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fix(setup): checksum-verified just install instead of curl|bash (CWE-494) #117

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fix(setup): install just from a checksum-verified release, not curl|bash
hyperpolymath Sep 30, 2026
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docs(setup): stop advertising curl|sh in the usage comment
hyperpolymath Sep 30, 2026
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Update build/setup.sh
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fix(ci): skip instant-sync dispatch cleanly when FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN …
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docs(setup): document just installation helpers and failure behavior
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/instant-sync.yml
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dispatch:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# `secrets` is not available in step `if:`; job-level env is. Without the
# PAT the dispatch falls back to GITHUB_TOKEN and fails 401 cross-repo, so
# skip cleanly where FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN has not been propagated.
env:
FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}

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steps:
- name: Trigger Propagation
if: ${{ env.FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN != '' }}
uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v4.0.1
with:
token: ${{ secrets.FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
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"forges": ""
}
- name: Confirm
if: ${{ env.FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN != '' }}
env:
REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
run: echo "::notice::Propagation triggered for ${REPO_NAME}"
84 changes: 77 additions & 7 deletions build/setup.sh
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# Then hands off to `just setup` for project-specific configuration.
#
# Usage:
# curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyperpolymath/rsr-template-repo/main/setup.sh | sh
# # or after cloning:
# ./setup.sh
# ./build/setup.sh # after cloning — read it first; never pipe a fetched script into a shell
#
# Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath)

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esac
}

# ── Verified just install ──
# Replaces `curl https://just.systems/install.sh | bash`: piping a remote script
# into a shell runs whatever the server returns, with no chance to check it.
# A pinned RELEASE BINARY is fetched instead and its digest checked before use
# (ported from hyperpolymath/standards setup.sh, 3079bc12). Digests computed
# 2026-08-07; casey/just publishes none, so this is trust-on-first-use — any
# later substitution fails loudly. An unrecognised platform returns failure
# rather than fetching a plausible-looking binary for the wrong target.
JUST_VERSION="1.58.0"

# Print the release target for the current Linux or macOS architecture.
# Unrecognised platforms print an empty line with a successful exit status.
just_target() {
case "$(uname -s 2>/dev/null):$(uname -m 2>/dev/null)" in
Linux:x86_64|Linux:amd64) echo "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl" ;;
Linux:aarch64|Linux:arm64) echo "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl" ;;
Darwin:x86_64) echo "x86_64-apple-darwin" ;;
Darwin:arm64|Darwin:aarch64) echo "aarch64-apple-darwin" ;;
*) echo "" ;;
esac
}

# Print the pinned release archive SHA-256 for the target in $1.
# Unrecognised targets print an empty line with a successful exit status.
just_sha256() {
case "$1" in
x86_64-unknown-linux-musl) echo "4a5cc2f53e6f0f8c59092a6cc38291eb729d46a7dd95d3ae582008881b84931d" ;;
aarch64-unknown-linux-musl) echo "748237128c4c40cbdabc65e841d05ceba13cc23a91eaba395495894c1d9764df" ;;
x86_64-apple-darwin) echo "9a09cfef66aaa79da58203970103a0684307716caaabd3e9844cacc4dc0f4023" ;;
aarch64-apple-darwin) echo "50ae3e996c974a0bf32ea7d10f495070df33f1b43e0616b2769e3d4821ed8f48" ;;
*) echo "" ;;
esac
}

# Print the SHA-256 of the file at $1 to standard output.
# sha256sum is GNU; macOS ships shasum instead.
# A hashing failure can produce no output yet return success via cut.
sha256_of() {
if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then sha256sum "$1" | cut -d" " -f1
else shasum -a 256 "$1" | cut -d" " -f1
fi
}

# Download and checksum-verify JUST_VERSION for this platform, then use sudo
# to install it as /usr/local/bin/just with mode 0755, replacing any existing file.
# Return 1 for an unsupported platform, download failure, checksum mismatch or
# failure to create /usr/local/bin. Temporary files are removed on these handled
# failures and after installation. If execution reaches cleanup, return its status;
# in the conditional call from main, extraction or copy failures can be masked.
install_just_verified() {
jv_target="$(just_target)"
[ -z "$jv_target" ] && { fail "just: no verified build for $(uname -s)/$(uname -m); use your package manager"; return 1; }
jv_want="$(just_sha256 "$jv_target")"
jv_tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
jv_url="https://github.com/casey/just/releases/download/${JUST_VERSION}/just-${JUST_VERSION}-${jv_target}.tar.gz"
curl -fsSL --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -o "$jv_tmp/just.tar.gz" "$jv_url" || { rm -rf "$jv_tmp"; return 1; }
jv_got="$(sha256_of "$jv_tmp/just.tar.gz")"
if [ "$jv_got" != "$jv_want" ]; then
fail "just: CHECKSUM MISMATCH for $jv_url (expected $jv_want, got $jv_got)"
rm -rf "$jv_tmp"
return 1
fi
tar -xzf "$jv_tmp/just.tar.gz" -C "$jv_tmp" just

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Stop when archive extraction fails.

If temporary storage fills during extraction, tar can leave a partial just file. Line 190 ignores the extraction failure and continues to the privileged installation. If the destination has sufficient space, installation can succeed with that partial file. The PATH check at Line 228 then reports success without confirming that just runs.

Check the extraction status before installation. Also preserve any copy failure instead of returning the cleanup status.

Proposed fix 
-    tar -xzf "$jv_tmp/just.tar.gz" -C "$jv_tmp" just
+    tar -xzf "$jv_tmp/just.tar.gz" -C "$jv_tmp" just || { rm -rf "$jv_tmp"; return 1; }
     sudo install -d -m 0755 /usr/local/bin || { rm -rf "$jv_tmp"; return 1; }
-    sudo install -m 0755 "$jv_tmp/just" /usr/local/bin/just
+    sudo install -m 0755 "$jv_tmp/just" /usr/local/bin/just || { rm -rf "$jv_tmp"; return 1; }
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Review comment at @build/setup.sh at line 190:
In the `just` archive installation flow, check the `tar` extraction result and
stop before privileged installation if extraction fails. Also handle failure
from `sudo install` so cleanup does not mask its failure status; return failure
after cleanup.

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sudo install -d -m 0755 /usr/local/bin || { rm -rf "$jv_tmp"; return 1; }
sudo install -m 0755 "$jv_tmp/just" /usr/local/bin/just
rm -rf "$jv_tmp"
}

# ── Install just ──
# Keep an existing just command, or install using the detected PKG_MGR.
# Use the verified release if apt fails or PKG_MGR has no supported install branch.
# Return 1 if just is still unavailable on PATH; the final availability check
# determines success in main's conditional call even if an installer failed.
install_just() {
if command -v just >/dev/null 2>&1; then
ok "just already installed: $(just --version 2>/dev/null | head -1)"
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case "$PKG_MGR" in
dnf) sudo dnf install -y just ;;
apt) sudo apt-get install -y just 2>/dev/null || {
# just not in older apt repos — use installer
curl -fsSL https://just.systems/install.sh | bash -s -- --to /usr/local/bin
# just not in older apt repos — use the verified release binary
install_just_verified
} ;;
pacman) sudo pacman -S --noconfirm just ;;
apk) sudo apk add just ;;
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rpm-ostree) sudo rpm-ostree install just ;;
guix) guix install just ;;
*)
info "Using just installer script..."
curl -fsSL https://just.systems/install.sh | bash -s -- --to /usr/local/bin
info "Installing verified just release..."
install_just_verified
;;
esac

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