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James Tucker b101cb8bef ssh/tailssh: keep sessions when a prompt-free rule expires
Check mode grants recently approved users a prompt-free Accept rule
with a short RuleExpires. When that rule expired, the policy recheck
matched the base HoldAndDelegate rule instead. The recheck read that as
a policy edit and closed the connection. Live sessions died when the
prompt-free window lapsed.

Remember the rule that matched at authentication. If it has expired and
a hold rule matches instead, keep the connection. Only new connections
re-authenticate.

The expiry timer now fires at least 1ms past a lapsed deadline. A
zero-delay refire lands at the deadline, where the rule is not yet
expired, and re-arms. The real clock moves on between refires; a stopped
clock, such as a synctest bubble, does not.

The fallback test runs in a synctest bubble, so the expiry cannot race
the handshake on a slow runner. A bubble cannot hold child processes:
the test opens a session channel but runs no command, and the empty PATH
keeps the conn lifecycle free of subprocesses. The session-kill side of
expiry stays pinned on the real clock.

A policy edit that swaps a still-valid accept rule for a hold rule still
closes the connection. Recorder, identity, and accept-env checks still
run on the fallback path.

Updates tailscale/corp#50380

Change-Id: I46fa7d42142e90d00843744427c91ba29d68a467
Signed-off-by: James Tucker <james@tailscale.com>
2026-10-28 14:47:00 -07:00

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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & contributors
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
//go:build (linux && !android) || (darwin && !ios) || freebsd || openbsd || plan9
// Package tailssh is an SSH server integrated into Tailscale.
package tailssh
import (
"bytes"
"cmp"
"context"
"crypto/rand"
"encoding/json"
"errors"
"fmt"
"io"
"maps"
"net"
"net/http"
"net/netip"
"net/url"
"os"
"os/exec"
stduser "os/user"
"path/filepath"
"runtime"
"slices"
"strings"
"sync"
"sync/atomic"
"time"
gliderssh "github.com/tailscale/gliderssh"
"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
"tailscale.com/envknob"
"tailscale.com/feature"
"tailscale.com/ipn/ipnlocal"
"tailscale.com/net/tsaddr"
"tailscale.com/net/tsdial"
"tailscale.com/sessionrecording"
"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
"tailscale.com/tstime"
"tailscale.com/types/key"
"tailscale.com/types/logger"
"tailscale.com/types/netmap"
"tailscale.com/util/backoff"
"tailscale.com/util/clientmetric"
"tailscale.com/util/httpm"
"tailscale.com/util/mak"
"tailscale.com/version/distro"
)
var (
sshVerboseLogging = envknob.RegisterBool("TS_DEBUG_SSH_VLOG")
sshDisableSFTP = envknob.RegisterBool("TS_SSH_DISABLE_SFTP")
sshDisableForwarding = envknob.RegisterBool("TS_SSH_DISABLE_FORWARDING")
// sshForwardGatewayPorts permits reverse TCP forwards to bind
// non-loopback addresses. It is the equivalent of sshd's GatewayPorts.
sshForwardGatewayPorts = envknob.RegisterBool("TS_SSH_FORWARD_GATEWAY_PORTS")
sshDisablePTY = envknob.RegisterBool("TS_SSH_DISABLE_PTY")
// sshLoginGraceTime is the TS_SSH_LOGIN_GRACE_TIME knob. It is
// the maximum allowed duration between accepting a connection and
// completing authentication, like sshd's LoginGraceTime. It defaults
// to 120 seconds. See loginGraceTime for the accepted value forms.
sshLoginGraceTime = envknob.RegisterString("TS_SSH_LOGIN_GRACE_TIME")
// errTerminal is an empty ssh.PartialSuccessError (with no 'Next'
// authentication methods that may proceed), which results in the SSH
// server immediately disconnecting the client.
errTerminal = &ssh.PartialSuccessError{}
// hookSSHLoginSuccess is called after successful SSH authentication.
// It is set by platform-specific code (e.g., auditd_linux.go).
hookSSHLoginSuccess feature.Hook[func(logf logger.Logf, c *conn)]
)
const (
// forcePasswordSuffix is the suffix at the end of a username that forces
// Tailscale SSH into password authentication mode to work around buggy SSH
// clients that get confused by successful replies to auth type "none".
forcePasswordSuffix = "+password"
)
// ipnLocalBackend is the subset of ipnlocal.LocalBackend that we use.
// It is used for testing.
type ipnLocalBackend interface {
ShouldRunSSH() bool
NetMap() *netmap.NetworkMap
NetMapNoPeers() *netmap.NetworkMap
WhoIs(proto string, ipp netip.AddrPort) (n tailcfg.NodeView, u tailcfg.UserProfile, ok bool)
DoNoiseRequest(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
Dialer() *tsdial.Dialer
TailscaleVarRoot() string
NodeKey() key.NodePublic
}
type server struct {
lb ipnLocalBackend
logf logger.Logf
tailscaledPath string
timeNow func() time.Time // or nil for time.Now
sessionWaitGroup sync.WaitGroup
// mu protects the following
mu sync.Mutex
activeConns map[*conn]bool // set; value is always true
shutdownCalled bool
}
func (srv *server) now() time.Time {
if srv != nil && srv.timeNow != nil {
return srv.timeNow()
}
return time.Now()
}
func init() {
feature.HookGetSSHHostKeyPublicStrings.Set(getHostKeyPublicStrings)
ipnlocal.RegisterC2N("/ssh/usernames", handleC2NSSHUsernames)
ipnlocal.RegisterNewSSHServer(func(logf logger.Logf, lb *ipnlocal.LocalBackend) (ipnlocal.SSHServer, error) {
tsd, err := os.Executable()
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
srv := &server{
lb: lb,
logf: logf,
tailscaledPath: tsd,
timeNow: func() time.Time {
return lb.ControlNow(time.Now())
},
}
return srv, nil
})
}
// attachSessionToConnIfNotShutdown ensures that srv is not shutdown before
// attaching the session to the conn. This ensures that once Shutdown is called,
// new sessions are not allowed and existing ones are cleaned up.
// It reports whether ss was attached to the conn.
func (srv *server) attachSessionToConnIfNotShutdown(ss *sshSession) bool {
srv.mu.Lock()
defer srv.mu.Unlock()
if srv.shutdownCalled {
// Do not start any new sessions.
return false
}
ss.conn.attachSession(ss)
return true
}
// registerConn registers c unless shutdown has started, and reports whether
// c was successfully registered. The caller must initialize c's transport
// and authentication context before calling it.
func (srv *server) registerConn(c *conn) bool {
srv.mu.Lock()
defer srv.mu.Unlock()
if srv.shutdownCalled {
return false
}
mak.Set(&srv.activeConns, c, true)
return true
}
func (srv *server) unregisterConn(c *conn) {
srv.mu.Lock()
defer srv.mu.Unlock()
delete(srv.activeConns, c)
}
// NumActiveConns returns the number of active SSH connections.
func (srv *server) NumActiveConns() int {
srv.mu.Lock()
defer srv.mu.Unlock()
return len(srv.activeConns)
}
// HandleSSHConn handles a Tailscale SSH connection from c.
// This is the entry point for all SSH connections.
// When this returns, the connection is closed.
func (srv *server) HandleSSHConn(nc net.Conn) error {
defer nc.Close()
metricIncomingConnections.Add(1)
c, err := srv.newConn()
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Capture the raw conn and the auth-phase context, and arm the grace
// timer, before the conn becomes visible in activeConns: a Shutdown
// racing the registration must find everything it needs to close the
// conn. The handshake starts after registration.
c.authRecheckDone = make(chan struct{})
c.netConn = nc
c.preAuthCtx, c.preAuthCancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
c.armLoginGrace()
if !srv.registerConn(c) {
c.stopConnTimers()
c.closeConn()
return errors.New("server is shutting down")
}
defer srv.unregisterConn(c)
defer c.preAuthCancel()
defer c.stopConnTimers()
// Close the process monitor when the SSH connection ends.
defer c.closeConnMonitor()
c.HandleConn(nc)
// Return nil to signal to netstack's interception that it doesn't need to
// log. If ss.HandleConn had problems, it can log itself (ideally on an
// sshSession.logf).
return nil
}
// Shutdown closes all active connections and waits for their sessions to exit.
// Closing the raw transport also interrupts authentication and cancels pending
// HoldAndDelegate requests.
func (srv *server) Shutdown() {
srv.mu.Lock()
srv.shutdownCalled = true
for c := range srv.activeConns {
c.closeConn()
}
srv.mu.Unlock()
srv.sessionWaitGroup.Wait()
}
// OnPolicyChange terminates any active connections and sessions that no
// longer match the SSH access policy.
func (srv *server) OnPolicyChange() {
srv.mu.Lock()
defer srv.mu.Unlock()
for c := range srv.activeConns {
if !c.authCompleted.Load() {
// The connection hasn't completed authentication yet.
// In that case, the connection will be terminated when it does.
// AuthLogCallback runs a recheck on authentication success.
continue
}
go c.recheckPolicy()
}
}
// conn represents a single SSH connection and its associated
// gliderssh.Server.
//
// During the lifecycle of a connection, the following are called in order:
// Setup and discover server info
// - ServerConfigCallback
//
// Get access to a ServerPreAuthConn (useful for sending banners)
//
// Do the user auth with a NoClientAuthCallback. If user specified
// a username ending in "+password", follow this with password auth
// (to work around buggy SSH clients that don't work with noauth).
//
// Once auth is done, the conn can be multiplexed with multiple sessions and
// channels concurrently. At which point any of the following can be called
// in any order.
// - c.handleSessionPostSSHAuth
// - c.mayForwardLocalPortTo followed by a credentialed TCP dial (gliderssh on plan9)
// - c.mayForwardLocalUnixTo, the unix -L dial
// - c.mayReverseUnixForwardTo, the unix -R bind
// - c.wireForwarding's "tcpip-forward" handlers, the TCP -R bind
type conn struct {
*gliderssh.Server
srv *server
insecureSkipTailscaleAuth bool // used by tests.
// idH is the RFC4253 sec8 hash H. It is used to identify the connection,
// and is shared among all sessions. It should not be shared outside
// process. It is confusingly referred to as SessionID by the gliderlabs/ssh
// library.
idH string
connID string // ID that's shared with control
// spac is a [ssh.ServerPreAuthConn] used for sending auth banners.
// Banners cannot be sent after auth completes.
spac ssh.ServerPreAuthConn
// The following fields are set during clientAuth and are used for policy
// evaluation and session management. They are immutable after SSH
// authentication succeeds. They must not be read from other goroutines until
// authCompleted is set to true.
action0 *tailcfg.SSHAction // set by clientAuth
finalAction *tailcfg.SSHAction // set by clientAuth
latchedRule *tailcfg.SSHRule // rule matched at auth; rechecks use it to tell rule expiry from a policy edit
info *sshConnInfo // set by setInfo (during clientAuth)
localUser *userMeta // set by clientAuth
mappedLocalUser string // policy spelling resolved to localUser at auth
userGroupIDs []string // set by clientAuth
acceptEnv []string
// authCompleted publishes the authentication state to policy rechecks.
// It is set on SSH authentication success, not on an unsigned key query
// or partial authentication success.
authCompleted atomic.Bool
// authRecheckDone is closed after the asynchronous auth-completion policy
// check. It is initialized before the connection is published.
authRecheckDone chan struct{}
// netConn is the raw connection, captured at accept in HandleSSHConn.
// It is set once, before HandleConn, and is read-only afterwards. It
// exists so conn.closeConn can tear down the conn even while the SSH
// handshake is still inside its auth callbacks, before gliderssh has
// published the conn to its Server.
netConn net.Conn
// preAuthCtx lasts from accept until conn teardown and parents the
// auth-phase HoldAndDelegate fetchSSHAction wait. preAuthCancel
// cancels it and is set once alongside netConn.
preAuthCtx context.Context
preAuthCancel context.CancelFunc
// closeOnce makes conn.closeConn idempotent.
closeOnce sync.Once
// mu protects the following fields.
//
// srv.mu should be acquired prior to mu.
// It is safe to just acquire mu, but unsafe to
// acquire mu and then srv.mu.
mu sync.Mutex // protects the following
sessions []*sshSession
// recheckMu makes recheckPolicy's policy evaluation and its
// RuleExpires timer re-arm one critical section.
recheckMu sync.Mutex
// graceTimer is the pre-auth login-grace timer. ruleTimer fires when
// the currently matched rule reaches its RuleExpires. Both are
// guarded by mu and stopped at conn teardown in HandleSSHConn.
graceTimer *time.Timer
ruleTimer *time.Timer
// teardownDone is set by stopConnTimers under mu. It prevents policy
// rechecks from arming ruleTimer after connection cleanup.
teardownDone bool
// monitor owns the process monitor for sessions and forwarding.
// It is empty on Plan 9.
monitor connMonitorState
}
func (c *conn) logf(format string, args ...any) {
format = fmt.Sprintf("%v: %v", c.connID, format)
c.srv.logf(format, args...)
}
func (c *conn) vlogf(format string, args ...any) {
if sshVerboseLogging() {
c.logf(format, args...)
}
}
// errDenied is returned by auth callbacks when a connection is denied by the
// policy. It writes the message to an auth banner and then returns an empty
// ssh.PartialSuccessError in order to stop processing authentication
// attempts and immediately disconnect the client.
func (c *conn) errDenied(message string) error {
if message == "" {
message = "tailscale: access denied"
}
if err := c.spac.SendAuthBanner(message); err != nil {
c.logf("failed to send auth banner: %s", err)
}
return errTerminal
}
// errBanner writes the given message to an auth banner and then returns an
// empty ssh.PartialSuccessError in order to stop processing authentication
// attempts and immediately disconnect the client. The contents of err is not
// leaked in the auth banner, but it is logged to the server's log.
func (c *conn) errBanner(message string, err error) error {
if err != nil {
c.logf("%s: %s", message, err)
}
if err := c.spac.SendAuthBanner("tailscale: " + message + "\n"); err != nil {
c.logf("failed to send auth banner: %s", err)
}
return errTerminal
}
// errUnexpected is returned by auth callbacks that encounter an unexpected
// error, such as being unable to send an auth banner. It sends an empty
// ssh.PartialSuccessError to tell ssh.Server to stop processing
// authentication attempts and instead disconnect immediately.
func (c *conn) errUnexpected(err error) error {
c.logf("terminal error: %s", err)
return errTerminal
}
// clientAuth is responsible for performing client authentication.
//
// If policy evaluation fails, it returns an error.
// If access is denied, it returns an error. This must always be an empty
// ssh.PartialSuccessError to prevent further authentication methods from
// being tried.
func (c *conn) clientAuth(cm ssh.ConnMetadata) (perms *ssh.Permissions, retErr error) {
defer func() {
if pse, ok := retErr.(*ssh.PartialSuccessError); ok {
if pse.Next.GSSAPIWithMICConfig != nil ||
pse.Next.KeyboardInteractiveCallback != nil ||
pse.Next.PasswordCallback != nil ||
pse.Next.PublicKeyCallback != nil {
panic("clientAuth attempted to return a non-empty PartialSuccessError")
}
} else if retErr != nil {
panic(fmt.Sprintf("clientAuth attempted to return a non-PartialSuccessError error of type: %t", retErr))
}
}()
if c.insecureSkipTailscaleAuth {
return &ssh.Permissions{}, nil
}
if err := c.setInfo(cm); err != nil {
return nil, c.errBanner("failed to get connection info", err)
}
action, localUser, acceptEnv, rule, result := c.evaluatePolicy()
switch result {
case accepted:
// do nothing
case rejectedUser:
// The banner names the requested user: that name is the client's
// own request and reflects only tailnet policy (the client's own
// ACL view), never a local-host fact, so naming it leaks nothing.
// The local-user lookup paths below must not vary with the failure
// cause, so no banner is a username-existence oracle; the attempted
// user is logged server-side (matchRule's vlogf).
return nil, c.errBanner(fmt.Sprintf("tailnet policy does not permit you to SSH as user %q", c.info.sshUser), nil)
case rejected, noPolicy:
return nil, c.errBanner("tailnet policy does not permit you to SSH to this node", fmt.Errorf("failed to evaluate policy, result: %s", result))
default:
return nil, c.errBanner("failed to evaluate tailnet policy", fmt.Errorf("failed to evaluate policy, result: %s", result))
}
c.action0 = action
c.latchedRule = rule
if action.Accept || action.HoldAndDelegate != "" {
// Immediately look up user information for purposes of generating
// hold and delegate URL (if necessary).
lu, err := userLookup(localUser)
if err != nil {
// One fixed client-visible message for every lookup failure
// cause; the underlying error is logged server-side only, so
// the banner reveals nothing about local users beyond the name
// the policy already mapped for this client.
return nil, c.errBanner(fmt.Sprintf("failed to look up local user %q ", localUser), err)
}
gids, err := lu.GroupIds()
if err != nil {
return nil, c.errBanner("failed to look up local user's group IDs", err)
}
c.userGroupIDs = gids
c.localUser = lu
c.mappedLocalUser = localUser
c.acceptEnv = acceptEnv
}
for {
switch {
case action.Accept:
metricTerminalAccept.Add(1)
if action.Message != "" {
if err := c.spac.SendAuthBanner(action.Message); err != nil {
return nil, c.errUnexpected(fmt.Errorf("error sending auth welcome message: %w", err))
}
}
c.finalAction = action
return &ssh.Permissions{}, nil
case action.Reject:
metricTerminalReject.Add(1)
c.finalAction = action
return nil, c.errDenied(action.Message)
case action.HoldAndDelegate != "":
if action.Message != "" {
if err := c.spac.SendAuthBanner(action.Message); err != nil {
return nil, c.errUnexpected(fmt.Errorf("error sending hold and delegate message: %w", err))
}
}
url := action.HoldAndDelegate
// Allow the delegate fetch to reach its own timeout before
// login grace closes the transport. Keep the transport deadline
// in case the fetch does not return on context cancellation.
c.extendLoginGrace(holdDelegateGrace)
// Connection teardown also cancels the delegate fetch.
ctx := c.preAuthCtx
if ctx == nil {
ctx = context.Background()
}
metricHolds.Add(1)
url = c.expandDelegateURLLocked(url)
var err error
action, err = c.fetchSSHAction(ctx, url)
if err != nil {
metricTerminalFetchError.Add(1)
return nil, c.errBanner("failed to fetch next SSH action", fmt.Errorf("fetch failed from %s: %w", url, err))
}
default:
metricTerminalMalformed.Add(1)
return nil, c.errBanner("reached Action that had neither Accept, Reject, nor HoldAndDelegate", nil)
}
}
}
// ServerConfig implements gliderssh.ServerConfigCallback.
func (c *conn) ServerConfig(ctx gliderssh.Context) *ssh.ServerConfig {
return &ssh.ServerConfig{
AuthLogCallback: func(_ ssh.ConnMetadata, _ string, err error) {
// x/crypto calls this with nil only after successful authentication.
// Unsigned public-key queries do not reach this callback.
if err == nil && !c.insecureSkipTailscaleAuth {
c.mu.Lock()
c.authCompleted.Store(true)
c.stopLoginGraceLocked()
c.mu.Unlock()
// Cover policy changes during authentication and arm rule expiry.
go func() {
c.recheckPolicy()
if c.authRecheckDone != nil {
close(c.authRecheckDone)
}
}()
}
},
PreAuthConnCallback: func(spac ssh.ServerPreAuthConn) {
c.spac = spac
},
NoClientAuth: true, // required for the NoClientAuthCallback to run
NoClientAuthCallback: func(cm ssh.ConnMetadata) (*ssh.Permissions, error) {
// First perform client authentication, which can potentially
// involve multiple steps (for example prompting user to log in to
// Tailscale admin panel to confirm identity).
perms, err := c.clientAuth(cm)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Authentication succeeded. Buggy SSH clients get confused by
// success from the "none" auth method. As a workaround, let users
// specify a username ending in "+password" to force password auth.
// The actual value of the password doesn't matter.
if strings.HasSuffix(cm.User(), forcePasswordSuffix) {
return nil, &ssh.PartialSuccessError{
Next: ssh.ServerAuthCallbacks{
PasswordCallback: func(_ ssh.ConnMetadata, password []byte) (*ssh.Permissions, error) {
return &ssh.Permissions{}, nil
},
},
}
}
return perms, nil
},
PasswordCallback: func(cm ssh.ConnMetadata, pword []byte) (*ssh.Permissions, error) {
// Some clients don't request 'none' authentication. Instead, they
// immediately supply a password. We humor them by accepting the
// password, but authenticate as usual, ignoring the actual value of
// the password.
return c.clientAuth(cm)
},
PublicKeyCallback: func(cm ssh.ConnMetadata, key ssh.PublicKey) (*ssh.Permissions, error) {
// Some clients don't request 'none' authentication. Instead, they
// immediately supply a public key. We humor them by accepting the
// key, but authenticate as usual, ignoring the actual content of
// the key.
return c.clientAuth(cm)
},
}
}
func (srv *server) newConn() (*conn, error) {
srv.mu.Lock()
if srv.shutdownCalled {
srv.mu.Unlock()
// Avoid constructing a connection after shutdown. registerConn
// checks again before publishing the initialized connection.
return nil, errors.New("server is shutting down")
}
srv.mu.Unlock()
c := &conn{srv: srv}
now := srv.now()
c.connID = fmt.Sprintf("ssh-conn-%s-%02x", now.UTC().Format(tstime.BasicDateTTime), randBytes(5))
streamLocalFwdHandler := &gliderssh.ForwardedUnixHandler{}
c.Server = &gliderssh.Server{
Version: "Tailscale",
ServerConfigCallback: c.ServerConfig,
IdleTimeout: sshIdleTimeout(),
Handler: c.handleSessionPostSSHAuth,
LocalPortForwardingCallback: c.mayForwardLocalPortTo,
ReversePortForwardingCallback: c.mayReversePortForwardTo,
LocalUnixForwardingCallback: c.mayForwardLocalUnixTo,
ReverseUnixForwardingCallback: c.mayReverseUnixForwardTo,
SubsystemHandlers: map[string]gliderssh.SubsystemHandler{
"sftp": c.handleSessionPostSSHAuth,
},
ChannelHandlers: map[string]gliderssh.ChannelHandler{
"direct-tcpip": gliderssh.DirectTCPIPHandler,
"direct-streamlocal@openssh.com": gliderssh.DirectStreamLocalHandler,
},
RequestHandlers: map[string]gliderssh.RequestHandler{
"streamlocal-forward@openssh.com": streamLocalFwdHandler.HandleSSHRequest,
"cancel-streamlocal-forward@openssh.com": streamLocalFwdHandler.HandleSSHRequest,
},
}
ss := c.Server
maps.Copy(ss.RequestHandlers, gliderssh.DefaultRequestHandlers)
maps.Copy(ss.ChannelHandlers, gliderssh.DefaultChannelHandlers)
maps.Copy(ss.SubsystemHandlers, gliderssh.DefaultSubsystemHandlers)
c.wireForwarding(ss)
keys, err := getHostKeys(srv.lb.TailscaleVarRoot(), srv.logf)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
for _, signer := range keys {
ss.AddHostKey(signer)
}
return c, nil
}
// mayReversePortPortForwardTo reports whether the ctx should be allowed to port forward
// to the specified host and port.
// TODO(bradfitz/maisem): should we have more checks on host/port?
func (c *conn) mayReversePortForwardTo(ctx gliderssh.Context, destinationHost string, destinationPort uint32) bool {
if sshDisableForwarding() || c.finalAction == nil || !c.finalAction.AllowRemotePortForwarding {
return false
}
// The latched forwarding bit may be stale. See recheckPolicy.
if !c.recheckForwardingPolicy() {
return false
}
metricRemotePortForward.Add(1)
return true
}
// mayForwardLocalPortTo reports whether the ctx should be allowed to port forward
// to the specified host and port.
// TODO(bradfitz/maisem): should we have more checks on host/port?
func (c *conn) mayForwardLocalPortTo(ctx gliderssh.Context, destinationHost string, destinationPort uint32) bool {
if sshDisableForwarding() || c.finalAction == nil || !c.finalAction.AllowLocalPortForwarding {
return false
}
// The latched forwarding bit may be stale. See recheckPolicy.
if !c.recheckForwardingPolicy() {
return false
}
metricLocalPortForward.Add(1)
return true
}
// mayForwardLocalUnixTo is the server-side handler for
// direct-streamlocal@openssh.com (SSH -L with Unix sockets). It returns a
// connection to the specified Unix domain socket path if forwarding is
// permitted, or an error if not. On unix the dial goes through
// conn.fwdDialUnix.
func (c *conn) mayForwardLocalUnixTo(ctx gliderssh.Context, socketPath string) (net.Conn, error) {
if sshDisableForwarding() || c.finalAction == nil || !c.finalAction.AllowLocalPortForwarding {
return nil, gliderssh.ErrRejected
}
// The latched forwarding bit may be stale. See recheckPolicy.
if !c.recheckForwardingPolicy() {
return nil, gliderssh.ErrRejected
}
metricLocalPortForward.Add(1)
return c.fwdDialUnix(ctx, socketPath)
}
// mayReverseUnixForwardTo is the server-side handler for
// streamlocal-forward@openssh.com (SSH -R with Unix sockets). It returns a
// listener for the specified Unix domain socket path if reverse forwarding
// is permitted, or an error if not. On unix the listener comes from
// conn.fwdListenUnix.
func (c *conn) mayReverseUnixForwardTo(ctx gliderssh.Context, socketPath string) (net.Listener, error) {
if sshDisableForwarding() || c.finalAction == nil || !c.finalAction.AllowRemotePortForwarding {
return nil, gliderssh.ErrRejected
}
// The latched forwarding bit may be stale. See recheckPolicy.
if !c.recheckForwardingPolicy() {
return nil, gliderssh.ErrRejected
}
metricRemotePortForward.Add(1)
return c.fwdListenUnix(ctx, socketPath)
}
// sshPolicy returns the SSHPolicy for current node.
// If there is no SSHPolicy in the netmap, it returns a debugPolicy
// if one is defined.
func (c *conn) sshPolicy() (_ *tailcfg.SSHPolicy, ok bool) {
lb := c.srv.lb
if !lb.ShouldRunSSH() {
return nil, false
}
nm := lb.NetMapNoPeers()
if nm == nil {
return nil, false
}
if pol := nm.SSHPolicy; pol != nil && !envknob.SSHIgnoreTailnetPolicy() {
return pol, true
}
debugPolicyFile := envknob.SSHPolicyFile()
if debugPolicyFile != "" {
c.logf("reading debug SSH policy file: %v", debugPolicyFile)
f, err := os.ReadFile(debugPolicyFile)
if err != nil {
c.logf("error reading debug SSH policy file: %v", err)
return nil, false
}
p := new(tailcfg.SSHPolicy)
if err := json.Unmarshal(f, p); err != nil {
c.logf("invalid JSON in %v: %v", debugPolicyFile, err)
return nil, false
}
return p, true
}
return nil, false
}
func toIPPort(a net.Addr) (ipp netip.AddrPort) {
ta, ok := a.(*net.TCPAddr)
if !ok {
return
}
tanetaddr, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(ta.IP)
if !ok {
return
}
return netip.AddrPortFrom(tanetaddr.Unmap(), uint16(ta.Port))
}
// connInfo populates the sshConnInfo from the provided arguments,
// validating only that they represent a known Tailscale identity.
func (c *conn) setInfo(cm ssh.ConnMetadata) error {
if c.info != nil {
return nil
}
ci := &sshConnInfo{
sshUser: strings.TrimSuffix(cm.User(), forcePasswordSuffix),
src: toIPPort(cm.RemoteAddr()),
dst: toIPPort(cm.LocalAddr()),
}
if !tsaddr.IsTailscaleIP(ci.dst.Addr()) {
return fmt.Errorf("tailssh: rejecting non-Tailscale local address %v", ci.dst)
}
if !tsaddr.IsTailscaleIP(ci.src.Addr()) {
return fmt.Errorf("tailssh: rejecting non-Tailscale remote address %v", ci.src)
}
node, uprof, ok := c.srv.lb.WhoIs("tcp", ci.src)
if !ok {
return fmt.Errorf("unknown Tailscale identity from src %v", ci.src)
}
ci.node = node
ci.uprof = uprof
c.idH = string(cm.SessionID())
c.info = ci
c.logf("handling conn: %v", ci.String())
return nil
}
type evalResult string
const (
noPolicy evalResult = "no policy"
rejected evalResult = "rejected"
rejectedUser evalResult = "rejected user"
accepted evalResult = "accept"
)
// evaluatePolicy returns the SSHAction, localUser, acceptEnv, and matched
// rule after evaluating the SSHPolicy for this conn. The rule is the
// netmap rule that produced the action, nil unless result is accepted.
// Callers use its RuleExpires to arm the conn-level expiry timer.
func (c *conn) evaluatePolicy() (*tailcfg.SSHAction, string, []string, *tailcfg.SSHRule, evalResult) {
return c.evaluatePolicyWithUserLookup(userLookup)
}
func (c *conn) evaluatePolicyWithUserLookup(lookup func(string) (*userMeta, error)) (_ *tailcfg.SSHAction, localUser string, acceptEnv []string, rule *tailcfg.SSHRule, result evalResult) {
pol, ok := c.sshPolicy()
if !ok {
return nil, "", nil, nil, noPolicy
}
return c.evalSSHPolicyWithUserLookup(pol, lookup)
}
// handleSessionPostSSHAuth runs an SSH session after the SSH-level authentication,
// but not necessarily before all the Tailscale-level extra verification has
// completed. It also handles SFTP requests.
func (c *conn) handleSessionPostSSHAuth(s gliderssh.Session) {
// Re-evaluate the policy before honoring a new session channel. The
// conn's latched finalAction, covering localUser, recorders, duration,
// and the env allowlist, may be stale if the policy changed since
// auth. A material change closes the connection, and the session
// exits 255 before running anything.
if material, why, _ := c.materialPolicyChange(); material {
fmt.Fprintf(s.Stderr(), "tailscale: access revoked\r\n")
// 255 is an SSH-layer failure. No user command ever ran. See
// run()'s attachSession branch, which uses the same exit code.
s.Exit(255)
c.revokeConn(why)
return
}
// Do this check after auth, but before starting the session.
switch s.Subsystem() {
case "sftp":
if sshDisableSFTP() {
fmt.Fprintf(s.Stderr(), "sftp disabled\r\n")
s.Exit(1)
return
}
metricSFTP.Add(1)
case "":
// Regular SSH session.
default:
fmt.Fprintf(s.Stderr(), "Unsupported subsystem %q\r\n", s.Subsystem())
s.Exit(1)
return
}
ss := c.newSSHSession(s)
ss.logf("handling new SSH connection from %v (%v) to ssh-user %q", c.info.uprof.LoginName, c.info.src.Addr(), c.localUser.Username)
ss.logf("access granted to %v as ssh-user %q", c.info.uprof.LoginName, c.localUser.Username)
if f, ok := hookSSHLoginSuccess.GetOk(); ok {
f(c.srv.logf, c)
}
ss.run()
}
func (c *conn) expandDelegateURLLocked(actionURL string) string {
nm := c.srv.lb.NetMapNoPeers()
ci := c.info
lu := c.localUser
var dstNodeID string
if nm != nil {
dstNodeID = fmt.Sprint(int64(nm.SelfNode.ID()))
}
return strings.NewReplacer(
"$SRC_NODE_IP", url.QueryEscape(ci.src.Addr().String()),
"$SRC_NODE_ID", fmt.Sprint(int64(ci.node.ID())),
"$DST_NODE_IP", url.QueryEscape(ci.dst.Addr().String()),
"$DST_NODE_ID", dstNodeID,
"$SSH_USER", url.QueryEscape(ci.sshUser),
"$LOCAL_USER", url.QueryEscape(lu.Username),
).Replace(actionURL)
}
// sshSession is an accepted Tailscale SSH session.
type sshSession struct {
gliderssh.Session
sharedID string // ID that's shared with control
logf logger.Logf
ctx context.Context
cancelCtx context.CancelCauseFunc
conn *conn
agentListener net.Listener // non-nil if agent-forwarding requested+allowed
// initialized by launchProcess:
osSessionState // the process itself; see process_*.go
wrStdin io.WriteCloser
rdStdout io.ReadCloser
rdStderr io.ReadCloser // rdStderr is nil for pty sessions
ptyReq *gliderssh.Pty // non-nil for pty sessions
// childPipes is a list of pipes that need to be closed when the process exits.
// For pty sessions, this is the tty fd.
// For non-pty sessions, this is the stdin, stdout, stderr fds.
childPipes []io.Closer
// We use this sync.Once to ensure that we only terminate the process once,
// either it exits itself or is terminated
exitOnce sync.Once
// exitHandled is closed when killProcessOnContextDone finishes writing any
// termination message to the client. run() waits on this before calling
// ss.Exit to ensure the message is flushed before the SSH channel is torn
// down. It is initialized by run() before starting killProcessOnContextDone.
exitHandled chan struct{}
}
func (ss *sshSession) vlogf(format string, args ...any) {
if sshVerboseLogging() {
ss.logf(format, args...)
}
}
func (c *conn) newSSHSession(s gliderssh.Session) *sshSession {
sharedID := fmt.Sprintf("sess-%s-%02x", c.srv.now().UTC().Format(tstime.BasicDateTTime), randBytes(5))
c.logf("starting session: %v", sharedID)
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancelCause(s.Context())
return &sshSession{
Session: s,
sharedID: sharedID,
ctx: ctx,
cancelCtx: cancel,
conn: c,
logf: logger.WithPrefix(c.srv.logf, "ssh-session("+sharedID+"): "),
}
}
const (
// delegateFetchTimeout bounds one delegated action fetch, including retries.
delegateFetchTimeout = 30 * time.Minute
// holdDelegateGrace is the login-grace period while fetching a delegated
// action. It allows the fetch to time out before closing the transport.
holdDelegateGrace = delegateFetchTimeout + 5*time.Minute
)
// armLoginGrace arms the pre-auth login-grace timer; on expiry the
// connection is closed at the raw socket. The timer is stopped at auth
// completion by stopLoginGraceLocked in AuthLogCallback,
// and extended while a HoldAndDelegate approval is in flight by
// extendLoginGrace. Superseded timers are disarmed by the self-identity
// check under mu.
func (c *conn) armLoginGrace() {
c.mu.Lock()
defer c.mu.Unlock()
c.armLoginGraceLocked(loginGraceTime())
}
func (c *conn) armLoginGraceLocked(d time.Duration) {
var t *time.Timer
t = time.AfterFunc(d, func() {
c.mu.Lock()
if c.authCompleted.Load() || c.graceTimer != t {
// Auth already completed, or this timer was stopped or
// superseded by a later re-arm.
c.mu.Unlock()
return
}
c.graceTimer = nil
c.mu.Unlock()
c.logf("ssh: login grace period expired before authentication completed; closing connection")
c.closeConn()
})
c.graceTimer = t
}
// stopLoginGraceLocked stops the login-grace timer once auth has
// completed. The caller holds c.mu.
func (c *conn) stopLoginGraceLocked() {
if c.graceTimer != nil {
c.graceTimer.Stop()
c.graceTimer = nil
}
}
// extendLoginGrace re-arms the login-grace timer to d from now.
func (c *conn) extendLoginGrace(d time.Duration) {
c.mu.Lock()
defer c.mu.Unlock()
c.stopLoginGraceLocked()
c.armLoginGraceLocked(d)
}
// armRuleExpiryLocked arms the conn-level RuleExpires timer, which fires
// at expiry and re-evaluates the policy; an expired rule fails closed in
// matchRule. The timer is armed at auth completion and re-armed on every
// non-material re-evaluation by recheckPolicy. The caller holds c.mu.
func (c *conn) armRuleExpiryLocked(r *tailcfg.SSHRule) {
if c.ruleTimer != nil {
// Re-arming happens when recheckPolicy's non-material
// re-evaluation matched a differently-expiring rule. A superseded
// one-shot timer is stopped rather than left to fire its own
// extra recheck later.
c.ruleTimer.Stop()
c.ruleTimer = nil
}
if r == nil || r.RuleExpires == nil {
return
}
d := r.RuleExpires.Sub(c.srv.now())
if d <= 0 {
// The deadline has passed, or is exactly now. Fire strictly
// after it. A zero-delay refire lands at the deadline, before
// the rule expires, and re-arms with another zero delay. A
// stopped clock never moves past the deadline. The real clock
// does.
d = time.Millisecond
}
c.ruleTimer = time.AfterFunc(d, func() { go c.recheckPolicy() })
}
// stopConnTimers stops the login-grace and RuleExpires timers at conn
// teardown. It also latches teardownDone, so any later non-material
// recheck must not re-arm ruleTimer. See the field's comment.
func (c *conn) stopConnTimers() {
c.mu.Lock()
defer c.mu.Unlock()
c.teardownDone = true
if c.graceTimer != nil {
c.graceTimer.Stop()
c.graceTimer = nil
}
if c.ruleTimer != nil {
c.ruleTimer.Stop()
c.ruleTimer = nil
}
}
// closeConn cancels authentication and closes both the raw transport and
// gliderssh connections. It is safe to call concurrently and more than once.
func (c *conn) closeConn() {
c.closeOnce.Do(func() {
if c.preAuthCancel != nil {
c.preAuthCancel()
}
if c.netConn != nil {
c.netConn.Close()
}
if c.Server != nil {
c.Server.Close()
}
})
}
// revokeConn cancels each session with an "Access revoked." message and
// closes the connection. This is triggered when a policy change invalidates
// its grant.
func (c *conn) revokeConn(reason string) {
metricPolicyChangeKick.Add(1)
c.logf("session no longer valid per new SSH policy (%v); closing connection", reason)
c.mu.Lock()
for _, s := range c.sessions {
s.cancelCtx(userVisibleError{
fmt.Sprintf("Access revoked.\r\n"),
context.Canceled,
})
}
c.mu.Unlock()
c.closeConn()
}
// recheckPolicy re-evaluates the current SSHPolicy against what the conn
// latched at auth time and reports whether the conn still holds its grant.
// On a material change, either revocation or narrowing, it revokes the
// connection and returns false; see materialPolicyChange. It costs a
// local netmap policy scan plus, only when the mapped username is
// unchanged, a userLookup to verify account identity.
func (c *conn) recheckPolicy() bool {
return c.recheckPolicyWithUserLookup(userLookup)
}
// recheckForwardingPolicy checks policy without forking an account lookup for
// each forwarded connection (e.g. every request through SSH -D). Account
// identity is checked at authentication, policy updates, rule expiry, and
// session gates.
func (c *conn) recheckForwardingPolicy() bool {
return c.recheckPolicyWithUserLookup(func(string) (*userMeta, error) {
return c.localUser, nil
})
}
func (c *conn) recheckPolicyWithUserLookup(lookup func(string) (*userMeta, error)) bool {
c.recheckMu.Lock()
defer c.recheckMu.Unlock()
material, why, rule := c.materialPolicyChangeWithUserLookup(lookup)
if !material {
// Keep the conn-level RuleExpires timer in step with the rule
// that currently matches: a non-material re-evaluation, from a
// policy edit or kick, can land on a different rule whose expiry
// is later, earlier, or absent. Do not re-arm past the conn's
// teardown; see teardownDone.
c.mu.Lock()
if !c.teardownDone {
c.armRuleExpiryLocked(rule)
}
c.mu.Unlock()
return true
}
c.revokeConn(why)
return false
}
// materialPolicyChange reports whether the current policy revokes or narrows
// the authenticated grant, or changes its recording requirements.
func (c *conn) materialPolicyChange() (material bool, why string, rule *tailcfg.SSHRule) {
return c.materialPolicyChangeWithUserLookup(userLookup)
}
// materialPolicyChangeWithUserLookup re-evaluates the grant using lookup for
// account identity, including the non-root check for "=" mappings.
func (c *conn) materialPolicyChangeWithUserLookup(lookup func(string) (*userMeta, error)) (material bool, why string, rule *tailcfg.SSHRule) {
// Resolve each name only once, including the lookup required by "=".
// An inconclusive lookup may retain the authenticated identity only for
// the same policy spelling; it cannot authorize a remapping or root.
type lookupResult struct {
u *userMeta
err error
}
lookups := map[string]lookupResult{}
cachedLookup := func(name string) (*userMeta, error) {
r, ok := lookups[name]
if !ok {
r.u, r.err = lookup(name)
lookups[name] = r
}
return r.u, r.err
}
a, localUser, freshAcceptEnv, rule, result := c.evaluatePolicyWithUserLookup(func(name string) (*userMeta, error) {
u, err := cachedLookup(name)
if err != nil && !isUserMissing(err) && name == c.mappedLocalUser {
return c.localUser, nil
}
return u, err
})
c.vlogf("recheck: %+v %v %v", a, localUser, result)
if result != accepted {
return true, fmt.Sprintf("policy evaluation result: %v", result), nil
}
if a == nil {
return true, "policy returned a nil action", nil
}
if a.Reject {
return true, "rule changed from Accept to Reject", nil
}
if a.Accept && a.HoldAndDelegate != "" {
return true, "malformed action: both Accept and HoldAndDelegate", nil
}
if !a.Accept && a.HoldAndDelegate == "" {
return true, "malformed action: neither Accept, Reject, nor HoldAndDelegate", nil
}
// Compare the policy spelling before lookup: aliases and numeric UIDs
// can resolve to a different canonical username without a policy change.
if localUser != c.mappedLocalUser {
return true, fmt.Sprintf("local user changed from %q to %q", c.mappedLocalUser, localUser), nil
}
// Re-resolve the account to detect deletion or UID/primary GID changes. A lookup
// outage leaves identity unchanged, but must not skip policy checks.
lu, err := cachedLookup(localUser)
if err != nil {
if isUserMissing(err) {
return true, fmt.Sprintf("local user %q no longer exists", localUser), nil
}
c.logf("ssh: policy recheck: local user %q lookup failed (%v); retaining identity and checking remaining policy", localUser, err)
} else if lu.Uid != c.localUser.Uid || lu.Gid != c.localUser.Gid || lu.Username != c.localUser.Username {
return true, fmt.Sprintf("local user %q identity changed from %s (uid %s, gid %s) to %s (uid %s, gid %s)", localUser, c.localUser.Username, c.localUser.Uid, c.localUser.Gid, lu.Username, lu.Uid, lu.Gid), nil
}
old := c.finalAction
if old == nil || c.action0 == nil {
return true, "conn has no latched action", nil
}
if acceptEnvNarrowed(c.acceptEnv, freshAcceptEnv) {
return true, "accept-env pattern removed", nil
}
oldRecorders, oldFailure := recordingConfig(c.action0, old)
freshRecorders, freshFailure := recordingConfig(a, a)
if !a.Accept {
if c.action0.Accept {
if c.latchedRule == nil || !c.ruleExpired(c.latchedRule) {
return true, "rule changed from Accept to HoldAndDelegate", nil
}
// Rule expiry, not a policy edit. The grant lasts for
// the life of the conn. Only new connections re-authenticate.
}
// Keep the delegated grant, but compare any recording requirements
// inherited from the hold rule as well as its AcceptEnv above.
freshRecorders, freshFailure = recordingConfig(a, old)
}
if recordersChanged(oldRecorders, freshRecorders) {
return true, "session recording obligation changed", nil
}
if recFailureChanged(oldFailure, freshFailure) {
return true, "recording-failure policy changed", nil
}
if !a.Accept {
return false, "", rule
}
if old.AllowLocalPortForwarding && !a.AllowLocalPortForwarding {
return true, "local port forwarding revoked", nil
}
if old.AllowRemotePortForwarding && !a.AllowRemotePortForwarding {
return true, "remote port forwarding revoked", nil
}
if old.AllowAgentForwarding && !a.AllowAgentForwarding {
return true, "agent forwarding revoked", nil
}
if durShorter(a.SessionDuration, old.SessionDuration) {
return true, fmt.Sprintf("session duration cap shortened from %v to %v", old.SessionDuration, a.SessionDuration), nil
}
return false, "", rule
}
// recordersChanged compares recorder lists without regard to order, but with
// duplicate counts preserved. Changes in either direction require
// reauthentication because recording state is fixed at authentication.
func recordersChanged(old, fresh []netip.AddrPort) bool {
if len(old) != len(fresh) {
return true
}
counts := make(map[netip.AddrPort]int, len(old))
for _, r := range old {
counts[r]++
}
for _, r := range fresh {
if counts[r] == 0 {
return true
}
counts[r]--
}
return false
}
// isUserMissing recognizes an absent account, not an unavailable lookup source.
// NSS can report "not found" (getent exit 2) during a directory outage;
// userLookup cannot distinguish that case from deletion.
func isUserMissing(err error) bool {
_, nameMissing := errors.AsType[stduser.UnknownUserError](err)
_, uidMissing := errors.AsType[stduser.UnknownUserIdError](err)
return nameMissing || uidMissing
}
// recFailureChanged compares failure requirements in both directions, including
// messages and notification destinations. Nil is equivalent to an empty action.
func recFailureChanged(old, fresh *tailcfg.SSHRecorderFailureAction) bool {
var o, f tailcfg.SSHRecorderFailureAction
if old != nil {
o = *old
}
if fresh != nil {
f = *fresh
}
return o != f
}
// durShorter reports whether fresh is a shorter cap than old. Zero means
// uncapped, the maximum. A longer or removed cap is an extension.
func durShorter(fresh, old time.Duration) bool {
if fresh == 0 {
return false
}
if old == 0 {
return true
}
return fresh < old
}
// acceptEnvNarrowed reports whether the fresh accept-env patterns
// accept strictly less than the latched ones. Literal latched patterns
// are checked against the fresh patterns with matchAcceptEnvPattern, so
// a widening rewrite such as FOO_1 to FOO_* is an extension. A wildcard
// latched pattern not present verbatim is conservatively treated as a
// removal.
func acceptEnvNarrowed(old, fresh []string) bool {
for _, o := range old {
if slices.Contains(fresh, o) {
continue
}
if o == "*" || strings.ContainsAny(o, "*?") {
return true
}
covered := false
for _, f := range fresh {
if matchAcceptEnvPattern(f, o) {
covered = true
break
}
}
if !covered {
return true
}
}
return false
}
func (c *conn) fetchSSHAction(ctx context.Context, url string) (*tailcfg.SSHAction, error) {
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, delegateFetchTimeout)
defer cancel()
bo := backoff.NewBackoff("fetch-ssh-action", c.logf, 10*time.Second)
for {
if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
res, err := c.srv.lb.DoNoiseRequest(req)
if err != nil {
bo.BackOff(ctx, err)
continue
}
if res.StatusCode != 200 {
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
res.Body.Close()
if len(body) > 1<<10 {
body = body[:1<<10]
}
c.logf("fetch of %v: %s, %s", url, res.Status, body)
bo.BackOff(ctx, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status: %v", res.Status))
continue
}
a := new(tailcfg.SSHAction)
err = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(a)
res.Body.Close()
if err != nil {
c.logf("invalid next SSHAction JSON from %v: %v", url, err)
bo.BackOff(ctx, err)
continue
}
return a, nil
}
}
// killProcessOnContextDone waits for ss.ctx to be done and kills the process,
// unless the process has already exited.
func (ss *sshSession) killProcessOnContextDone() {
defer close(ss.exitHandled)
<-ss.ctx.Done()
// Either the process has already exited, in which case this does nothing.
// Or, the process is still running in which case this will kill it.
ss.exitOnce.Do(func() {
err := context.Cause(ss.ctx)
if serr, ok := err.(SSHTerminationError); ok {
msg := serr.SSHTerminationMessage()
if msg != "" {
io.WriteString(ss.Stderr(), "\r\n\r\n"+msg+"\r\n\r\n")
}
}
ss.logf("terminating SSH session from %v: %v", ss.conn.info.src.Addr(), err)
// We don't need to wait for the process here, sshSession.run()
// does the waiting regardless of termination reason.
ss.hangupProcess()
})
}
// isNotFoundOrExecutable reports whether err is a launchProcess
// failure caused by the command not existing on disk.
func isNotFoundOrExecutable(err error) bool {
return errors.Is(err, exec.ErrNotFound) || errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist)
}
// attachSession registers ss as an active session.
func (c *conn) attachSession(ss *sshSession) {
c.srv.sessionWaitGroup.Add(1)
if ss.sharedID == "" {
panic("empty sharedID")
}
c.mu.Lock()
defer c.mu.Unlock()
c.sessions = append(c.sessions, ss)
}
// detachSession unregisters s from the list of active sessions.
func (c *conn) detachSession(ss *sshSession) {
defer c.srv.sessionWaitGroup.Done()
c.mu.Lock()
defer c.mu.Unlock()
for i, s := range c.sessions {
if s == ss {
c.sessions = append(c.sessions[:i], c.sessions[i+1:]...)
break
}
}
}
var errSessionDone = errors.New("session is done")
// run is the entrypoint for a newly accepted SSH session.
//
// It handles ss once it's been accepted and determined
// that it should run.
func (ss *sshSession) run() {
metricActiveSessions.Add(1)
defer metricActiveSessions.Add(-1)
defer ss.cancelCtx(errSessionDone)
defer ss.Close() // CHANNEL_CLOSE, last on the wire; see ss.Exit below.
if attached := ss.conn.srv.attachSessionToConnIfNotShutdown(ss); !attached {
fmt.Fprintf(ss, "Tailscale SSH is shutting down\r\n")
// Use 255 for server failures before the command starts, following
// the ssh(1) convention for SSH errors.
ss.Exit(255)
return
}
defer ss.conn.detachSession(ss)
lu := ss.conn.localUser
logf := ss.logf
if ss.conn.finalAction.SessionDuration != 0 {
t := time.AfterFunc(ss.conn.finalAction.SessionDuration, func() {
ss.cancelCtx(userVisibleError{
fmt.Sprintf("Session timeout of %v elapsed.", ss.conn.finalAction.SessionDuration),
context.DeadlineExceeded,
})
})
defer t.Stop()
}
if err := canSwitchToLocalUser(lu); err != nil {
ss.logf("%v", err)
fmt.Fprintf(ss, "can't switch user\r\n")
// The server could not start the command.
ss.Exit(255)
return
}
// Take control of the PTY so that we can configure it below.
// See https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/issues/4146
ss.DisablePTYEmulation()
if ss.Subsystem() != "sftp" {
if err := ss.handleSSHAgentForwarding(ss, lu); err != nil {
ss.logf("agent forwarding failed: %v", err)
} else if ss.agentListener != nil {
// TODO(maisem/bradfitz): add a way to close all session resources
defer ss.closeAgentForwarding()
}
}
// Recording policy also applies to SFTP sessions, including scp -s.
// These record session metadata rather than the binary protocol; see
// recording.metadataOnly.
var rec *recording // or nil if disabled
if ss.shouldRecord() {
var err error
rec, err = ss.startNewRecording()
if err != nil {
// SFTP stdout is a binary protocol stream; report rejection on
// stderr without changing shell-session output behavior.
out := io.Writer(ss)
if ss.Subsystem() == "sftp" {
out = ss.Stderr()
}
if uve, ok := errors.AsType[userVisibleError](err); ok {
fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s\r\n", uve.SSHTerminationMessage())
} else {
fmt.Fprintf(out, "can't start new recording\r\n")
}
ss.logf("startNewRecording: %v", err)
// Exit 254 indicates that recording policy prevented session startup.
ss.Exit(254)
return
}
ss.logf("startNewRecording: <nil>")
if rec != nil {
defer rec.Close()
}
}
err := ss.launchProcess()
if err != nil {
logf("start failed: %v", err.Error())
exitCode := 1
if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
cause := context.Cause(ss.ctx)
if serr, ok := cause.(SSHTerminationError); ok {
if msg := serr.SSHTerminationMessage(); msg != "" {
io.WriteString(ss.Stderr(), "\r\n\r\n"+msg+"\r\n\r\n")
}
}
} else if isNotFoundOrExecutable(err) {
// Use the POSIX shell convention for a missing command:
// https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_18_08_02
exitCode = 127
}
ss.Exit(exitCode)
return
}
ss.exitHandled = make(chan struct{})
go ss.killProcessOnContextDone()
// Wait for both output streams before sending CHANNEL_EOF.
// Do not wait for stdin: clients may keep it open until CHANNEL_CLOSE.
// The deferred ss.Close unblocks the stdin copier.
var wg sync.WaitGroup
go func() {
defer ss.wrStdin.Close()
if _, err := io.Copy(rec.writer("i", ss.wrStdin), ss); err != nil {
logf("stdin copy: %v", err)
ss.cancelCtx(err)
}
}()
wg.Go(func() {
defer ss.rdStdout.Close()
if _, err := io.Copy(rec.writer("o", ss), ss.rdStdout); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
logf("stdout copy: %v", err)
}
})
// rdStderr is nil for ptys.
if ss.rdStderr != nil {
wg.Go(func() {
defer ss.rdStderr.Close()
// The asciinema format has no separate stderr channel. Record
// stderr as output, as for PTY sessions.
if _, err := io.Copy(rec.writer("o", ss.Stderr()), ss.rdStderr); err != nil {
logf("stderr copy: %v", err)
}
})
}
exitCode, err := ss.waitProcess()
if ss.ctx.Err() != nil {
// Cancellation (e.g. recording upload failure) wrote a
// termination message via killProcessOnContextDone; wait
// for it before Exit closes the channel for writes.
<-ss.exitHandled
}
// This will either make the SSH Termination goroutine be a no-op,
// or itself will be a no-op because the process was killed by the
// aforementioned goroutine.
ss.exitOnce.Do(func() {})
switch {
case err != nil:
ss.logf("Wait: %v", err)
exitCode = 1
case exitCode == 0:
ss.logf("Session complete")
default:
ss.logf("Wait: code=%v", exitCode)
}
// Order on the wire: exit-status, remaining output, EOF,
// CHANNEL_CLOSE (deferred ss.Close). RFC 4254 §6.10. CloseWrite
// (CHANNEL_EOF) must wait for both output copiers: a write on
// either stream after EOF fails and silently truncates that
// stream's tail.
ss.Exit(exitCode)
closeAll(ss.childPipes...)
wg.Wait()
ss.CloseWrite()
}
// recordSSHToLocalDisk is a deprecated dev knob to allow recording SSH sessions
// to local storage. It is only used if there is no recording configured by the
// coordination server. This will be removed in the future.
var recordSSHToLocalDisk = envknob.RegisterBool("TS_DEBUG_LOG_SSH")
// recorders returns the list of recorders to use for this session.
// If the final action has a non-empty list of recorders, that list is
// returned. Otherwise, the list of recorders from the initial action
// is returned.
func (ss *sshSession) recorders() ([]netip.AddrPort, *tailcfg.SSHRecorderFailureAction) {
return recordingConfig(ss.conn.action0, ss.conn.finalAction)
}
// recordingConfig applies the delegated action's recorder override, if present.
func recordingConfig(initial, final *tailcfg.SSHAction) ([]netip.AddrPort, *tailcfg.SSHRecorderFailureAction) {
if len(final.Recorders) > 0 {
return final.Recorders, final.OnRecordingFailure
}
return initial.Recorders, initial.OnRecordingFailure
}
func (ss *sshSession) shouldRecord() bool {
recs, _ := ss.recorders()
return len(recs) > 0 || recordSSHToLocalDisk()
}
type sshConnInfo struct {
// sshUser is the requested local SSH username ("root", "alice", etc).
sshUser string
// src is the Tailscale IP and port that the connection came from.
src netip.AddrPort
// dst is the Tailscale IP and port that the connection came for.
dst netip.AddrPort
// node is srcIP's node.
node tailcfg.NodeView
// uprof is node's UserProfile.
uprof tailcfg.UserProfile
}
func (ci *sshConnInfo) String() string {
return fmt.Sprintf("%v->%v@%v", ci.src, ci.sshUser, ci.dst)
}
func (c *conn) ruleExpired(r *tailcfg.SSHRule) bool {
if r.RuleExpires == nil {
return false
}
return r.RuleExpires.Before(c.srv.now())
}
func (c *conn) evalSSHPolicy(pol *tailcfg.SSHPolicy) (*tailcfg.SSHAction, string, []string, *tailcfg.SSHRule, evalResult) {
return c.evalSSHPolicyWithUserLookup(pol, userLookup)
}
func (c *conn) evalSSHPolicyWithUserLookup(pol *tailcfg.SSHPolicy, lookup func(string) (*userMeta, error)) (a *tailcfg.SSHAction, localUser string, acceptEnv []string, rule *tailcfg.SSHRule, result evalResult) {
failedOnUser := false
for _, r := range pol.Rules {
if a, localUser, acceptEnv, err := c.matchRuleWithUserLookup(r, lookup); err == nil {
return a, localUser, acceptEnv, r, accepted
} else if errors.Is(err, errUserMatch) {
failedOnUser = true
}
}
result = rejected
if failedOnUser {
result = rejectedUser
}
return nil, "", nil, nil, result
}
// internal errors for testing; they don't escape to callers or logs.
var (
errNilRule = errors.New("nil rule")
errNilAction = errors.New("nil action")
errRuleExpired = errors.New("rule expired")
errPrincipalMatch = errors.New("principal didn't match")
errUserMatch = errors.New("user didn't match")
errInvalidConn = errors.New("invalid connection state")
)
func (c *conn) matchRule(r *tailcfg.SSHRule) (*tailcfg.SSHAction, string, []string, error) {
return c.matchRuleWithUserLookup(r, userLookup)
}
func (c *conn) matchRuleWithUserLookup(r *tailcfg.SSHRule, lookup func(string) (*userMeta, error)) (a *tailcfg.SSHAction, localUser string, acceptEnv []string, err error) {
defer func() {
c.vlogf("matchRule(%+v): %v", r, err)
}()
if c == nil {
return nil, "", nil, errInvalidConn
}
if c.info == nil {
c.logf("invalid connection state")
return nil, "", nil, errInvalidConn
}
if r == nil {
return nil, "", nil, errNilRule
}
if r.Action == nil {
return nil, "", nil, errNilAction
}
if c.ruleExpired(r) {
return nil, "", nil, errRuleExpired
}
if !c.anyPrincipalMatches(r.Principals) {
return nil, "", nil, errPrincipalMatch
}
if !r.Action.Reject {
// For all but Reject rules, SSHUsers is required.
// If SSHUsers is nil or empty, mapLocalUser will return an
// empty string anyway.
localUser = mapLocalUser(r.SSHUsers, c.info.sshUser, lookup)
if localUser == "" {
return nil, "", nil, errUserMatch
}
}
return r.Action, localUser, r.AcceptEnv, nil
}
func mapLocalUser(ruleSSHUsers map[string]string, reqSSHUser string, lookup func(string) (*userMeta, error)) (localUser string) {
v, ok := ruleSSHUsers[reqSSHUser]
if !ok {
v = ruleSSHUsers["*"]
}
if v == "=" {
// Skip lookup for gokrazy as we intentionally fall back to a synthesized
// root user there when user lookup fails.
if distro.Get() == distro.Gokrazy {
return reqSSHUser
}
// Immediately look up user information for purposes of generating
// hold and delegate URL (if necessary).
lu, err := lookup(reqSSHUser)
if err != nil {
return ""
}
// Don't match as root for autogroup:nonroot
if isRootUser(lu) {
return ""
}
return reqSSHUser
}
return v
}
func (c *conn) anyPrincipalMatches(ps []*tailcfg.SSHPrincipal) bool {
for _, p := range ps {
if p == nil {
continue
}
if c.principalMatchesTailscaleIdentity(p) {
return true
}
}
return false
}
// principalMatchesTailscaleIdentity reports whether one of p's four fields
// that match the Tailscale identity match (Node, NodeIP, UserLogin, Any).
func (c *conn) principalMatchesTailscaleIdentity(p *tailcfg.SSHPrincipal) bool {
ci := c.info
if p.Any {
return true
}
if !p.Node.IsZero() && ci.node.Valid() && p.Node == ci.node.StableID() {
return true
}
if p.NodeIP != "" {
if ip, _ := netip.ParseAddr(p.NodeIP); ip == ci.src.Addr() {
return true
}
}
if p.UserLogin != "" && ci.uprof.LoginName == p.UserLogin {
return true
}
return false
}
func randBytes(n int) []byte {
b := make([]byte, n)
if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
return b
}
func (ss *sshSession) openFileForRecording(now time.Time) (_ io.WriteCloser, err error) {
varRoot := ss.conn.srv.lb.TailscaleVarRoot()
if varRoot == "" {
return nil, errors.New("no var root for recording storage")
}
dir := filepath.Join(varRoot, "ssh-sessions")
if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
f, err := os.CreateTemp(dir, fmt.Sprintf("ssh-session-%v-*.cast", now.UnixNano()))
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return f, nil
}
// startNewRecording starts a new SSH session recording.
// It may return a nil recording if recording is not available.
func (ss *sshSession) startNewRecording() (_ *recording, err error) {
// We store the node key as soon as possible when creating
// a new recording incase of FUS.
nodeKey := ss.conn.srv.lb.NodeKey()
if nodeKey.IsZero() {
return nil, errors.New("ssh server is unavailable: no node key")
}
recorders, onFailure := ss.recorders()
var localRecording bool
if len(recorders) == 0 {
if recordSSHToLocalDisk() {
localRecording = true
} else {
return nil, errors.New("no recorders configured")
}
}
var w gliderssh.Window
if ptyReq, _, isPtyReq := ss.Pty(); isPtyReq {
w = ptyReq.Window
}
term := envValFromList(ss.Environ(), "TERM")
if term == "" {
term = "xterm-256color" // something non-empty
}
now := time.Now()
rec := &recording{
ss: ss,
start: now,
failOpen: onFailure == nil || onFailure.TerminateSessionWithMessage == "",
// Subsystem sessions (sftp) record metadata only; see the
// recording.metadataOnly doc comment.
metadataOnly: ss.Subsystem() != "",
}
// We want to use a background context for uploading and not ss.ctx.
// ss.ctx is closed when the session closes, but we don't want to break the upload at that time.
// Instead we want to wait for the session to close the writer when it finishes.
ctx := context.Background()
if localRecording {
rec.out, err = ss.openFileForRecording(now)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
} else {
var errChan <-chan error
var attempts []*tailcfg.SSHRecordingAttempt
rec.out, attempts, errChan, err = sessionrecording.ConnectToRecorder(ctx, recorders, ss.conn.srv.lb.Dialer().UserDial)
if err != nil {
if onFailure != nil && onFailure.NotifyURL != "" && len(attempts) > 0 {
eventType := tailcfg.SSHSessionRecordingFailed
if onFailure.RejectSessionWithMessage != "" {
eventType = tailcfg.SSHSessionRecordingRejected
}
ss.notifyControl(ctx, nodeKey, eventType, attempts, onFailure.NotifyURL)
}
if onFailure != nil && onFailure.RejectSessionWithMessage != "" {
ss.logf("recording: error starting recording (rejecting session): %v", err)
return nil, userVisibleError{
error: err,
msg: onFailure.RejectSessionWithMessage,
}
}
ss.logf("recording: error starting recording (failing open): %v", err)
return nil, nil
}
go func() {
err := <-errChan
if err == nil {
select {
case <-ss.ctx.Done():
// Success.
ss.logf("recording: finished uploading recording")
return
default:
err = errors.New("recording upload ended before the SSH session")
}
}
terminate := onFailure != nil && onFailure.TerminateSessionWithMessage != ""
if terminate {
ss.logf("recording: error uploading recording (closing session): %v", err)
ss.cancelCtx(userVisibleError{
error: err,
msg: onFailure.TerminateSessionWithMessage,
})
}
if onFailure != nil && onFailure.NotifyURL != "" && len(attempts) > 0 {
lastAttempt := attempts[len(attempts)-1]
lastAttempt.FailureMessage = err.Error()
eventType := tailcfg.SSHSessionRecordingFailed
if terminate {
eventType = tailcfg.SSHSessionRecordingTerminated
}
ss.notifyControl(ctx, nodeKey, eventType, attempts, onFailure.NotifyURL)
}
if terminate {
return
}
ss.logf("recording: error uploading recording (failing open): %v", err)
}()
}
// The requested subsystem (e.g. "sftp"), or "" for interactive
// sessions. Subsystem requests carry no command string on the wire,
// so the cast header records the subsystem name instead — this is
// what identifies an SFTP file-transfer session.
subsystem := ss.Subsystem()
ch := sessionrecording.CastHeader{
Version: 2,
Width: w.Width,
Height: w.Height,
Timestamp: now.Unix(),
// Record the raw client-provided command, not a shell-parsed
// reconstruction: the SSH command is passed to the user's shell
// verbatim, and the shell lexer silently drops unbalanced quotes,
// which could otherwise be used to make the recording show a
// different command than the one that ran. Subsystem sessions
// have no command; the subsystem name above is recorded instead.
Command: cmp.Or(subsystem, ss.RawCommand()),
Env: map[string]string{
"TERM": term,
// TODO(bradfitz): anything else important?
// including all seems noisey, but maybe we should
// for auditing. But first need to break
// launchProcess's startWithStdPipes and
// startWithPTY up so that they first return the cmd
// without starting it, and then a step that starts
// it. Then we can (1) make the cmd, (2) start the
// recording, (3) start the process.
},
SSHUser: ss.conn.info.sshUser,
LocalUser: ss.conn.localUser.Username,
SrcNode: strings.TrimSuffix(ss.conn.info.node.Name(), "."),
SrcNodeID: ss.conn.info.node.StableID(),
ConnectionID: ss.conn.connID,
}
if !ss.conn.info.node.IsTagged() {
ch.SrcNodeUser = ss.conn.info.uprof.LoginName
ch.SrcNodeUserID = ss.conn.info.node.User()
} else {
ch.SrcNodeTags = ss.conn.info.node.Tags().AsSlice()
}
j, err := json.Marshal(ch)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
j = append(j, '\n')
if _, err := rec.out.Write(j); err != nil {
if errors.Is(err, io.ErrClosedPipe) && ss.ctx.Err() != nil {
// If we got an io.ErrClosedPipe, it's likely because
// the recording server closed the connection on us. Return
// the original context error instead.
return nil, context.Cause(ss.ctx)
}
return nil, err
}
return rec, nil
}
// notifyControl sends a SSHEventNotifyRequest to control over noise.
// A SSHEventNotifyRequest is sent when an action or state reached during
// an SSH session is a defined EventType. Each notification is bounded so
// an unresponsive control request cannot indefinitely block session startup
// after a recorder connection failure or retain an upload watcher. The
// timeout is local to the notification, not the recording upload or session.
func (ss *sshSession) notifyControl(ctx context.Context, nodeKey key.NodePublic, notifyType tailcfg.SSHEventType, attempts []*tailcfg.SSHRecordingAttempt, url string) {
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
re := tailcfg.SSHEventNotifyRequest{
EventType: notifyType,
ConnectionID: ss.conn.connID,
CapVersion: tailcfg.CurrentCapabilityVersion,
NodeKey: nodeKey,
SrcNode: ss.conn.info.node.ID(),
SSHUser: ss.conn.info.sshUser,
LocalUser: ss.conn.localUser.Username,
RecordingAttempts: attempts,
}
body, err := json.Marshal(re)
if err != nil {
ss.logf("notifyControl: unable to marshal SSHNotifyRequest:", err)
return
}
req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, httpm.POST, url, bytes.NewReader(body))
if err != nil {
ss.logf("notifyControl: unable to create request:", err)
return
}
resp, err := ss.conn.srv.lb.DoNoiseRequest(req)
if err != nil {
ss.logf("notifyControl: unable to send noise request:", err)
return
}
if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
ss.logf("notifyControl: noise request returned status code %v", resp.StatusCode)
return
}
}
// recording is the state for an SSH session recording.
type recording struct {
ss *sshSession
start time.Time
// failOpen specifies whether the session should be allowed to
// continue if writing to the recording fails.
failOpen bool
// metadataOnly disables I/O recording for subsystem sessions (SFTP).
// The cast header identifies the peer, local user, connection, and
// subsystem. Upload and recording-failure policy still apply.
metadataOnly bool
mu sync.Mutex // guards writes to, close of out
out io.WriteCloser
}
func (r *recording) Close() error {
r.mu.Lock()
defer r.mu.Unlock()
if r.out == nil {
return nil
}
err := r.out.Close()
r.out = nil
return err
}
// writer returns an io.Writer around w that first records the write.
//
// The dir should be "i" for input or "o" for output.
//
// If r is nil, it returns w unchanged.
//
// Currently (2023-03-21) we only record output, not input.
func (r *recording) writer(dir string, w io.Writer) io.Writer {
if r == nil {
return w
}
if r.metadataOnly {
// Metadata-only recordings (sftp) capture no I/O events.
return w
}
if dir == "i" {
// TODO: record input? Maybe not, since it might contain
// passwords.
return w
}
return &loggingWriter{r: r, dir: dir, w: w}
}
// loggingWriter is an io.Writer wrapper that writes first an
// asciinema JSON cast format recording line, and then writes to w.
type loggingWriter struct {
r *recording
dir string // "i" or "o" (input or output)
w io.Writer // underlying Writer, after writing to r.out
// recordingFailedOpen specifies whether we've failed to write to
// r.out and should stop trying. It is set to true if we fail to write
// to r.out and r.failOpen is set.
recordingFailedOpen bool
}
func (w *loggingWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
if !w.recordingFailedOpen {
j, err := json.Marshal([]any{
time.Since(w.r.start).Seconds(),
w.dir,
string(p),
})
if err != nil {
return 0, err
}
j = append(j, '\n')
if err := w.writeCastLine(j); err != nil {
if !w.r.failOpen {
return 0, err
}
w.recordingFailedOpen = true
}
}
return w.w.Write(p)
}
func (w loggingWriter) writeCastLine(j []byte) error {
w.r.mu.Lock()
defer w.r.mu.Unlock()
if w.r.out == nil {
return errors.New("logger closed")
}
_, err := w.r.out.Write(j)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("logger Write: %w", err)
}
return nil
}
func envValFromList(env []string, wantKey string) (v string) {
for _, kv := range env {
if thisKey, v, ok := strings.Cut(kv, "="); ok && envEq(thisKey, wantKey) {
return v
}
}
return ""
}
// envEq reports whether environment variable a == b for the current
// operating system.
func envEq(a, b string) bool {
//lint:ignore SA4032 in case this func moves elsewhere, permit the GOOS check
if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
return strings.EqualFold(a, b)
}
return a == b
}
var (
metricActiveSessions = clientmetric.NewGauge("ssh_active_sessions")
metricIncomingConnections = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_incoming_connections")
metricTerminalAccept = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_terminalaction_accept")
metricTerminalReject = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_terminalaction_reject")
metricTerminalMalformed = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_terminalaction_malformed")
metricTerminalFetchError = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_terminalaction_fetch_error")
metricHolds = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_holds")
metricPolicyChangeKick = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_policy_change_kick")
metricSFTP = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_sftp_sessions")
metricLocalPortForward = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_local_port_forward_requests")
metricRemotePortForward = clientmetric.NewCounter("ssh_remote_port_forward_requests")
)
// userVisibleError is a wrapper around an error that implements
// SSHTerminationError, so msg is written to their session.
type userVisibleError struct {
msg string
error
}
func (ue userVisibleError) SSHTerminationMessage() string { return ue.msg }
// SSHTerminationError is implemented by errors that terminate an SSH
// session and should be written to user's sessions.
type SSHTerminationError interface {
error
SSHTerminationMessage() string
}
func closeAll(cs ...io.Closer) {
for _, c := range cs {
if c != nil {
c.Close()
}
}
}