fix(launcher): regenerate nqc launcher with the XDG pid/log ladder - #107
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The launcher kept its pid and log in /tmp under a predictable name, so
another local user could pre-create or symlink the pid file and choose
which PID `--stop` kills (CWE-377).
The /tmp paths came from explicit pid-file/log-file overrides in
nqc.launcher.a2ml. This commit deletes those two override lines so the
generator's default applies, then regenerates the launcher with
`launch-scaffolder realign`, built from launch-scaffolder origin/main
2cb0f24 with --standard standards/launcher-standard_praxis.deed:
PID ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}}/launch-scaffolder/nqc/server.pid
LOG ${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/launch-scaffolder/nqc/server.log
The rest of the launcher diff is the generator's current canonical
output. It includes the metadata block moving to @launcher-deed
(standard-version 0.4.0), ensure_state_dirs plus a private-dir check,
PID validation before kill, atomic desktop-integration writes, and
shellcheck-clean output.
nqc/Justfile's `clean` recipe removed /tmp/nqc.pid and /tmp/nqc.log; it
now removes the same files at their new locations.
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WalkthroughThe launcher now stores PID and log files under per-user state directories and validates state directories and PIDs. It also changes desktop integration management, starts the process in browser modes, and reports version and platform information. ChangesNQC launcher
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Bug fix Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The new private-directory safety check does not stop the start path, so the launcher can still write its PID and log files into an unsafe directory. Fix this before merging. Security Architecture ReviewSecurity architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Fresh installations gain stronger process-state and file-ownership controls. However, the new integration checks can prevent existing desktop installations from being updated or removed, leaving the older launcher in use. Partial-install recovery also has a gap. These risks are bounded to local launcher lifecycle management; no expanded remote or privileged access was established. Retained concerns
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Review comments at @nqc/nqc-launcher.sh:
- Line 230: Update start_server to stop when ensure_state_dirs fails: propagate
its nonzero status by returning immediately, preventing subsequent PID and log
file I/O in unsafe directories.
- Around line 72-81: Update ensure_state_dirs so check_private_state_dir
validates existing directories before chmod can modify them, or restrict chmod
to directories created by this function. Preserve directory creation while
ensuring symlinked or improperly owned existing paths are never chmodded.
- Around line 627-628: Update the --status path to use read_pid instead of
reading PID_FILE directly, preserving the existing is_running check and status
output while applying shared PID validation.
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What changed and why
nqc's launcher kept its pid and log in/tmpunder a predictable name. Another local user could pre-create or symlink the pid file and so choose which PID--stopkills (CWE-377 class).The
/tmppaths came from explicitpid-file/log-fileoverrides innqc/nqc.launcher.a2ml. On its own,realignreproduces them verbatim, as a probe run confirmed, and the current template then refuses them at runtime as a shared location. This PR therefore:nqc/nqc.launcher.a2ml, which is necessary for the generator to emit its default; andlaunch-scaffolder realign, built from launch-scaffolderorigin/main@2cb0f24(cargo build --release) and run with--standard standards/launcher-standard_praxis.deed.The resulting paths:
Scope of the regenerated diff (the generator's canonical output, not hand edits)
The launcher diff is large because it catches up with the current template, not only the pid/log lines:
@a2ml-metadatato@launcher-deed(standard-version0.4.0, plus declared modes, platforms and lifecycle phases);ensure_state_dirscreates the state dirs0700, andcheck_private_state_dirrefuses any state dir that isn't owned by the user or is group/world-writable;read_pidvalidates the pid before anykill, andstoprefuses an unsafe pid dir;--integ/--disinteggain atomic writes, desktop-entry escaping and ownership markers, and the.desktopExecnow goes throughkeepopen.shwithTerminal=true;CONFIG_FILEstill points at the canonical/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/...path. realign ran in a private mount namespace (unshare -rm) with this worktree bind-mounted at the config's[repo].path, so no scratch path was baked in.Also changed:
nqc/Justfile'scleanrecipe removed/tmp/nqc.pid /tmp/nqc.log. It now removes the same two files at their new locations (just --dry-run cleanchecked).Unrelated, not changed:
nqc.launcher.a2mlstill declareslicense = "PMPL-1.0-or-later". The generated launcher does not carry that field, and the template emits the SPDX line twice (lines 2–3). Both are left as they are.Verification
bash -n: OK.shellcheck0.11.0: findings went from 3 to 0.grep -nE "[\"'/]tmp/"on the launcher: 0 hits (was 2).git diff --summary: no mode change (stays100755).START_COMMAND=('sleep' '300'), using the fallback rung (XDG_RUNTIME_DIRandXDG_STATE_HOMEunset, scratchHOME):--startwrote$HOME/.local/state/launch-scaffolder/nqc/server.pid(directory0700), and--stopkilled exactly that PID and removed the pid file.Inherited red checks
The one failing check is not caused by this change:
Hypatia Security Scan / Hypatia Neurosymbolic Analysisfails withHypatia did not produce one valid findings array(exit 2). That is a crash of the tool, not a finding, and it fails identically onmainfc12a2e. Tracking issue, with acceptance criteria: CI: Hypatia crashes on main — 'did not produce one valid findings array' (exit 2) #108.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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