ssh/tailssh: replace incubator process with su instead of running su as child

This allows the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable to work inside of
su and agent forwarding to succeed.

Fixes #12467

Signed-off-by: Percy Wegmann <percy@tailscale.com>

.github/workflows/ssh-integrationtest.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Run the ssh integration tests with `make sshintegrationtest`.
+# These tests can also be running locally.
+name: "ssh-integrationtest"
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-$${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "ssh/**"
+      - "tempfork/gliderlabs/ssh/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/ssh-integrationtest"
+jobs:
+  ssh-integrationtest:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run SSH integration tests
+        run: |
+          make sshintegrationtest

Makefile

@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ publishdevnameserver: ## Build and publish k8s-nameserver image to location spec
 
 .PHONY: sshintegrationtest
 sshintegrationtest: ## Run the SSH integration tests in various Docker containers
-	@GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go test -tags integrationtest -c ./ssh/tailssh -o ssh/tailssh/testcontainers/tailssh.test && \
+	@GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 ./tool/go test -tags integrationtest -c ./ssh/tailssh -o ssh/tailssh/testcontainers/tailssh.test && \
-	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o ssh/tailssh/testcontainers/tailscaled ./cmd/tailscaled && \
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 ./tool/go build -o ssh/tailssh/testcontainers/tailscaled ./cmd/tailscaled && \
 	echo "Testing on ubuntu:focal" && docker build --build-arg="BASE=ubuntu:focal" -t ssh-ubuntu-focal ssh/tailssh/testcontainers && \
 	echo "Testing on ubuntu:jammy" && docker build --build-arg="BASE=ubuntu:jammy" -t ssh-ubuntu-jammy ssh/tailssh/testcontainers && \
 	echo "Testing on ubuntu:mantic" && docker build --build-arg="BASE=ubuntu:mantic" -t ssh-ubuntu-mantic ssh/tailssh/testcontainers && \

ssh/tailssh/incubator.go

@@ -400,8 +400,12 @@ func tryExecLogin(dlogf logger.Logf, ia incubatorArgs) error {
 	}
 	loginArgs := ia.loginArgs(loginCmdPath)
 	dlogf("logging in with %s %+v", loginCmdPath, loginArgs)
-	// replace the running process
+
-	return unix.Exec(loginCmdPath, loginArgs, os.Environ())
+	// If Exec works, the Go code will not proceed past this:
+	err = unix.Exec(loginCmdPath, loginArgs, os.Environ())
+
+	// If we made it here, Exec failed.
+	return err
 }
 
 // trySU attempts to start a login shell using su. If su is available and
@@ -438,8 +442,12 @@ func trySU(dlogf logger.Logf, ia incubatorArgs) (handled bool, err error) {
 	}
 
 	dlogf("logging in with %s %q", su, loginArgs)
-	cmd := newCommand(ia.hasTTY, su, loginArgs)
+
-	return true, cmd.Run()
+	// If Exec works, the Go code will not proceed past this:
+	err = unix.Exec(su, loginArgs, os.Environ())
+
+	// If we made it here, Exec failed.
+	return true, err
 }
 
 // findSU attempts to find an su command which supports the -l and -c flags.

ssh/tailssh/tailssh_integration_test.go

@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"crypto/ecdsa"
-	"crypto/ed25519"
-	"crypto/elliptic"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/rsa"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/pem"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
 	"github.com/pkg/sftp"
 	gossh "github.com/tailscale/golang-x-crypto/ssh"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent"
 	"tailscale.com/net/tsdial"
 	"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
+	glider "tailscale.com/tempfork/gliderlabs/ssh"
 	"tailscale.com/types/key"
 	"tailscale.com/types/netmap"
 	"tailscale.com/util/set"
@@ -300,6 +302,95 @@ func TestIntegrationSCP(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSSHAgentForwarding(t *testing.T) {
+	debugTest.Store(true)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		debugTest.Store(false)
+	})
+
+	// Create a client SSH key
+	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+	})
+	pkFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "pk")
+	clientKey, clientKeyRSA := generateClientKey(t, pkFile)
+
+	// Start upstream SSH server
+	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to listen for SSH: %s", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_ = l.Close()
+	})
+
+	// Run an SSH server that accepts connections from that client SSH key.
+	gs := glider.Server{
+		Handler: func(s glider.Session) {
+			io.WriteString(s, "Hello world\n")
+		},
+		PublicKeyHandler: func(ctx glider.Context, key glider.PublicKey) error {
+			// Note - this is not meant to be cryptographically secure, it's
+			// just checking that SSH agent forwarding is forwarding the right
+			// key.
+			a := key.Marshal()
+			b := clientKey.PublicKey().Marshal()
+			if !bytes.Equal(a, b) {
+				return errors.New("key mismatch")
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+	go gs.Serve(l)
+
+	// Run tailscale SSH server and connect to it
+	username := "testuser"
+	tailscaleAddr := testServer(t, username, false) // TODO: make this false to use V2 behavior
+	tcl, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", tailscaleAddr, &ssh.ClientConfig{
+		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { tcl.Close() })
+
+	s, err := tcl.NewSession()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Set up SSH agent forwarding on the client
+	err = agent.RequestAgentForwarding(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	keyring := agent.NewKeyring()
+	keyring.Add(agent.AddedKey{
+		PrivateKey: clientKeyRSA,
+	})
+	err = agent.ForwardToAgent(tcl, keyring)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Attempt to SSH to the upstream test server using the forwarded SSH key
+	// and run the "true" command.
+	upstreamHost, upstreamPort, err := net.SplitHostPort(l.Addr().String())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	o, err := s.CombinedOutput(fmt.Sprintf(`ssh -T -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p %s upstreamuser@%s "true"`, upstreamPort, upstreamHost))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to call true command: %s\n%s", err, o)
+	}
+}
+
 func fallbackToSUAvailable() bool {
 	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
 		return false
@@ -374,10 +465,25 @@ func (s *session) read() string {
 	return string(_got)
 }
 
-func testClient(t *testing.T, forceV1Behavior bool) *ssh.Client {
+func testClient(t *testing.T, forceV1Behavior bool, authMethods ...ssh.AuthMethod) *ssh.Client {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	username := "testuser"
+	addr := testServer(t, username, forceV1Behavior)
+
+	cl, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", addr, &ssh.ClientConfig{
+		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
+		Auth:            authMethods,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { cl.Close() })
+
+	return cl
+}
+
+func testServer(t *testing.T, username string, forceV1Behavior bool) string {
 	srv := &server{
 		lb:             &testBackend{localUser: username, forceV1Behavior: forceV1Behavior},
 		logf:           log.Printf,
@@ -392,21 +498,15 @@ func testClient(t *testing.T, forceV1Behavior bool) *ssh.Client {
 	t.Cleanup(func() { l.Close() })
 
 	go func() {
-		conn, err := l.Accept()
+		for {
-		if err == nil {
+			conn, err := l.Accept()
-			go srv.HandleSSHConn(&addressFakingConn{conn})
+			if err == nil {
+				go srv.HandleSSHConn(&addressFakingConn{conn})
+			}
 		}
 	}()
 
-	cl, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", l.Addr().String(), &ssh.ClientConfig{
+	return l.Addr().String()
-		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Cleanup(func() { cl.Close() })
-
-	return cl
 }
 
 func testSession(t *testing.T, forceV1Behavior bool) *session {
@@ -417,7 +517,7 @@ func testSession(t *testing.T, forceV1Behavior bool) *session {
 func testSessionFor(t *testing.T, cl *ssh.Client) *session {
 	s, err := cl.NewSession()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	t.Cleanup(func() { s.Close() })
 
@@ -435,6 +535,31 @@ func testSessionFor(t *testing.T, cl *ssh.Client) *session {
 	}
 }
 
+func generateClientKey(t *testing.T, privateKeyFile string) (ssh.Signer, *rsa.PrivateKey) {
+	t.Helper()
+	priv, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	mk, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(priv)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	privateKey := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: mk})
+	if privateKey == nil {
+		t.Fatal("failed to encoded private key")
+	}
+	err = os.WriteFile(privateKeyFile, privateKey, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	signer, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKey(privateKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return signer, priv
+}
+
 // testBackend implements ipnLocalBackend
 type testBackend struct {
 	localUser       string
@@ -443,33 +568,23 @@ type testBackend struct {
 
 func (tb *testBackend) GetSSH_HostKeys() ([]gossh.Signer, error) {
 	var result []gossh.Signer
-	for _, typ := range []string{"ed25519", "ecdsa", "rsa"} {
+	var priv any
-		var priv any
+	var err error
-		var err error
+	const keySize = 2048
-		switch typ {
+	priv, err = rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, keySize)
-		case "ed25519":
+	if err != nil {
-			_, priv, err = ed25519.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
+		return nil, err
-		case "ecdsa":
-			curve := elliptic.P256()
-			priv, err = ecdsa.GenerateKey(curve, rand.Reader)
-		case "rsa":
-			const keySize = 2048
-			priv, err = rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, keySize)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		mk, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(priv)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		hostKey := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: mk})
-		signer, err := gossh.ParsePrivateKey(hostKey)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		result = append(result, signer)
 	}
+	mk, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(priv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	hostKey := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: mk})
+	signer, err := gossh.ParsePrivateKey(hostKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	result = append(result, signer)
 	return result, nil
 }
 
@@ -487,7 +602,7 @@ func (tb *testBackend) NetMap() *netmap.NetworkMap {
 			Rules: []*tailcfg.SSHRule{
 				{
 					Principals: []*tailcfg.SSHPrincipal{{Any: true}},
-					Action:     &tailcfg.SSHAction{Accept: true},
+					Action:     &tailcfg.SSHAction{Accept: true, AllowAgentForwarding: true},
 					SSHUsers:   map[string]string{"*": tb.localUser},
 				},
 			},

ssh/tailssh/testcontainers/Dockerfile

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ COPY tailssh.test .
 
 RUN chmod 755 tailscaled
 
-RUN echo "First run tests normally."
+# RUN echo "First run tests normally."
+RUN eval `ssh-agent -s` && TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestSSHAgentForwarding
 RUN rm -Rf /home/testuser
 RUN TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestIntegrationSFTP
 RUN rm -Rf /home/testuser
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ RUN TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestIntegra
 
 RUN echo "Then run tests as non-root user testuser and make sure tests still pass."
 RUN chown testuser:groupone /tmp/tailscalessh.log
+RUN TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled eval `su -m testuser -c ssh-agent -s` && su -m testuser -c "./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestSSHAgentForwarding"
 RUN TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled su -m testuser -c "./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestIntegration TestDoDropPrivileges"
 RUN chown root:root /tmp/tailscalessh.log
 
@@ -42,12 +44,14 @@ RUN chmod 755 /usr/bin/login
 # Simulate getenforce command
 RUN printf "#!/bin/bash\necho 'Enforcing'" > /usr/bin/getenforce
 RUN chmod 755 /usr/bin/getenforce
+RUN eval `ssh-agent -s` && TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestSSHAgentForwarding
 RUN TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestIntegration
 RUN mv /tmp/login_orig /usr/bin/login
 RUN rm /usr/bin/getenforce
 
 RUN echo "Then remove the login command and make sure tests still pass."
 RUN rm `which login`
+RUN eval `ssh-agent -s` && TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestSSHAgentForwarding
 RUN rm -Rf /home/testuser
 RUN TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestIntegrationSFTP
 RUN rm -Rf /home/testuser
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ RUN TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestIntegra
 RUN echo "Then remove the su command and make sure tests still pass."
 RUN chown root:root /tmp/tailscalessh.log
 RUN rm `which su`
+RUN eval `ssh-agent -s` && TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestSSHAgentForwarding
 RUN TAILSCALED_PATH=`pwd`tailscaled ./tailssh.test -test.v -test.run TestIntegration
 
 RUN echo "Test doDropPrivileges"