BUG/MINOR: sample: secure convs that accept base64 string and var name as args
This patch adds a few improvements in order to secure the use of
converters that accept base64 string and variable name as arguments.
The first change is within related function sample_conv_var2smp_str()
which now flags the sample as SMP_F_CONST if the argument is of type
ARGT_STR. This makes the sample more safe for later use.
A new function sample_check_arg_base64() is added. It checks an argument
and fills it with a variable type if the argument string contains a
valid variable name. If failed, it tries to perform a base64 decode
operation on a non-empty string, and fills the argument with the decoded
content which can be used later, without any additional base64dec()
function calls during runtime. This means that haproxy configuration
check may fail if variable lookup fails and an invalid base64 encoded
string is specified as an argument for such converters.
Both converters, "aes_gcm_dec" and "hmac", now use alloc_trash_chunk()
in order to allocate additional buffers for various conversions, and
avoid the use of a pre-allocated trash chunks directly (usually returned
by get_trash_chunk()). The function sample_check_arg_base64() is used
for both converters in order to check their arguments specified within
the haproxy configuration.
This patch should be backported as far as 2.0. However, it is important
to keep in mind a few things. The "hmac" converter is only available
starting with 2.2. In versions prior to 2.2, the "aes_gcm_dec" converter
and sample_conv_var2smp_str() are implemented in src/ssl_sock.c. Thus
the patch will have to be adapted on these versions.
Note that this patch is required for a subsequent, more important fix.
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