Release security hardening: VirusTotal + attestations + cosign + SBOM + OpenSSF + SECURITY.md

DeusData · DeusData · commit 2e21a0133be0 · 2026-03-21T14:34:22.000+01:00
Release pipeline (step 5 + 6) now includes: - SLSA build provenance attestations for all binaries - Sigstore cosign keyless signing (.bundle files) - SBOM (CycloneDX) with all vendored dependencies - VirusTotal scan of all binaries (70+ engines) - OpenSSF Scorecard (repo security health score) - All results appended to release notes automatically Also: - SECURITY.md: vulnerability reporting + security measures - Removed DLL API strings from test binary (issue #89)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  id-token: write
+  attestations: write
 
 jobs:
   # ── Step 1: Lint (clang-format + cppcheck) ───────────────────
@@ -343,6 +345,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      id-token: write
+      attestations: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -356,6 +360,72 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate checksums
         run: sha256sum *.tar.gz *.zip > checksums.txt
 
+      # ── Artifact attestations (SLSA provenance) ──────────────
+      # Cryptographically proves each binary was built by this
+      # GitHub Actions workflow from this repo. Verifiable with:
+      #   gh attestation verify <file> --repo DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp
+      - name: Attest build provenance (tar.gz)
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v2
+        with:
+          subject-path: '*.tar.gz'
+
+      - name: Attest build provenance (zip)
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v2
+        with:
+          subject-path: '*.zip'
+
+      - name: Attest build provenance (checksums)
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v2
+        with:
+          subject-path: 'checksums.txt'
+
+      # ── SBOM generation ──────────────────────────────────────
+      # Software Bill of Materials listing all vendored dependencies.
+      - name: Generate SBOM
+        run: |
+          cat > sbom.json << 'SBOMEOF'
+          {
+            "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
+            "specVersion": "1.4",
+            "version": 1,
+            "metadata": {
+              "component": {
+                "type": "application",
+                "name": "codebase-memory-mcp",
+                "version": "${{ inputs.version }}"
+              }
+            },
+            "components": [
+              {"type": "library", "name": "sqlite3", "version": "3.49.1", "description": "Vendored SQLite amalgamation"},
+              {"type": "library", "name": "yyjson", "version": "0.10.0", "description": "Fast JSON parser"},
+              {"type": "library", "name": "mongoose", "version": "7.16", "description": "Embedded HTTP server"},
+              {"type": "library", "name": "mimalloc", "version": "2.1.7", "description": "Memory allocator"},
+              {"type": "library", "name": "xxhash", "version": "0.8.2", "description": "Fast hash function"},
+              {"type": "library", "name": "tre", "version": "0.8.0", "description": "POSIX regex (Windows)"},
+              {"type": "library", "name": "tree-sitter", "version": "0.24.4", "description": "AST parser runtime (64 grammars)"}
+            ]
+          }
+          SBOMEOF
+
+      - name: Attest SBOM
+        uses: actions/attest-sbom@v2
+        with:
+          subject-path: '*.tar.gz'
+          sbom-path: 'sbom.json'
+
+      # ── Sigstore cosign signing ──────────────────────────────
+      # Keyless signing via GitHub OIDC identity. Verifiable with:
+      #   cosign verify-blob --bundle <file>.bundle <file>
+      - name: Install cosign
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3
+
+      - name: Sign release artifacts with cosign
+        run: |
+          for f in *.tar.gz *.zip checksums.txt; do
+            cosign sign-blob --yes --bundle "${f}.bundle" "$f"
+          done
+
+      # ── Create release ───────────────────────────────────────
       - name: Delete existing release
         if: ${{ inputs.replace }}
         env:
@@ -377,23 +447,34 @@ jobs:
             *.tar.gz
             *.zip
             checksums.txt
+            sbom.json
+            *.bundle
           body: ${{ inputs.release_notes || '' }}
           generate_release_notes: ${{ inputs.release_notes == '' }}
 
-  # ── Step 6: VirusTotal scan all release binaries ─────────────
-  virustotal:
+  # ── Step 6: Post-release security verification ───────────────
+  # Scans binaries with VirusTotal, runs OpenSSF Scorecard,
+  # and appends all results to the release notes.
+  verify:
     needs: [release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      security-events: write
+      id-token: write
     steps:
-      - name: Download release assets
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      # ── VirusTotal scan ──────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Download release binaries
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p assets
-          gh release download "$VERSION" --dir assets --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+          gh release download "$VERSION" --dir assets --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --pattern '*.tar.gz' --pattern '*.zip'
           ls -la assets/
 
       - name: Scan all binaries with VirusTotal
@@ -405,34 +486,75 @@ jobs:
             assets/*.tar.gz
             assets/*.zip
 
-      - name: Parse scan results and check for detections
+      # ── OpenSSF Scorecard ────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Run OpenSSF Scorecard
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@v2
+        id: scorecard
+        with:
+          results_file: scorecard.sarif
+          results_format: sarif
+          publish_results: true
+
+      - name: Upload Scorecard SARIF
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        with:
+          sarif_file: scorecard.sarif
+
+      - name: Extract Scorecard score
+        id: score
+        run: |
+          # Extract overall score from SARIF (properties.score)
+          SCORE=$(python3 -c "
+          import json, sys
+          with open('scorecard.sarif') as f:
+              d = json.load(f)
+          props = d.get('runs', [{}])[0].get('tool', {}).get('driver', {}).get('properties', {})
+          print(props.get('score', 'N/A'))
+          " 2>/dev/null || echo "N/A")
+          echo "score=$SCORE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "OpenSSF Scorecard: $SCORE/10"
+
+      # ── Append all results to release notes ──────────────────
+      - name: Append security verification to release notes
         env:
           VT_ANALYSIS: ${{ steps.virustotal.outputs.analysis }}
+          SCORECARD_SCORE: ${{ steps.score.outputs.score }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
         run: |
-          echo "=== VirusTotal Scan Results ==="
-          echo "$VT_ANALYSIS"
+          echo "=== Building security verification report ==="
 
-          # Build markdown table for release notes
-          VT_REPORT="---\n\n### VirusTotal Scan Results\n\n"
-          VT_REPORT+="All release binaries were scanned by [VirusTotal](https://www.virustotal.com/) (70+ antivirus engines).\n\n"
-          VT_REPORT+="| Binary | Scan |\n|--------|------|\n"
+          REPORT=$'---\n\n### Security Verification\n\n'
+          REPORT+=$'All release binaries have been independently verified:\n\n'
 
-          FAILED=false
+          # VirusTotal results
+          REPORT+=$'**VirusTotal** — scanned by 70+ antivirus engines:\n\n'
+          REPORT+=$'| Binary | Scan |\n|--------|------|\n'
           while IFS= read -r line; do
             [ -z "$line" ] && continue
-            # Format: filename=analysisURL
             FILE=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'=' -f1)
             URL=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
             BASENAME=$(basename "$FILE")
-            VT_REPORT+="| $BASENAME | [View Report]($URL) |\n"
+            REPORT+="| $BASENAME | [View Report]($URL) |"$'\n'
           done <<< "$VT_ANALYSIS"
 
+          # OpenSSF Scorecard
+          REPORT+=$'\n**OpenSSF Scorecard** — repository security health: **'"$SCORECARD_SCORE"$'/10**\n'
+          REPORT+=$'[View detailed scorecard](https://scorecard.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp)\n\n'
+
+          # Build provenance
+          REPORT+=$'**Build Provenance (SLSA)** — cryptographic proof each binary was built by GitHub Actions from this repo:\n'
+          REPORT+=$'```\ngh attestation verify <downloaded-file> --repo DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp\n```\n\n'
+
+          # Cosign
+          REPORT+=$'**Sigstore cosign** — keyless signature verification:\n'
+          REPORT+=$'```\ncosign verify-blob --bundle <file>.bundle <file>\n```\n\n'
+
+          # SBOM
+          REPORT+=$'**SBOM** — Software Bill of Materials (`sbom.json`) lists all vendored dependencies.\n'
+
           # Append to release notes
           EXISTING=$(gh release view "$VERSION" --json body --jq '.body' --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY")
-          UPDATED="${EXISTING}\n\n${VT_REPORT}"
-          echo -e "$UPDATED" | gh release edit "$VERSION" --notes-file - --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+          printf '%s\n\n%s\n' "$EXISTING" "$REPORT" | gh release edit "$VERSION" --notes-file - --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
 
-          echo ""
-          echo "=== Scan links appended to release notes ==="
+          echo "=== Security verification appended to release notes ==="
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ graph-ui/dist/
 # Generated reports
 BENCHMARK_REPORT.md
 TEST_PLAN.md
+CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+If you discover a security vulnerability, please report it responsibly:
+
+1. **Do NOT open a public issue** for security vulnerabilities
+2. Email: martin.vogel.tech@gmail.com
+3. Include: description, reproduction steps, affected version, potential impact
+
+We will acknowledge your report within 48 hours and provide a fix timeline within 7 days.
+
+## Security Measures
+
+This project implements multiple layers of security verification:
+
+### Build-Time (CI)
+
+- **8-layer security audit suite** runs on every build (static analysis, binary string audit, network egress monitoring, install path validation, MCP robustness testing, UI security audit, vendored dependency integrity, smoke test hardening)
+- **All dangerous function calls** (`system()`, `popen()`, `fork()`, `connect()`) require a reviewed entry in `scripts/security-allowlist.txt`
+- **Vendored dependency checksums** verified on every build (72 files, SHA-256)
+
+### Release-Time
+
+- **VirusTotal scanning** — all release binaries scanned by 70+ antivirus engines, reports linked in release notes
+- **SLSA build provenance** — cryptographic attestation proving each binary was built by GitHub Actions from this repository
+- **Sigstore cosign signing** — keyless signatures verifiable by anyone
+- **SBOM** — Software Bill of Materials listing all vendored dependencies
+- **SHA-256 checksums** — published with every release
+
+### Code-Level Defenses
+
+- **Shell injection prevention** — `cbm_validate_shell_arg()` rejects metacharacters before all `popen()`/`system()` calls
+- **SQLite authorizer** — blocks `ATTACH`/`DETACH` at engine level
+- **CORS locked to localhost** — graph UI only accessible from localhost origins
+- **Path containment** — `realpath()` check prevents reading files outside project root
+- **Process-kill restriction** — only server-spawned PIDs can be terminated
+
+### Verification
+
+Users can independently verify any release binary:
+
+```bash
+# SLSA provenance (proves binary came from this repo's CI)
+gh attestation verify <downloaded-file> --repo DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp
+
+# Sigstore cosign (keyless signature)
+cosign verify-blob --bundle <file>.bundle <file>
+
+# SHA-256 checksum
+sha256sum -c checksums.txt
+```
+
+## Supported Versions
+
+| Version | Supported |
+|---------|-----------|
+| 0.5.x   | Yes       |
+| < 0.5   | No (Go codebase, superseded by C rewrite) |
diff --git a/src/pipeline/pass_calls.c b/src/pipeline/pass_calls.c
@@ -438,6 +438,5 @@ void cbm_pipeline_pass_fastapi_depends(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, const cbm_file_i
     }
 }
 
-/* DLL resolve tracking removed — the string literals (GetProcAddress, dlsym,
- * LoadLibrary) triggered Windows Defender Wacatac.B!ml false positive.
- * See: https://github.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/issues/89 */
+/* DLL resolve tracking removed — triggered Windows Defender false positive.
+ * See issue #89. */
diff --git a/tests/test_c_lsp.c b/tests/test_c_lsp.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *   - Lambda captures, struct fields, trailing returns
  *   - STL containers, C idioms (func ptrs, opaque handles)
  *   - C11 _Generic, bitfields, unions, varargs
- *   - DLL/dlsym patterns, SFINAE, placement new
+ *   - DLL patterns, SFINAE, placement new
  */
 #include "test_framework.h"
 #include "cbm.h"
@@ -14928,55 +14928,8 @@ TEST(clsp_easy_win_sfinaevoid_t) {
     PASS();
 }
 
-TEST(clsp_dll_get_proc_address) {
-    CBMFileResult *r =
-        extract_c("\n"
-                  "typedef void* HMODULE;\n"
-                  "typedef void (*HandleFunc)(int);\n"
-                  "\n"
-                  "void* LoadLibrary(const char* name);\n"
-                  "void* GetProcAddress(void* module, const char* name);\n"
-                  "\n"
-                  "void test() {\n"
-                  "    HMODULE dll = LoadLibrary(\"mylib.dll\");\n"
-                  "    HandleFunc handle = (HandleFunc)GetProcAddress(dll, \"HandleMyGarbage\");\n"
-                  "    handle(42);\n"
-                  "}\n"
-                  "");
-    ASSERT_NOT_NULL(r);
-    ASSERT_GTE(find_resolved(r, "test", "external.HandleMyGarbage"), 0);
-    {
-        int idx = find_resolved(r, "test", "external.HandleMyGarbage");
-        if (idx >= 0)
-            ASSERT_STR_EQ(r->resolved_calls.items[idx].strategy, "lsp_dll_resolve");
-    }
-    cbm_free_result(r);
-    PASS();
-}
-
-TEST(clsp_dll_dlsym) {
-    CBMFileResult *r = extract_c("\n"
-                                 "typedef void (*init_fn)(void);\n"
-                                 "\n"
-                                 "void* dlopen(const char* filename, int flags);\n"
-                                 "void* dlsym(void* handle, const char* symbol);\n"
-                                 "\n"
-                                 "void test() {\n"
-                                 "    void* h = dlopen(\"libfoo.so\", 1);\n"
-                                 "    init_fn init = (init_fn)dlsym(h, \"initialize\");\n"
-                                 "    init();\n"
-                                 "}\n"
-                                 "");
-    ASSERT_NOT_NULL(r);
-    ASSERT_GTE(find_resolved(r, "test", "external.initialize"), 0);
-    {
-        int idx = find_resolved(r, "test", "external.initialize");
-        if (idx >= 0)
-            ASSERT_STR_EQ(r->resolved_calls.items[idx].strategy, "lsp_dll_resolve");
-    }
-    cbm_free_result(r);
-    PASS();
-}
+/* DLL resolve LSP tests removed — string literals triggered
+ * Windows Defender false positive. See issue #89. */
 
 TEST(clsp_dll_custom_resolver) {
     CBMFileResult *r = extract_c("\n"
@@ -15848,8 +15801,6 @@ SUITE(c_lsp) {
     RUN_TEST(clsp_easy_win_overload_rvalue_ref);
     RUN_TEST(clsp_easy_win_sfinaeenable_if);
     RUN_TEST(clsp_easy_win_sfinaevoid_t);
-    RUN_TEST(clsp_dll_get_proc_address);
-    RUN_TEST(clsp_dll_dlsym);
     RUN_TEST(clsp_dll_custom_resolver);
     RUN_TEST(clsp_dll_cpp_static_cast);
     RUN_TEST(clsp_dll_reinterpret_cast);

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`@@ -438,6 +438,5 @@ void cbm_pipeline_pass_fastapi_depends(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, const cbm_file_i`
`438`	`438`	`}`
`439`	`439`	`}`
`440`	`440`
`441`		`-/* DLL resolve tracking removed — the string literals (GetProcAddress, dlsym,`
`442`		`- * LoadLibrary) triggered Windows Defender Wacatac.B!ml false positive.`
`443`		`- * See: https://github.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/issues/89 */`
	`441`	`+/* DLL resolve tracking removed — triggered Windows Defender false positive.`
	`442`	`+ * See issue #89. */`