* bug#46779: GnuTLS uses the hard-coded /etc/ssl/certs location for TLS certificates
@ 2021-02-25 20:03 Maxim Cournoyer
2021-03-01 9:54 ` Ludovic Courtès
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Maxim Cournoyer @ 2021-02-25 20:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 46779
Hello,
Consider this:
$ guix environment --container --network -E SSL --expose=$SSL_CERT_FILE
--expose=$SSL_CERT_DIR --ad-hoc wget -- wget https://gnu.org
It works on a Guix System, but fails on a foreign distribution, even in
a profile where nss-certs were installed and with the above SSL
environment value properly set.
This is because GnuTLS, which wget uses, looks up the certificates under
the /etc/ssl/certs hard-coded location. On Guix System, the
SSL_CERT_FILE is set to /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt, which
explains why it works there.
We should patch GnuTLS so that it also honors the SSL_* environment
variables documented in the Guix manual.
Maxim
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* bug#46779: GnuTLS uses the hard-coded /etc/ssl/certs location for TLS certificates
2021-02-25 20:03 bug#46779: GnuTLS uses the hard-coded /etc/ssl/certs location for TLS certificates Maxim Cournoyer
@ 2021-03-01 9:54 ` Ludovic Courtès
2021-03-19 23:13 ` Mark H Weaver
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2021-03-01 9:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Maxim Cournoyer; +Cc: 46779
Hi,
Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> skribis:
> We should patch GnuTLS so that it also honors the SSL_* environment
> variables documented in the Guix manual.
Note that (1) the SSL_* variables are originally from OpenSSL, and (2)
GnuTLS developers made the conscious decision to not honor any
environment variable, leaving it up to application developers to do
that.
That’s the reason we are in this situation. See the thread at
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-02/msg00237.html>.
Now, I agree it’s inconvenient for those applications that don’t do
anything. Perhaps we should check if it’s reasonable to report it
upstream when we encounter such issues, or if there’s just too many of
them?
Thanks,
Ludo’.
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* bug#46779: GnuTLS uses the hard-coded /etc/ssl/certs location for TLS certificates
2021-03-01 9:54 ` Ludovic Courtès
@ 2021-03-19 23:13 ` Mark H Weaver
2021-10-07 10:28 ` Roel Janssen
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mark H Weaver @ 2021-03-19 23:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ludovic Courtès, Maxim Cournoyer; +Cc: 46779
Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> We should patch GnuTLS so that it also honors the SSL_* environment
>> variables documented in the Guix manual.
>
> Note that (1) the SSL_* variables are originally from OpenSSL, and (2)
> GnuTLS developers made the conscious decision to not honor any
> environment variable, leaving it up to application developers to do
> that.
>
> That’s the reason we are in this situation. See the thread at
> <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-02/msg00237.html>.
That thread is worth reading, but for those who are short on time, I
want to call attention to a specific point I made:
However, GnuTLS does not support an environment variable setting, so we
would have to patch the code (add_system_trust in lib/system.c). I
strongly considered doing this, but I'm worried about the possible
security implications. For example, consider a setuid program that uses
GnuTLS and assumes that the person who ran the program will not be
capable of changing the trust store that GnuTLS uses. This assumption
would be correct for the upstream GnuTLS, but not for ours.
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-02/msg00245.html>
Thanks,
Mark
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2021-03-19 23:13 ` Mark H Weaver
@ 2021-10-07 10:28 ` Roel Janssen
2021-10-08 19:00 ` Mark H Weaver
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Roel Janssen @ 2021-10-07 10:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mark H Weaver, Ludovic Courtès, Maxim Cournoyer; +Cc: 46779
On Fri, 2021-03-19 at 19:13 -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote:
> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> skribis:
> >
> > > We should patch GnuTLS so that it also honors the SSL_*
> > > environment
> > > variables documented in the Guix manual.
> >
> > Note that (1) the SSL_* variables are originally from OpenSSL, and
> > (2)
> > GnuTLS developers made the conscious decision to not honor any
> > environment variable, leaving it up to application developers to do
> > that.
> >
> > That’s the reason we are in this situation. See the thread at
> > <
> > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-02/msg00237.html
> > >.
>
> That thread is worth reading, but for those who are short on time, I
> want to call attention to a specific point I made:
>
> However, GnuTLS does not support an environment variable setting,
> so we
> would have to patch the code (add_system_trust in lib/system.c). I
> strongly considered doing this, but I'm worried about the possible
> security implications. For example, consider a setuid program that
> uses
> GnuTLS and assumes that the person who ran the program will not be
> capable of changing the trust store that GnuTLS uses. This
> assumption
> would be correct for the upstream GnuTLS, but not for ours.
>
> <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-02/msg00245.html>
>
Would it be an idea to propose the patches, or the idea, for supporting
the SSL_* variables to the GnuTLS developers? Or is there a more
fundamental reason why GnuTLS does not support changing certificate
stores at run-time?
Perhaps I have missed a solution that has already made it in Guix. If
that is the case, I would like to know about it. :)
Kind regards,
Roel Janssen
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* bug#46779: GnuTLS uses the hard-coded /etc/ssl/certs location for TLS certificates
2021-10-07 10:28 ` Roel Janssen
@ 2021-10-08 19:00 ` Mark H Weaver
2021-10-11 10:59 ` Roel Janssen
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mark H Weaver @ 2021-10-08 19:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Roel Janssen, Ludovic Courtès, Maxim Cournoyer; +Cc: 46779
Roel Janssen <roel@gnu.org> writes:
> On Fri, 2021-03-19 at 19:13 -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote:
>> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>>
>> > Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> skribis:
>> >
>> > > We should patch GnuTLS so that it also honors the SSL_*
>> > > environment
>> > > variables documented in the Guix manual.
>> >
>> > Note that (1) the SSL_* variables are originally from OpenSSL, and
>> > (2)
>> > GnuTLS developers made the conscious decision to not honor any
>> > environment variable, leaving it up to application developers to do
>> > that.
>> >
>> > That’s the reason we are in this situation. See the thread at
>> > <
>> > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-02/msg00237.html
>> > >.
>>
>> That thread is worth reading, but for those who are short on time, I
>> want to call attention to a specific point I made:
>>
>> However, GnuTLS does not support an environment variable setting,
>> so we
>> would have to patch the code (add_system_trust in lib/system.c). I
>> strongly considered doing this, but I'm worried about the possible
>> security implications. For example, consider a setuid program that
>> uses
>> GnuTLS and assumes that the person who ran the program will not be
>> capable of changing the trust store that GnuTLS uses. This
>> assumption
>> would be correct for the upstream GnuTLS, but not for ours.
>>
>> <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-02/msg00245.html>
>>
>
> Would it be an idea to propose the patches, or the idea, for supporting
> the SSL_* variables to the GnuTLS developers?
Sure, please feel free to discuss it with them.
> Or is there a more fundamental reason why GnuTLS does not support
> changing certificate stores at run-time?
I don't know. It's been many years since I looked at this.
Thanks,
Mark
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2021-10-08 19:00 ` Mark H Weaver
@ 2021-10-11 10:59 ` Roel Janssen
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Roel Janssen @ 2021-10-11 10:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mark H Weaver, Ludovic Courtès, Maxim Cournoyer; +Cc: 46779
On Fri, 2021-10-08 at 15:00 -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote:
> Roel Janssen <roel@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > On Fri, 2021-03-19 at 19:13 -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote:
> > > Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
> > >
> > > > Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> skribis:
> > > >
> > > > > We should patch GnuTLS so that it also honors the SSL_*
> > > > > environment
> > > > > variables documented in the Guix manual.
> > > >
> > > > Note that (1) the SSL_* variables are originally from OpenSSL, and
> > > > (2)
> > > > GnuTLS developers made the conscious decision to not honor any
> > > > environment variable, leaving it up to application developers to do
> > > > that.
> > > >
> > > > That’s the reason we are in this situation. See the thread at
> > > > <
> > > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-02/msg00237.html
> > > > > .
> > >
> > > That thread is worth reading, but for those who are short on time, I
> > > want to call attention to a specific point I made:
> > >
> > > However, GnuTLS does not support an environment variable setting,
> > > so we
> > > would have to patch the code (add_system_trust in lib/system.c). I
> > > strongly considered doing this, but I'm worried about the possible
> > > security implications. For example, consider a setuid program that
> > > uses
> > > GnuTLS and assumes that the person who ran the program will not be
> > > capable of changing the trust store that GnuTLS uses. This
> > > assumption
> > > would be correct for the upstream GnuTLS, but not for ours.
> > >
> > > <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-02/msg00245.html>
> > >
> >
> > Would it be an idea to propose the patches, or the idea, for supporting
> > the SSL_* variables to the GnuTLS developers?
>
> Sure, please feel free to discuss it with them.
I submitted a feature request here:
https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1279
> > Or is there a more fundamental reason why GnuTLS does not support
> > changing certificate stores at run-time?
>
> I don't know. It's been many years since I looked at this.
>
Well, thank you for having looked at it in the past. :)
Hopefully we will find out more by means of the feature request I submitted.
Kind regards,
Roel Janssen
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