Fix outliers whose auth_events are in a different room are correctly rejected (#2791)

Fixes `outliers whose auth_events are in a different room are correctly
rejected`, by validating that auth events are all from the same room and
not using rejected events for event auth.

go.mod

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/matrix-org/dugong v0.0.0-20210921133753-66e6b1c67e2e
 	github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js v0.0.0-20220419092513-28aa791a1c91
 	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20210324163249-be2af5ef2e16
-	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221011115330-49fa704b9a64
+	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221014061925-a132619fa241
 	github.com/matrix-org/pinecone v0.0.0-20220929155234-2ce51dd4a42c
 	github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20200807132607-55161520e1d4
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.15

go.sum

@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js v0.0.0-20220419092513-28aa791a1c91 h1:s7fexw
 github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js v0.0.0-20220419092513-28aa791a1c91/go.mod h1:e+cg2q7C7yE5QnAXgzo512tgFh1RbQLC0+jozuegKgo=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20210324163249-be2af5ef2e16 h1:ZtO5uywdd5dLDCud4r0r55eP4j9FuUNpl60Gmntcop4=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20210324163249-be2af5ef2e16/go.mod h1:/gBX06Kw0exX1HrwmoBibFA98yBk/jxKpGVeyQbff+s=
-github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221011115330-49fa704b9a64 h1:QJmfAPC3P0ZHJzYD/QtbNc5EztKlK1ipRWP5SO/m4jw=
-github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221011115330-49fa704b9a64/go.mod h1:Mtifyr8q8htcBeugvlDnkBcNUy5LO8OzUoplAf1+mb4=
+github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221014061925-a132619fa241 h1:e5o68MWeU7wjTvvNKmVo655oCYesoNRoPeBb1Xfz54g=
+github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221014061925-a132619fa241/go.mod h1:Mtifyr8q8htcBeugvlDnkBcNUy5LO8OzUoplAf1+mb4=
 github.com/matrix-org/pinecone v0.0.0-20220929155234-2ce51dd4a42c h1:iCHLYwwlPsf4TYFrvhKdhQoAM2lXzcmDZYqwBNWcnVk=
 github.com/matrix-org/pinecone v0.0.0-20220929155234-2ce51dd4a42c/go.mod h1:K0N1ixHQxXoCyqolDqVxPM3ArrDtcMs8yegOx2Lfv9k=
 github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20200807132607-55161520e1d4 h1:eCEHXWDv9Rm335MSuB49mFUK44bwZPFSDde3ORE3syk=

roomserver/internal/helpers/auth.go

@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/state"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/types"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
 // CheckForSoftFail returns true if the event should be soft-failed
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ type authEvents struct {
 	stateKeyNIDMap map[string]types.EventStateKeyNID
 	state          stateEntryMap
 	events         EventMap
+	valid          bool
+}
+
+// Valid verifies that all auth events are from the same room.
+func (ae *authEvents) Valid() bool {
+	return ae.valid
 }
 
 // Create implements gomatrixserverlib.AuthEventProvider
@@ -197,6 +204,7 @@ func loadAuthEvents(
 	needed gomatrixserverlib.StateNeeded,
 	state []types.StateEntry,
 ) (result authEvents, err error) {
+	result.valid = true
 	// Look up the numeric IDs for the state keys needed for auth.
 	var neededStateKeys []string
 	neededStateKeys = append(neededStateKeys, needed.Member...)
@@ -218,6 +226,16 @@ func loadAuthEvents(
 	if result.events, err = db.Events(ctx, eventNIDs); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	roomID := ""
+	for _, ev := range result.events {
+		if roomID == "" {
+			roomID = ev.RoomID()
+		}
+		if ev.RoomID() != roomID {
+			result.valid = false
+			break
+		}
+	}
 	return
 }
 

roomserver/internal/input/input_events.go

@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ package input
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
+	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
 	fedapi "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/eventutil"
@@ -31,11 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/internal/helpers"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/state"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/types"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
-	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // TODO: Does this value make sense?
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ func (r *Inputer) processRoomEvent(
 	isRejected := false
 	authEvents := gomatrixserverlib.NewAuthEvents(nil)
 	knownEvents := map[string]*types.Event{}
-	if err = r.fetchAuthEvents(ctx, logger, headered, &authEvents, knownEvents, serverRes.ServerNames); err != nil {
+	if err = r.fetchAuthEvents(ctx, logger, roomInfo, headered, &authEvents, knownEvents, serverRes.ServerNames); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("r.fetchAuthEvents: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ func (r *Inputer) processRoomEvent(
 	// doesn't have any associated state to store and we don't need to
 	// notify anyone about it.
 	if input.Kind == api.KindOutlier {
-		logger.Debug("Stored outlier")
+		logger.WithField("rejected", isRejected).Debug("Stored outlier")
 		hooks.Run(hooks.KindNewEventPersisted, headered)
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -536,6 +538,7 @@ func (r *Inputer) processStateBefore(
 func (r *Inputer) fetchAuthEvents(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	logger *logrus.Entry,
+	roomInfo *types.RoomInfo,
 	event *gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent,
 	auth *gomatrixserverlib.AuthEvents,
 	known map[string]*types.Event,
@@ -557,9 +560,19 @@ func (r *Inputer) fetchAuthEvents(
 			continue
 		}
 		ev := authEvents[0]
+
+		isRejected := false
+		if roomInfo != nil {
+			isRejected, err = r.DB.IsEventRejected(ctx, roomInfo.RoomNID, ev.EventID())
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("r.DB.IsEventRejected failed: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
 		known[authEventID] = &ev // don't take the pointer of the iterated event
-		if err = auth.AddEvent(ev.Event); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("auth.AddEvent: %w", err)
+		if !isRejected {
+			if err = auth.AddEvent(ev.Event); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("auth.AddEvent: %w", err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 

roomserver/internal/input/input_events_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package input
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/test"
+)
+
+func Test_EventAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	alice := test.NewUser(t)
+	bob := test.NewUser(t)
+
+	// create two rooms, so we can craft "illegal" auth events
+	room1 := test.NewRoom(t, alice)
+	room2 := test.NewRoom(t, alice, test.RoomPreset(test.PresetPublicChat))
+
+	authEventIDs := make([]string, 0, 4)
+	authEvents := []*gomatrixserverlib.Event{}
+
+	// Add the legal auth events from room2
+	for _, x := range room2.Events() {
+		if x.Type() == gomatrixserverlib.MRoomCreate {
+			authEventIDs = append(authEventIDs, x.EventID())
+			authEvents = append(authEvents, x.Event)
+		}
+		if x.Type() == gomatrixserverlib.MRoomPowerLevels {
+			authEventIDs = append(authEventIDs, x.EventID())
+			authEvents = append(authEvents, x.Event)
+		}
+		if x.Type() == gomatrixserverlib.MRoomJoinRules {
+			authEventIDs = append(authEventIDs, x.EventID())
+			authEvents = append(authEvents, x.Event)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Add the illegal auth event from room1 (rooms are different)
+	for _, x := range room1.Events() {
+		if x.Type() == gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember {
+			authEventIDs = append(authEventIDs, x.EventID())
+			authEvents = append(authEvents, x.Event)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Craft the illegal join event, with auth events from different rooms
+	ev := room2.CreateEvent(t, bob, "m.room.member", map[string]interface{}{
+		"membership": "join",
+	}, test.WithStateKey(bob.ID), test.WithAuthIDs(authEventIDs))
+
+	// Add the auth events to the allower
+	allower := gomatrixserverlib.NewAuthEvents(nil)
+	for _, a := range authEvents {
+		if err := allower.AddEvent(a); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("allower.AddEvent failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Finally check that the event is NOT allowed
+	if err := gomatrixserverlib.Allowed(ev.Event, &allower); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("event should not be allowed, but it was")
+	}
+}

sytest-whitelist

@@ -744,3 +744,4 @@ User in remote room doesn't appear in user directory after server left room
 User in shared private room does appear in user directory until leave
 Existing members see new member's presence
 Inbound federation can return missing events for joined visibility
+outliers whose auth_events are in a different room are correctly rejected

test/event.go

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type eventMods struct {
 	unsigned       interface{}
 	keyID          gomatrixserverlib.KeyID
 	privKey        ed25519.PrivateKey
+	authEvents     []string
 }
 
 type eventModifier func(e *eventMods)
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ func WithUnsigned(unsigned interface{}) eventModifier {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithAuthIDs(evs []string) eventModifier {
+	return func(e *eventMods) {
+		e.authEvents = evs
+	}
+}
+
 func WithKeyID(keyID gomatrixserverlib.KeyID) eventModifier {
 	return func(e *eventMods) {
 		e.keyID = keyID

test/room.go

@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/eventutil"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/eventutil"
 )
 
 type Preset int
@@ -174,11 +175,17 @@ func (r *Room) CreateEvent(t *testing.T, creator *User, eventType string, conten
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("CreateEvent[%s]: failed to StateNeededForEventBuilder: %s", eventType, err)
 	}
+
 	refs, err := eventsNeeded.AuthEventReferences(&r.authEvents)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("CreateEvent[%s]: failed to AuthEventReferences: %s", eventType, err)
 	}
 	builder.AuthEvents = refs
+
+	if len(mod.authEvents) > 0 {
+		builder.AuthEvents = mod.authEvents
+	}
+
 	ev, err := builder.Build(
 		mod.originServerTS, mod.origin, mod.keyID,
 		mod.privKey, r.Version,