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claude_code shell guard: tag time -o/--output and tee FILE writes as output-redirect so profile deny rules see program-level file writes (CodeRabbit Major on #3946, pre-existing on dev) #3947

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tsk-ewkvsx: tag time -o/--output and tee writes as output-redirect
jaylfc Oct 24, 2026
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tsk-ewkvsx: drop unreachable tee option block left in commands()
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions changelog.d/tsk-ewkvsx-shell-guard-time-tee-output-redirect.md
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### Fixed
- Tag `time -o`/`--output` and `tee` file operands as `output-redirect` so profile deny rules catch program-level writes.
35 changes: 35 additions & 0 deletions tests/test_claude_code_shell_profile.py
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Expand Up @@ -1085,3 +1085,38 @@ def test_command_position_parameter_expansion_refused():
assert keys == ['echo'], f"expected ['echo'], got {keys!r}"
payload = {"tool_name": "Bash", "tool_input": {"command": 'echo ${HOME}'}}
assert refusal(payload) is None, "echo ${HOME} should be allowed"


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# tsk-ewkvsx: time -o/--output and tee file operands tag output-redirect
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


def test_time_output_option_tags_output_redirect():
from tinyagentos.claude_code_guard import commands
for cmd in ("time -o /tmp/x echo ok", "time -o/tmp/x echo ok",
"time --output=/tmp/x echo ok", "time --output /tmp/x echo ok"):
c = commands(cmd)
assert c is not None
assert "output-redirect" in c
assert "echo" in c
c = commands("time echo ok")
assert c is not None
assert "output-redirect" not in c


def test_tee_file_operand_tags_output_redirect():
from tinyagentos.claude_code_guard import commands
assert commands("tee /tmp/x") == ["tee", "output-redirect"]
assert commands("tee -a /tmp/x") == ["tee", "output-redirect"]
assert commands("tee") == ["tee"]


def test_time_tee_output_redirect_profile_refusal():
from tinyagentos.claude_code_guard import profile_refusal
msg, _ = profile_refusal("time -o /tmp/x echo ok", allow={"time", "echo", "tee"}, deny={"output-redirect"})
assert msg is not None
msg, _ = profile_refusal("tee /tmp/x", allow={"time", "echo", "tee"}, deny={"output-redirect"})
assert msg is not None
msg, _ = profile_refusal("time echo ok", allow={"time", "echo", "tee"}, deny={"output-redirect"})
assert msg is None
20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions tinyagentos/claude_code_guard.py
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Expand Up @@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def add(key: str) -> None:
wrapper_skip_duration = False # for timeout: skip the first non-option (duration)
wrapper_skip_root = False # for chroot: skip the first non-option (root dir)
env_split_string_pending = False # for env -S/--split-string: next token is the split string
tee_end_opts = False
for tok in tokens:
if tok and set(tok) <= _OPERATOR_CHARS:
if set(tok) & set("<>") and not set(tok) & set(";|()"):
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prog = None
uniq_pos = 0
uniq_end_opts = False
tee_end_opts = False
skip_next = False
redirect_target = False
continue
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add(OUTPUT_REDIRECT)
skip_next = True
continue
# tee: any non-option argument (file operand) is a write
if prog == "tee":
if tee_end_opts or tok == "-":
add(OUTPUT_REDIRECT)
continue
if tok == "--":
tee_end_opts = True
continue
if tok.startswith("-"):
continue
add(OUTPUT_REDIRECT)

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Keep the /dev/null exemption for program-level writes.

For tee /dev/null, this branch adds output-redirect. The new time -o /dev/null branch does the same. The existing shell-redirection branch excludes /dev/null at Line 207, so a profile that denies output-redirect now refuses these commands inconsistently. Apply the same destination check to both new branches. (gnu.org)

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Review comment at @tinyagentos/claude_code_guard.py at line 274:
Update the tee and time -o handling branches that add OUTPUT_REDIRECT to exempt
destinations of /dev/null, matching the existing shell-redirection behavior;
retain OUTPUT_REDIRECT for other destinations.

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Adjudicated: REAL, Minor, pre-existing class, not blocking (over-refusal in the fail-closed direction, not a bypass).

Measured on dev 74dd1d6 through commands(): sort -o /dev/null f -> ['sort', 'output-redirect'], uniq f /dev/null -> ['uniq', 'output-redirect'], git diff --output=/dev/null -> ['git diff', 'output-redirect']; control echo ok > /dev/null -> ['echo']. So every program-level output-file handler already tags /dev/null and this PR mirrors that style, as the card asked. Fixing it only in the two new branches would leave the inconsistency in three older ones, so the whole class goes in one follow-up card: tsk-sggrai (held until this PR and tsk-apy6di merge, since all three edit the same region).

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@jaylfc Agreed. The supplied code confirms that sort, uniq, and generic --output handling already lack the /dev/null exemption.

This is a valid, minor over-refusal issue, not a bypass. It does not need to block this PR. Handling all program-level output destinations together in tsk-kozaj6 is more consistent than changing only tee and time here.

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continue
# uniq positional argument counting: 2nd positional is output file
if prog == "uniq":
if uniq_end_opts or tok == "-" or not tok.startswith("-"):
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# Wrapper-specific options that take a separate value
if wrapper in _WRAPPER_OPTS_WITH_VALUE:
if tok in _WRAPPER_OPTS_WITH_VALUE[wrapper]:
if wrapper == "time" and tok in ("-o", "--output", "-f", "--format"):
if tok in ("-o", "--output"):
add(OUTPUT_REDIRECT)
skip_next = True
continue
# Handle attached forms like --userspec=VALUE, --groups=VALUE
Expand All @@ -433,6 +450,8 @@ def add(key: str) -> None:
# Check for attached value form (--opt=value)
for opt in _WRAPPER_OPTS_WITH_VALUE[wrapper]:
if opt.startswith("-") and tok.startswith(opt):
if wrapper == "time" and opt in ("-o", "--output"):
add(OUTPUT_REDIRECT)
# This is an attached form, don't skip_next
break
# Other wrappers: skip options (words starting with -)
Expand All @@ -448,6 +467,7 @@ def add(key: str) -> None:
prog = name
uniq_pos = 0
uniq_end_opts = False
tee_end_opts = False
if name in SUBCOMMAND_PROGRAMS:
sub_of = name
else:
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