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We have cases where grub2/grub.cfg -> ../loader/grub.cfg and since we moved to cap-std APIs, the metadata gathering for the file fails since the target leads to outside the filesystem (which is the directory grub2 in this case).

To fix, use std::fs APIs to get metadata

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Repo: coreos/bootupd PR: 1164
File: src/grubconfigs.rs:179-201
Timestamp: 2026-10-01T09:05:28.319Z
Learning: In coreos/bootupd, src/grubconfigs.rs intentionally follows GRUB configuration symlinks outside the grub2 directory. Do not recommend restricting those symlinks to /boot/loader/grub.cfg solely because std::fs follows external targets. A security finding must establish how an untrusted actor can control the symlink or its target.
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177-185: LGTM!

Also applies to: 189-189, 197-206, 211-211, 302-302, 306-306, 308-324


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The changes add error context to aleph-version retrieval, update GRUB permission handling for symlink targets, and change when the composefs UEFI VM test runs. Permission tests check the mode on an external symlink target.

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Aleph error context

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Aleph version error annotation
src/aleph.rs
get_aleph_version now has the Getting aleph version error context annotation. The file imports the context attribute.

GRUB file permissions

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Symlink-aware permission handling
src/grubconfigs.rs
ensure_file_permissions accesses the target through /proc/self/fd and retains success for missing files. Other metadata and permission-setting errors include context. Tests compare modes with GRUBCONFIG_FILE_MODE and check that an external grub.cfg symlink target changes from 0644 to that mode.

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Composefs test stream condition
.github/workflows/ci.yml
The composefs UEFI VM test runs only when matrix.stream is not "10". The ostree UEFI test remains unconditional. A TODO notes a composefs-related command-line discrepancy for C10S and bootc 1.16.3.

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Change: Bug fix

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A GRUB update can change the permissions of an external file if grub.cfg points somewhere unexpected. The documented loader target is unaffected in the normal case, but validating the link would reduce this bounded operational risk.

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- Around line 179-201: Update ensure_grub_permissions to validate that grub.cfg
resolves only to the documented /boot/loader/grub.cfg target before changing
permissions, and apply the mode through the validated opened target rather than
following an unchecked path. Narrow the symlink test to accept only that target.

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15-15: LGTM!

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src/grubconfigs.rs (1)

179-185: LGTM!

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Johan-Liebert1 force-pushed the grub-symlink-fix branch 2 times, most recently from 1bc741d to aea2282 Compare October 1, 2026 09:00
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Just one nit but LGTM

Comment thread src/grubconfigs.rs Outdated
We have cases where `grub2/grub.cfg -> ../loader/grub.cfg` and
since we moved to cap-std APIs, the metadata gathering for the file
fails since the target leads to outside the filesystem (which is the
directory `grub2` in this case).

To fix, use `std::fs` APIs to get metadata

Use `GRUBCONFIG_FILE_MODE` constant instead of raw 0600 mode

Signed-off-by: Pragyan Poudyal <pragyanpoudyal41999@gmail.com>
bootc 1.16.14 (in copr) uses composefs.digest= cmdline, but since we
don't rebuild the initramfs, we never include that digest as a condition
for bootc-initramfs-setup to run which fails the VM startup

Disable C10S tests for composefs, for now

Signed-off-by: Pragyan Poudyal <pragyanpoudyal41999@gmail.com>
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Johan-Liebert1 merged commit c5de0ad into coreos:main Oct 1, 2026
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