From 1a92cd557a6b7106022284d48b3641a62e862a91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ultronstudio Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:09:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ci: require exact main commit for release candidates --- .github/workflows/release-candidate.yml | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml b/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml index 6befe37..61034cb 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml @@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ on: description: 'RC number, e.g. "1" for v0.0.7-rc.1.' required: true default: "1" + commit: + description: >- + Full commit SHA being released. Must equal the commit this + workflow run checks out. Dispatch only from main and enter the + matching SHA shown for that branch. + required: true permissions: contents: read @@ -33,6 +39,7 @@ jobs: version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} rc: ${{ steps.version.outputs.rc }} tag: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }} + commit: ${{ steps.version.outputs.commit }} steps: - name: Check out repository uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1 @@ -44,11 +51,29 @@ jobs: - name: Validate inputs and derive tag id: version + env: + ACTUAL_REF: ${{ github.ref }} + ACTUAL_SHA: ${{ github.sha }} + REQUESTED_COMMIT: ${{ inputs.commit }} run: | set -euo pipefail version="${{ inputs.version }}" rc="${{ inputs.rc }}" + if [ "$ACTUAL_REF" != "refs/heads/main" ]; then + echo "::error::release candidates must be dispatched from main (got $ACTUAL_REF)" >&2 + exit 1 + fi + if ! [[ "$REQUESTED_COMMIT" =~ ^[0-9a-f]{40}$ ]]; then + echo "::error::commit must be a full 40-character lowercase SHA" >&2 + exit 1 + fi + checked_out_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD) + if [ "$ACTUAL_SHA" != "$REQUESTED_COMMIT" ] || [ "$checked_out_sha" != "$REQUESTED_COMMIT" ]; then + echo "::error::selected ref resolves to $ACTUAL_SHA (checkout $checked_out_sha), expected $REQUESTED_COMMIT" >&2 + exit 1 + fi + if ! [[ "$version" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then echo "::error::version '$version' is not a bare X.Y.Z semantic version" >&2 exit 1 @@ -63,6 +88,7 @@ jobs: echo "version=$version" echo "rc=$rc" echo "tag=$tag" + echo "commit=$REQUESTED_COMMIT" } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" echo "Resolved tag: $tag" @@ -226,6 +252,6 @@ jobs: gh release create "$tag" \ --title "pvKernel ${tag}" \ --prerelease \ - --target "${{ github.sha }}" \ + --target "${{ needs.validate.outputs.commit }}" \ --notes "Release candidate for pvKernel v${version}. No stability guarantee; may contain release-blocking defects. See CHANGELOG.md for the v${version} entry." \ release-artifacts/* From 29f6ea86451a8af65094b5e0caefaa2091e161d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ultronstudio Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:10:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: record RC exact-commit hardening --- .../2026-10-pvkernel-0.0.7-pre-release.md | 53 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/audits/2026-10-pvkernel-0.0.7-pre-release.md b/docs/audits/2026-10-pvkernel-0.0.7-pre-release.md index 2c2c7c4..a3110fc 100644 --- a/docs/audits/2026-10-pvkernel-0.0.7-pre-release.md +++ b/docs/audits/2026-10-pvkernel-0.0.7-pre-release.md @@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ frame-map rescans are gone. All ten deterministic QEMU scenarios and the requested local validation commands passed, apart from the known Windows hostile-filename fixture limitation in the Python unit suite. -Three P2 release-process/defensive-hardening observations remain. They do not -prevent an RC when the operator selects and verifies the exact `main` commit, -but should be considered before relying on this workflow for stable release. -The recommendation is **CONDITIONALLY READY** for `v0.0.7-rc.1`, subject to -the dispatch checks described below. This is not stable-release approval. +At the time of this audit, three P2 release-process/defensive-hardening +observations remained. The RC dispatch observation was subsequently resolved +before RC1 by commit `1a92cd557a6b7106022284d48b3641a62e862a91`; two P2 +follow-ups remain. The recommendation at the audited commit was +**CONDITIONALLY READY** for `v0.0.7-rc.1`, subject to the dispatch checks +described below. This is not stable-release approval. ## Architecture changes since 0.0.6 @@ -302,12 +303,13 @@ Both workflows validate version inputs and package versions, require a committed lockfile and changelog entry, verify the dated toolchain, and refuse to overwrite an existing tag/release. Stable release additionally compares the operator-confirmed full SHA to `github.sha` and reruns CI/security against -that checked-out commit. The RC workflow builds/tests/packages the exact -selected workflow-dispatch commit and records that SHA in the release -manifest and provenance, but it does not require that selected ref to be -`main` or ask for a separate SHA confirmation. This manual-dispatch operator -risk is recorded as P2; for RC1, dispatch only from `main` and verify the -manifest commit equals the intended merge commit. +that checked-out commit. At the audited commit, the RC workflow built, +tested, and packaged the selected workflow-dispatch commit and recorded that +SHA in the release manifest and provenance, but did not require that selected +ref to be `main` or ask for a separate SHA confirmation. Commit +`1a92cd557a6b7106022284d48b3641a62e862a91` adds both checks and passes the +validated SHA explicitly to release creation. For RC1, dispatch from `main` +and enter its exact full SHA. The shared artifact action builds the release ELF and UEFI image, emits a workspace/Cargo.lock SPDX SBOM (not a binary SBOM), writes `SHA256SUMS` and a @@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ security boundary. Release CI includes executable heap tests. ### P2 -#### PVK-007-AUDIT-001 — RC dispatch does not constrain the selected ref +#### PVK-007-AUDIT-001 — RC dispatch did not constrain the selected ref **ID:** PVK-007-AUDIT-001 @@ -381,7 +383,7 @@ security boundary. Release CI includes executable heap tests. **Component:** `.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml` -**Status:** Open / manual operator control +**Status:** Resolved before RC1 by `1a92cd557a6b7106022284d48b3641a62e862a91` **Description:** `workflow_dispatch` accepts version and RC number but does not assert `github.ref` is `refs/heads/main` or compare an operator-entered @@ -395,12 +397,12 @@ remaining risk is accidentally publishing an RC from an unmerged branch. `github.sha`, and `gh release create --target` uses that same SHA; no branch or commit guard is present in RC validation. -**Recommendation:** Restrict RC dispatch to `main` or add a full commit input -and equality check. Until then, select `main` and compare the artifact -manifest SHA with the intended commit before publishing/accepting RC1. +**Resolution:** RC dispatch now requires `refs/heads/main`, validates a +lowercase full 40-character commit SHA against both `github.sha` and the +checked-out `HEAD`, and passes that validated SHA to release creation. -**Release blocking:** No for RC1 when the documented operator check is -followed; should be hardened before automating RC dispatch. +**Release blocking:** Resolved before RC1; hosted workflow checks remain +required before dispatch. #### PVK-007-AUDIT-002 — deallocation cannot distinguish same-unit Layout sizes @@ -595,11 +597,12 @@ upper destructive test does not leave an unverified mapping invariant. ## Release recommendation -**CONDITIONALLY READY — no P0/P1 findings; three P2 follow-ups remain.** +**CONDITIONALLY READY at the audited commit — no P0/P1 findings; three P2 +follow-ups were recorded.** -An operator may proceed to `v0.0.7-rc.1` after human review of this audit PR, -dispatching the RC workflow from `main` and verifying the release manifest's -`git_commit` is the intended merged commit. The exact commit will be tested, -packaged, and attested by that workflow. Before stable release, decide whether -to harden the RC branch guard, exact invalid-layout detection, and independent -Environment approval policy. No finding here authorizes stable publication. +The RC dispatch follow-up was resolved in commit +`1a92cd557a6b7106022284d48b3641a62e862a91`; two P2 follow-ups remain: exact +invalid-layout detection and the stable Environment approval policy. After +human review and merge of the hardening PR, RC1 can be dispatched from `main` +with its exact SHA. The RC workflow will test, package, and attest that commit. +No finding here authorizes stable publication.