root).unwrap();
+        prepare_parent(&socket).unwrap();
+        let metadata = fs::metadata(&parent).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(metadata.permissions().mode() & 0o777, 0o700);
+        fs::remove_dir_all(root).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn listener_reclaims_only_a_stale_owned_socket() {
+        let root = unique_test_directory("stale-socket");
+        fs::create_dir(&root).unwrap();
+        let socket = root.join("control.sock");
+        let first = bind_listener(&socket).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            bind_listener(&socket).unwrap_err().kind(),
+            io::ErrorKind::AddrInUse
+        );
+        drop(first);
+        let replacement = bind_listener(&socket).unwrap();
+
+        drop(replacement);
+        fs::remove_file(socket).unwrap();
+        fs::remove_dir(root).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn listener_never_replaces_a_non_socket_path() {
+        let root = unique_test_directory("non-socket");
+        fs::create_dir(&root).unwrap();
+        let socket = root.join("control.sock");
+        fs::write(&socket, b"keep").unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            bind_listener(&socket).unwrap_err().kind(),
+            io::ErrorKind::AddrInUse
+        );
+        assert_eq!(fs::read(&socket).unwrap(), b"keep");
+        fs::remove_dir_all(root).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ipc_worker_count_is_bounded_and_permits_are_reusable() {
+        let active = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let mut permits = (0..MAX_CONNECTIONS)
+            .map(|_| try_acquire_connection(&active).unwrap())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        assert!(try_acquire_connection(&active).is_none());
+        permits.pop();
+        assert_eq!(active.load(Ordering::Acquire), MAX_CONNECTIONS - 1);
+        assert!(try_acquire_connection(&active).is_some());
+    }
+
+    fn unique_test_directory(label: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let nonce = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_nanos();
+        env::temp_dir().join(format!("ferese-ipc-{label}-{}-{nonce}", std::process::id()))
+    }
 }

docs/ferese-window-manager-spec.md

@@ -1347,6 +1347,10 @@ Events include `window-opened`, `window-closed`, `window-focused`,
 Subscribers have bounded queues. The server MUST disconnect a subscriber whose
 queue overflows rather than block the compositor.
 
+The IPC server MUST bound concurrent connection workers as well as queued
+requests. Reaching either limit rejects the excess client without blocking the
+compositor event loop or allocating another worker thread.
+
 ## 14. Input
 
 Ferese MUST support click-to-focus, configurable focus-follows-pointer, floating

docs/native-soak-testing.md

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 The M6 soak runner repeatedly creates and destroys native Wayland clients while
 exercising focus, resize, column width, fullscreen, floating, and workspace
-paths. Every tenth iteration also terminates a client abruptly. The runner
-checks that the compositor and authenticated IPC socket remain responsive and
-records compositor RSS growth.
+paths. Every tenth iteration also terminates a client abruptly and opens three
+isolated connections that send malformed Wayland messages. The runner requires
+Ferese to disconnect each malformed client and then checks that the compositor
+and authenticated IPC socket remain responsive. It also records compositor RSS
+growth.
 
 Build Ferese and `feresectl`, start the compositor, and run:
 
@@ -30,12 +32,24 @@ FERESE_SOAK_SECONDS=300 \
 ./scripts/soak-native.sh
 ```
 
+The malformed-client check can also be run independently against a disposable
+Ferese session:
+
+```bash
+WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1 cargo run -p ferese-malformed-client
+target/debug/feresectl get-outputs
+```
+
+Do not point the malformed-client probe at the host compositor socket.
+
 Environment controls:
 
 - `FERESE_SOAK_SECONDS`: run duration, default `86400`;
 - `FERESE_SOAK_DELAY`: delay between operations, default `0.15` seconds;
 - `FERESE_SOAK_CLIENT`: native client executable, default `foot`;
 - `FERESECTL`: path to `feresectl`, default `target/debug/feresectl`;
+- `FERESE_MALFORMED_CLIENT`: path to the malformed protocol probe, default
+  `target/debug/ferese-malformed-client`;
 - `FERESE_PID`: compositor PID; automatic lookup is only a fallback;
 - `FERESE_SOAK_LOG`: result log, default `/tmp/ferese-soak-<pid>.log`.
 

scripts/soak-native.sh

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ soak_seconds="${FERESE_SOAK_SECONDS:-86400}"
 iteration_delay="${FERESE_SOAK_DELAY:-0.15}"
 client_program="${FERESE_SOAK_CLIENT:-foot}"
 feresectl_program="${FERESECTL:-target/debug/feresectl}"
+malformed_client_program="${FERESE_MALFORMED_CLIENT:-target/debug/ferese-malformed-client}"
 compositor_pid="${FERESE_PID:-}"
 log_path="${FERESE_SOAK_LOG:-/tmp/ferese-soak-$$.log}"
 
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ if [[ ! -x "$feresectl_program" ]]; then
     cargo build -p feresectl
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -x "$malformed_client_program" ]]; then
+    cargo build -p ferese-malformed-client
+fi
+
 if ! command -v "$client_program" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "soak client not found: $client_program" >&2
     exit 2
@@ -135,6 +140,8 @@ while ((SECONDS < deadline)); do
         launch_client
         wait_for_focus
         kill -TERM "${client_pids[-1]}" 2>/dev/null || true
+        "$malformed_client_program" >>"$log_path" 2>&1
+        control get-outputs
     fi
     reap_clients
 

tools/ferese-malformed-client/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "ferese-malformed-client"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]

tools/ferese-malformed-client/src/main.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+use std::env;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
+use std::net::Shutdown;
+use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+const DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
+const UNKNOWN_OBJECT_FRAME: [u8; 8] = frame_header(u32::MAX, 0, 8);
+const UNDERSIZED_FRAME: [u8; 8] = frame_header(1, 0, 4);
+const UNALIGNED_FRAME: [u8; 9] = {
+    let header = frame_header(1, 0, 9);
+    [
+        header[0], header[1], header[2], header[3], header[4], header[5], header[6], header[7], 0,
+    ]
+};
+
+struct MalformedCase {
+    name: &'static str,
+    bytes: &'static [u8],
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let socket = display_socket()?;
+    let cases = malformed_cases();
+
+    for case in cases {
+        exercise_case(&socket, &case)?;
+        println!("PASS {}", case.name);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn display_socket() -> Result<PathBuf, io::Error> {
+    let display = env::var_os("WAYLAND_DISPLAY")
+        .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+        .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "WAYLAND_DISPLAY is not set"))?;
+    let display = PathBuf::from(display);
+    if display.is_absolute() {
+        return Ok(display);
+    }
+
+    env::var_os("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
+        .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+        .map(|directory| directory.join(display))
+        .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set"))
+}
+
+fn malformed_cases() -> [MalformedCase; 3] {
+    [
+        MalformedCase {
+            name: "unknown-object",
+            bytes: &UNKNOWN_OBJECT_FRAME,
+        },
+        MalformedCase {
+            name: "undersized-frame",
+            bytes: &UNDERSIZED_FRAME,
+        },
+        MalformedCase {
+            name: "unaligned-frame",
+            bytes: &UNALIGNED_FRAME,
+        },
+    ]
+}
+
+const fn frame_header(object: u32, opcode: u16, size: u16) -> [u8; 8] {
+    let object = object.to_ne_bytes();
+    let size_and_opcode = ((size as u32) << 16 | opcode as u32).to_ne_bytes();
+    [
+        object[0],
+        object[1],
+        object[2],
+        object[3],
+        size_and_opcode[0],
+        size_and_opcode[1],
+        size_and_opcode[2],
+        size_and_opcode[3],
+    ]
+}
+
+fn exercise_case(socket: &PathBuf, case: &MalformedCase) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(socket)?;
+    stream.set_read_timeout(Some(DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT))?;
+    stream.write_all(case.bytes)?;
+    stream.shutdown(Shutdown::Write)?;
+
+    let mut response = [0_u8; 256];
+    loop {
+        match stream.read(&mut response) {
+            Ok(0) => return Ok(()),
+            Ok(_) => continue,
+            Err(error)
+                if matches!(
+                    error.kind(),
+                    io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset | io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe
+                ) =>
+            {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            Err(error)
+                if matches!(
+                    error.kind(),
+                    io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock | io::ErrorKind::TimedOut
+                ) =>
+            {
+                return Err(format!(
+                    "compositor did not disconnect malformed case {:?} within {:?}",
+                    case.name, DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT
+                )
+                .into());
+            }
+            Err(error) => return Err(error.into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn encodes_native_wayland_headers() {
+        let header = UNKNOWN_OBJECT_FRAME;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            u32::from_ne_bytes(header[..4].try_into().unwrap()),
+            u32::MAX
+        );
+        assert_eq!(u32::from_ne_bytes(header[4..].try_into().unwrap()), 8 << 16);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn malformed_sizes_match_the_transmitted_byte_counts() {
+        let undersized = UNDERSIZED_FRAME;
+        let unaligned = UNALIGNED_FRAME;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            u32::from_ne_bytes(undersized[4..].try_into().unwrap()) >> 16,
+            4
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            u32::from_ne_bytes(unaligned[4..8].try_into().unwrap()) >> 16,
+            9
+        );
+        assert_eq!(unaligned.len(), 9);
+    }
+}