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Fix Gamescope startup on Samsung Android 16 #2252

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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java
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Expand Up @@ -514,7 +514,17 @@ private void applyGamescopeEnv(Context context, EnvVars envVars, File rootDir) {
envVars.put("LD_PRELOAD", preload.isEmpty()
? gsDir + "/lib/libgndrm_shim.so"
: preload + ":" + gsDir + "/lib/libgndrm_shim.so");
// The DRM shim pulls in Android's libandroid.so. On Samsung that reaches the
// system libsqlite.so, which must bind to the matching BoringSSL libcrypto
// instead of the OpenSSL copy in the imagefs.
String gamescopeLibPath = gsDir + "/lib";
File systemCrypto = new File("/system/lib64/libcrypto.so");

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P2: The guard checks only that /system/lib64/libcrypto.so exists, while the comment and PR describe a Samsung-specific failure. Either narrow the condition to the Samsung case or correct the comment. As written, non-Samsung devices get the shadow too.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. When an issue isn't valid or won't be fixed in this PR, reply in its thread with the reason and then resolve the thread. At app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java, line 521:

<comment>The guard checks only that `/system/lib64/libcrypto.so` exists, while the comment and PR describe a Samsung-specific failure. Either narrow the condition to the Samsung case or correct the comment. As written, non-Samsung devices get the shadow too.</comment>

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@@ -514,7 +514,17 @@ private void applyGamescopeEnv(Context context, EnvVars envVars, File rootDir) {
+        // system libsqlite.so, which must bind to the matching BoringSSL libcrypto
+        // instead of the OpenSSL copy in the imagefs.
         String gamescopeLibPath = gsDir + "/lib";
+        File systemCrypto = new File("/system/lib64/libcrypto.so");
+        if (systemCrypto.exists()) {
+            File systemLibDir = new File(context.getFilesDir(), "gamescope_system_libs");
</file context>

if (systemCrypto.exists()) {

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P1: The libcrypto.so symlink is put first on LD_LIBRARY_PATH for the whole gamescope process tree, not just for libsqlite. Any imagefs library that links libcrypto.so will now bind to the system BoringSSL copy. Gate this on the actual Samsung condition (the libsqlite.so symbol check used in SteamBootstrap), or scope it to the processes that need it, as the libjpeg workaround does.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. When an issue isn't valid or won't be fixed in this PR, reply in its thread with the reason and then resolve the thread. At app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java, line 522:

<comment>The `libcrypto.so` symlink is put first on `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` for the whole gamescope process tree, not just for libsqlite. Any imagefs library that links `libcrypto.so` will now bind to the system BoringSSL copy. Gate this on the actual Samsung condition (the `libsqlite.so` symbol check used in `SteamBootstrap`), or scope it to the processes that need it, as the libjpeg workaround does.</comment>

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@@ -514,7 +514,17 @@ private void applyGamescopeEnv(Context context, EnvVars envVars, File rootDir) {
+        // instead of the OpenSSL copy in the imagefs.
         String gamescopeLibPath = gsDir + "/lib";
+        File systemCrypto = new File("/system/lib64/libcrypto.so");
+        if (systemCrypto.exists()) {
+            File systemLibDir = new File(context.getFilesDir(), "gamescope_system_libs");
+            systemLibDir.mkdirs();
</file context>

File systemLibDir = new File(context.getFilesDir(), "gamescope_system_libs");
systemLibDir.mkdirs();
FileUtils.symlink(systemCrypto, new File(systemLibDir, "libcrypto.so"));
gamescopeLibPath = systemLibDir.getPath() + ":" + gamescopeLibPath;
Comment on lines +525 to +526

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Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

git diff --stat dc24544101ef53543614041d7a8d8af68738090a4 c01271f6afacddde68f18c73367323c2571a3a8e -- app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java
git diff dc24544101ef53543614041d7a8d8af68738090a4 c01271f6afacddde68f18c73367323c2571a3a8e -- app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java
sed -n '110,160p' app/src/main/java/com/winlator/core/FileUtils.java
sed -n '490,545p' app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java
rg -n 'applyGamescopeEnv|gamescopeLibPath|gamescope_system_libs|FileUtils\.symlink' app/src/main/java

Repository: utkarshdalal/GameNative

Length of output: 9855

Script executed:

set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- caller and Gamescope launch flow ---'
nl -ba app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java | sed -n '420,485p'
printf '%s\n' '--- all Gamescope-related references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.java' --glob '*.kt' -e 'applyGamescopeEnv' -e 'gamescope' -e 'GAMESCOPE' app/src/main/java | sed -n '1,240p'
printf '%s\n' '--- crypto override references outside the reviewed method ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*' -e 'gamescope_system_libs' -e 'systemCrypto' -e 'libcrypto.so' app/src/main app/src/test 2>/dev/null || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant FileUtils declarations ---'
nl -ba app/src/main/java/com/winlator/core/FileUtils.java | sed -n '125,155p'

Repository: utkarshdalal/GameNative

Length of output: 34579

Script executed:

set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- launch environment initialization and command construction ---'
nl -ba app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java | sed -n '250,330p'
nl -ba app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java | sed -n '465,505p'
nl -ba app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java | sed -n '600,635p'
printf '%s\n' '--- Gamescope payload and extraction references ---'
nl -ba app/src/main/java/app/gamenative/display/GamescopePayload.kt | sed -n '1,80p'
rg -n -F --glob '*.kt' --glob '*.java' -e 'GamescopePayload' -e 'gamescope-gamenative' -e 'gamescopeDir' -e 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' app/src/main/java | sed -n '1,220p'

Repository: utkarshdalal/GameNative

Length of output: 17970

Only prepend gamescope_system_libs after the symlink succeeds.

FileUtils.symlink logs ErrnoException without returning a success status. If directory or symlink creation fails, applyGamescopeEnv still prepends the unusable directory. The loader can then select the later imagefs libcrypto.so, leaving the Samsung startup failure unresolved. Return and check the symlink result, or verify the link before updating gamescopeLibPath.

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[warning] 525-525: Prevent path traversal
Context: new File(systemLibDir, "libcrypto.so")
Note: [CWE-22] Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'). Security best practice.

(path-traversal-java)

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@app/src/main/java/com/winlator/xenvironment/components/BionicProgramLauncherComponent.java
around lines 525 - 526:
In applyGamescopeEnv, update gamescopeLibPath only after the libcrypto.so
symlink has been created successfully; use a success result from
FileUtils.symlink or verify the link before prepending systemLibDir, and leave
the path unchanged on failure.

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String libPath = envVars.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
envVars.put("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", libPath.isEmpty() ? gamescopeLibPath : gamescopeLibPath + ":" + libPath);
// gamescope execvp's gamescopereaper and wlroots spawns xkbcomp.
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