fix: cap listener connections, serve HEAD, fix feed parser CR round-trip

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randogoth 2026-10-05 11:12:23 +03:00
parent 1e782310b6
commit 267625b411
3 changed files with 244 additions and 13 deletions

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@ -96,8 +96,14 @@ impl Feed {
}
pub fn parse(text: &str) -> Feed {
// Trailing CRs are line endings, never content: `str::lines` strips
// only one CR before a newline, so a CR run would survive one parse
// and partly vanish on the next, breaking the render fixpoint.
Feed {
items: text.lines().map(parse_line).collect(),
items: text
.lines()
.map(|line| parse_line(line.trim_end_matches('\r')))
.collect(),
}
}
@ -424,4 +430,34 @@ mod tests {
self.meta("nick")
}
}
/// xorshift: deterministic pseudo-randomness, dependency-free.
fn next(seed: &mut u64) -> u64 {
*seed ^= *seed << 13;
*seed ^= *seed >> 7;
*seed ^= *seed << 17;
*seed
}
#[test]
fn parse_never_panics_and_render_reaches_a_fixpoint() {
// Hostile pieces in random order: the parser must survive anything,
// and whatever it accepts must render to a form that re-parses to
// itself, so a store save can never corrupt a feed it loaded.
let pieces = [
"# ", "# key = value\n", "smol:mail ", "smol:repost ", "\t", "\n", "---\n",
"2026-10-01T12:47:00Z", "a", "mfrggzdfmztwq2lknnwg23tpoa3...", "/", "\u{e9}",
"\r", " ", "#\n", "smol:host_key = ",
];
let mut seed = 0x5eed_1234_u64;
for _ in 0..2000 {
let n = (next(&mut seed) % 48) as usize;
let input: String = (0..n)
.map(|_| pieces[(next(&mut seed) % pieces.len() as u64) as usize])
.collect();
let once = Feed::parse(&input).render();
let twice = Feed::parse(&once).render();
assert_eq!(once, twice, "render must be a fixpoint after parse");
}
}
}

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@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
use std::io::{Read, Write};
use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
use std::time::UNIX_EPOCH;
use fumi_core::crypto::sha256;
@ -12,13 +13,50 @@ use smolboid_core::time;
use crate::feedstore::FeedStore;
const MAX_REQUEST: usize = 8 * 1024;
/// Concurrent connection cap: each connection holds a thread until its socket
/// timeouts, so a flood must be shed rather than absorbed (audit.md).
const MAX_CONNECTIONS: usize = 64;
static ACTIVE: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
/// Decrements the connection count when the handler finishes, including on
/// early returns, so the cap cannot leak slots.
struct ConnGuard;
impl ConnGuard {
fn acquire() -> Self {
ACTIVE.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
ConnGuard
}
}
impl Drop for ConnGuard {
fn drop(&mut self) {
ACTIVE.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
}
}
pub fn serve(listener: TcpListener, feeds: FeedStore) -> ! {
loop {
match listener.accept() {
Ok((stream, _)) => {
Ok((mut stream, _)) => {
if ACTIVE.load(Ordering::Relaxed) >= MAX_CONNECTIONS {
let mut shed = stream.try_clone().ok();
if let Some(shed) = shed.as_mut() {
let _ = write_simple(shed, 503, "Service Unavailable", "busy\n", true);
}
continue;
}
let feeds = feeds.clone();
std::thread::spawn(move || handle(stream, feeds));
let spawned = std::thread::Builder::new().spawn(move || {
let _guard = ConnGuard::acquire();
handle(stream, feeds);
});
// A failed spawn must not strand a slot: handle acquires its
// own guard, so nothing was counted until the thread ran.
if spawned.is_err() {
eprintln!("http: connection thread failed to spawn");
}
}
Err(e) => eprintln!("http: accept failed: {e}"),
}
@ -37,26 +75,27 @@ fn handle(mut stream: TcpStream, feeds: FeedStore) {
let (method, path, headers) = match parse_request(&request) {
Some(parts) => parts,
None => {
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 400, "Bad Request", "bad request\n");
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 400, "Bad Request", "bad request\n", true);
return;
}
};
if method != "GET" {
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 405, "Method Not Allowed", "GET only\n");
let head_only = method == "HEAD";
if method != "GET" && !head_only {
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 405, "Method Not Allowed", "GET, HEAD only\n", true);
return;
}
let Some(username) = username_of(path) else {
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 404, "Not Found", "not found\n");
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 404, "Not Found", "not found\n", !head_only);
return;
};
// An admitted author's feed exists from `admit` on; anything else,
// including a valid username with no feed, is not there to be served.
if !feeds.exists(&username).unwrap_or(false) {
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 404, "Not Found", "not found\n");
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 404, "Not Found", "not found\n", !head_only);
return;
}
let Ok(feed) = feeds.load(&username) else {
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 404, "Not Found", "not found\n");
let _ = write_simple(&mut stream, 404, "Not Found", "not found\n", !head_only);
return;
};
let body = feed.render().into_bytes();
@ -80,7 +119,10 @@ fn handle(mut stream: TcpStream, feeds: FeedStore) {
body.len()
));
let _ = stream.write_all(head.as_bytes());
// HEAD answers with the headers GET would, minus the body (audit.md).
if !head_only {
let _ = stream.write_all(&body);
}
}
/// `If-None-Match` takes precedence; `If-Modified-Since` applies only without
@ -136,12 +178,22 @@ fn parse_request(request: &[u8]) -> Option<(&str, &str, Vec<(String, String)>)>
Some((method, path, headers))
}
fn write_simple(stream: &mut TcpStream, code: u16, label: &str, body: &str) -> std::io::Result<()> {
fn write_simple(
stream: &mut TcpStream,
code: u16,
label: &str,
body: &str,
emit_body: bool,
) -> std::io::Result<()> {
write!(
stream,
"HTTP/1.1 {code} {label}\r\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n{body}",
"HTTP/1.1 {code} {label}\r\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n",
body.len()
)
)?;
if emit_body {
stream.write_all(body.as_bytes())?;
}
Ok(())
}
fn mtime(feeds: &FeedStore, username: &str) -> i64 {
@ -312,4 +364,98 @@ mod tests {
}
assert_eq!(http_date(0), "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT");
}
/// xorshift: deterministic pseudo-randomness, dependency-free.
fn next(seed: &mut u64) -> u64 {
*seed ^= *seed << 13;
*seed ^= *seed >> 7;
*seed ^= *seed << 17;
*seed
}
#[test]
fn head_serves_headers_without_a_body() {
let (_, addr) = with_feed("head");
let addr: std::net::SocketAddr = addr.parse().unwrap();
let response = get(&addr, "HEAD /twtxt/tobias.txt HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n");
assert!(response.starts_with("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n"), "{response}");
assert!(response.contains("Content-Length: "), "{response}");
assert_eq!(response.split("\r\n\r\n").nth(1), Some(""), "HEAD must not emit a body");
// The same feed via GET still carries one.
let full = get(&addr, "GET /twtxt/tobias.txt HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n");
assert!(full.contains("# smol:host_key = "));
}
#[test]
fn the_connection_cap_sheds_floods_with_503() {
let (_, addr) = with_feed("cap");
let addr: std::net::SocketAddr = addr.parse().unwrap();
// Fill every slot with a partial request, as slowloris would.
let mut held: Vec<TcpStream> = Vec::new();
for _ in 0..MAX_CONNECTIONS {
let mut s = TcpStream::connect(addr).unwrap();
s.write_all(b"G").unwrap();
held.push(s);
}
std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(500));
let mut extra = TcpStream::connect(addr).unwrap();
extra
.set_read_timeout(Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(15)))
.unwrap();
extra.write_all(b"GET /twtxt/tobias.txt HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n").unwrap();
// A single recv may split the response; read to the status line's end.
let mut buf = Vec::new();
while !buf.windows(2).any(|w| w == b"\r\n") {
let mut chunk = [0u8; 512];
let n = extra.read(&mut chunk).expect("503 response");
if n == 0 {
break;
}
buf.extend_from_slice(&chunk[..n]);
}
assert!(
buf.starts_with(b"HTTP/1.1 503"),
"the flood was absorbed instead of shed: {}",
String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf)
);
// Closing the flood frees the slots and the listener recovers.
drop(held);
let mut served = false;
for _ in 0..40 {
let response = get(&addr, "GET /twtxt/tobias.txt HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n");
if response.starts_with("HTTP/1.1 200") {
served = true;
break;
}
std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(250));
}
assert!(served, "the listener never recovered after the flood closed");
}
#[test]
fn request_parsing_never_panics_and_gates_usernames() {
let alphabet = [
"GET", "HEAD", " ", "/twtxt/", ".txt", "..", "%2F", "\u{0}", "\r\n", ":", "a", "-",
"\u{e9}", "\r\n\r\n", "smol:mail ",
];
let mut seed = 0x5eed_c0de_u64;
for _ in 0..2000 {
let n = (next(&mut seed) % 24) as usize;
let raw: String = (0..n)
.map(|_| alphabet[(next(&mut seed) % alphabet.len() as u64) as usize])
.collect();
let bytes = raw.as_bytes();
if let Some((_, path, _)) = parse_request(bytes) {
if let Some(name) = username_of(path) {
// Whatever the parser accepts must be path-safe.
assert!(crate::feedstore::valid_username(&name), "{name:?}");
assert!(!name.contains('/'));
assert!(!name.contains('\u{0}'));
}
}
}
}
}

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@ -135,6 +135,55 @@ probe "extra-headers-tolerated" "HTTP/1.1 200" 'GET /twtxt/tobias.txt HTTP/1.1\r
curl -s -i "http://$HOST:$HTTP_PORT/twtxt/tobias.txt" -H "X-Evil: $(printf 'injected-header')" \
| grep -qi "injected-header" && fail "request header reflected in response"
step "http: HEAD serves headers without a body"
python3 - "$HTTP_PORT" <<'PYEOF'
import socket, sys
s = socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", int(sys.argv[1])), timeout=15)
s.sendall(b"HEAD /twtxt/tobias.txt HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n")
data = b""
while b"\r\n\r\n" not in data:
chunk = s.recv(4096)
if not chunk:
break
data += chunk
head, _, body = data.partition(b"\r\n\r\n")
assert head.startswith(b"HTTP/1.1 200"), head
assert b"Content-Length:" in head, head
assert body == b"", "HEAD must not emit a body"
print("ok HEAD answers 200 with headers and no body")
PYEOF
step "http: the connection cap sheds floods with 503"
python3 - "$HTTP_PORT" <<'PYEOF'
import socket, sys, time
port = int(sys.argv[1])
held = []
for _ in range(64):
s = socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", port), timeout=15)
s.sendall(b"G") # a partial request, as slowloris sends
held.append(s)
time.sleep(0.5)
extra = socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", port), timeout=15)
extra.sendall(b"GET /twtxt/tobias.txt HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n")
data = b""
while b"\r\n" not in data:
chunk = extra.recv(512)
if not chunk:
break
data += chunk
assert data.startswith(b"HTTP/1.1 503"), f"flood absorbed: {data!r}"
for s in held:
s.close()
extra.close()
print("ok the 65th connection was shed with 503")
PYEOF
# The listener must recover once the flood closes.
for _ in $(seq 1 20); do
curl -sf "http://$HOST:$HTTP_PORT/twtxt/tobias.txt" >/dev/null && break
sleep 1
done
curl -sf "http://$HOST:$HTTP_PORT/twtxt/tobias.txt" >/dev/null || fail "listener never recovered after the flood"
step "http: slowloris is bounded by the read timeout"
python3 - "$HTTP_PORT" <<'EOF'
import socket, sys, time