Add Dir::{read_link_contents,symlink_contents} methods

These allow creating and readling symlinks whose target may be an
absolute path.  There is no security risk because security is as always
provided by the OS; the OS's openat implementation will refuse to follow
a symlink whose target is an absolute path.

Fixes #354

Author: asomers

cap-std/src/fs/dir.rs

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ use crate::os::unix::net::{UnixDatagram, UnixListener, UnixStream};
 use cap_primitives::fs::set_permissions;
 use cap_primitives::fs::{
     canonicalize, copy, create_dir, hard_link, open, open_ambient_dir, open_dir, open_parent_dir,
-    read_base_dir, read_dir, read_link, remove_dir, remove_dir_all, remove_file, remove_open_dir,
-    remove_open_dir_all, rename, stat, DirOptions, FollowSymlinks, Permissions,
+    read_base_dir, read_dir, read_link, read_link_contents, remove_dir, remove_dir_all,
+    remove_file, remove_open_dir, remove_open_dir_all, rename, stat, DirOptions, FollowSymlinks,
+    Permissions,
 };
 use cap_primitives::AmbientAuthority;
 use io_lifetimes::AsFilelike;
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::{fmt, fs};
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 use {
-    cap_primitives::fs::symlink,
+    cap_primitives::fs::{symlink, symlink_contents},
     io_extras::os::rustix::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd, RawFd},
 };
 #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -284,12 +285,22 @@ impl Dir {
     /// Reads a symbolic link, returning the file that the link points to.
     ///
     /// This corresponds to [`std::fs::read_link`], but only accesses paths
-    /// relative to `self`.
+    /// relative to `self`.  Unlike [`read_link_contents`], this method considers it an error if
+    /// the link's target is an absolute path.
     #[inline]
     pub fn read_link<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
         read_link(&self.std_file, path.as_ref())
     }
 
+    /// Reads a symbolic link, returning the file that the link points to.
+    ///
+    /// This corresponds to [`std::fs::read_link`]. but only accesses paths
+    /// relative to `self`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn read_link_contents<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
+        read_link_contents(&self.std_file, path.as_ref())
+    }
+
     /// Read the entire contents of a file into a string.
     ///
     /// This corresponds to [`std::fs::read_to_string`], but only accesses
@@ -411,13 +422,38 @@ impl Dir {
     /// This corresponds to [`std::os::unix::fs::symlink`], but only accesses
     /// paths relative to `self`.
     ///
+    /// Unlike [`symlink_contents`] this method will return an error if `original` is an absolute
+    /// path.
+    ///
     /// [`std::os::unix::fs::symlink`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/os/unix/fs/fn.symlink.html
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     #[inline]
     pub fn symlink<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(&self, original: P, link: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
         symlink(original.as_ref(), &self.std_file, link.as_ref())
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new symbolic link on a filesystem.
+    ///
+    /// The `original` argument provides the target of the symlink. The `link`
+    /// argument provides the name of the created symlink.
+    ///
+    /// Despite the argument ordering, `original` is not resolved relative to
+    /// `self` here. `link` is resolved relative to `self`, and `original` is
+    /// not resolved within this function.
+    ///
+    /// The `link` path is resolved when the symlink is dereferenced, relative
+    /// to the directory that contains it.
+    ///
+    /// This corresponds to [`std::os::unix::fs::symlink`], but only accesses
+    /// paths relative to `self`.
+    ///
+    /// [`std::os::unix::fs::symlink`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/os/unix/fs/fn.symlink.html
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn symlink_contents<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(&self, original: P, link: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
+        symlink_contents(original.as_ref(), &self.std_file, link.as_ref())
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new file symbolic link on a filesystem.
     ///
     /// The `original` argument provides the target of the symlink. The `link`

cap-std/src/fs_utf8/dir.rs

@@ -230,13 +230,24 @@ impl Dir {
     /// Reads a symbolic link, returning the file that the link points to.
     ///
     /// This corresponds to [`std::fs::read_link`], but only accesses paths
-    /// relative to `self`.
+    /// relative to `self`.  Unlike [`read_link_contents`], this method considers it an error if
+    /// the link's target is an absolute path.
     #[inline]
     pub fn read_link<P: AsRef<Utf8Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<Utf8PathBuf> {
         let path = from_utf8(path.as_ref())?;
         self.cap_std.read_link(path).and_then(to_utf8)
     }
 
+    /// Reads a symbolic link, returning the file that the link points to.
+    ///
+    /// This corresponds to [`std::fs::read_link`]. but only accesses paths
+    /// relative to `self`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn read_link_contents<P: AsRef<Utf8Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<Utf8PathBuf> {
+        let path = from_utf8(path.as_ref())?;
+        self.cap_std.read_link_contents(path).and_then(to_utf8)
+    }
+
     /// Read the entire contents of a file into a string.
     ///
     /// This corresponds to [`std::fs::read_to_string`], but only accesses
@@ -371,6 +382,9 @@ impl Dir {
     /// This corresponds to [`std::os::unix::fs::symlink`], but only accesses
     /// paths relative to `self`.
     ///
+    /// Unlike [`symlink_contents`] this method will return an error if `original` is an absolute
+    /// path.
+    ///
     /// [`std::os::unix::fs::symlink`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/os/unix/fs/fn.symlink.html
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     #[inline]
@@ -384,6 +398,34 @@ impl Dir {
         self.cap_std.symlink(original, link)
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new symbolic link on a filesystem.
+    ///
+    /// The `original` argument provides the target of the symlink. The `link`
+    /// argument provides the name of the created symlink.
+    ///
+    /// Despite the argument ordering, `original` is not resolved relative to
+    /// `self` here. `link` is resolved relative to `self`, and `original` is
+    /// not resolved within this function.
+    ///
+    /// The `link` path is resolved when the symlink is dereferenced, relative
+    /// to the directory that contains it.
+    ///
+    /// This corresponds to [`std::os::unix::fs::symlink`], but only accesses
+    /// paths relative to `self`.
+    ///
+    /// [`std::os::unix::fs::symlink`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/os/unix/fs/fn.symlink.html
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn symlink_contents<P: AsRef<Utf8Path>, Q: AsRef<Utf8Path>>(
+        &self,
+        original: P,
+        link: Q,
+    ) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let original = from_utf8(original.as_ref())?;
+        let link = from_utf8(link.as_ref())?;
+        self.cap_std.symlink_contents(original, link)
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new file symbolic link on a filesystem.
     ///
     /// The `original` argument provides the target of the symlink. The `link`

tests/fs.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ use sys_common::symlink_junction;
 use rand::rngs::StdRng;
 use rand::{RngCore, SeedableRng};
 
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+fn symlink_contents<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(
+    src: P,
+    tmpdir: &TempDir,
+    dst: Q,
+) -> io::Result<()> {
+    tmpdir.symlink_contents(src, dst)
+}
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 fn symlink_dir<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, tmpdir: &TempDir, dst: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
     tmpdir.symlink(src, dst)
@@ -971,6 +979,30 @@ fn readlink_not_symlink() {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+#[test]
+fn read_link_contents() {
+    let tmpdir = tmpdir();
+    let link = "link";
+    if !got_symlink_permission(&tmpdir) {
+        return;
+    };
+    check!(symlink_file(&"foo", &tmpdir, &link));
+    assert_eq!(check!(tmpdir.read_link_contents(&link)).to_str().unwrap(), "foo");
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+#[test]
+fn read_link_contents_absolute() {
+    let tmpdir = tmpdir();
+    let link = "link";
+    if !got_symlink_permission(&tmpdir) {
+        return;
+    };
+    check!(symlink_contents(&"/foo", &tmpdir, &link));
+    assert_eq!(check!(tmpdir.read_link_contents(&link)).to_str().unwrap(), "/foo");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn links_work() {
     let tmpdir = tmpdir();

tests/fs_utf8.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ use sys_common::symlink_junction_utf8 as symlink_junction;
 use rand::rngs::StdRng;
 use rand::{RngCore, SeedableRng};
 
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+fn symlink_contents<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(
+    src: P,
+    tmpdir: &TempDir,
+    dst: Q,
+) -> io::Result<()> {
+    tmpdir.symlink_contents(src, dst)
+}
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 fn symlink_dir<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, tmpdir: &TempDir, dst: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
     tmpdir.symlink(src, dst)
@@ -974,6 +982,30 @@ fn readlink_not_symlink() {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+#[test]
+fn read_link_contents() {
+    let tmpdir = tmpdir();
+    let link = "link";
+    if !got_symlink_permission(&tmpdir) {
+        return;
+    };
+    check!(symlink_file(&"foo", &tmpdir, &link));
+    assert_eq!(check!(tmpdir.read_link_contents(&link)).as_str(), "foo");
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+#[test]
+fn read_link_contents_absolute() {
+    let tmpdir = tmpdir();
+    let link = "link";
+    if !got_symlink_permission(&tmpdir) {
+        return;
+    };
+    check!(symlink_contents(&"/foo", &tmpdir, &link));
+    assert_eq!(check!(tmpdir.read_link_contents(&link)).as_str(), "/foo");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn links_work() {
     let tmpdir = tmpdir();