[2.7] bpo-30746: Prohibited the '=' character in environment variable names (GH-2382) (#2393)

in `os.putenv()` and `os.spawn*()`..
(cherry picked from commit 77703942)

Lib/test/test_os.py

@@ -599,11 +599,32 @@ class URandomFDTests(unittest.TestCase):
         assert_python_ok('-c', code)
 
 
-class ExecvpeTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class ExecTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_execvpe_with_bad_arglist(self):
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, os.execvpe, 'notepad', [], None)
 
+    def test_execve_invalid_env(self):
+        args = [sys.executable, '-c', 'pass']
+
+        # null character in the enviroment variable name
+        newenv = os.environ.copy()
+        newenv["FRUIT\0VEGETABLE"] = "cabbage"
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            os.execve(args[0], args, newenv)
+
+        # null character in the enviroment variable value
+        newenv = os.environ.copy()
+        newenv["FRUIT"] = "orange\0VEGETABLE=cabbage"
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            os.execve(args[0], args, newenv)
+
+        # equal character in the enviroment variable name
+        newenv = os.environ.copy()
+        newenv["FRUIT=ORANGE"] = "lemon"
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            os.execve(args[0], args, newenv)
+
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == "win32", "Win32 specific tests")
 class Win32ErrorTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -879,6 +900,62 @@ class Win32KillTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self._kill_with_event(signal.CTRL_BREAK_EVENT, "CTRL_BREAK_EVENT")
 
 
+class SpawnTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def _test_invalid_env(self, spawn):
+        args = [sys.executable, '-c', 'pass']
+
+        # null character in the enviroment variable name
+        newenv = os.environ.copy()
+        newenv["FRUIT\0VEGETABLE"] = "cabbage"
+        try:
+            exitcode = spawn(os.P_WAIT, args[0], args, newenv)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(exitcode, 127)
+
+        # null character in the enviroment variable value
+        newenv = os.environ.copy()
+        newenv["FRUIT"] = "orange\0VEGETABLE=cabbage"
+        try:
+            exitcode = spawn(os.P_WAIT, args[0], args, newenv)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(exitcode, 127)
+
+        # equal character in the enviroment variable name
+        newenv = os.environ.copy()
+        newenv["FRUIT=ORANGE"] = "lemon"
+        try:
+            exitcode = spawn(os.P_WAIT, args[0], args, newenv)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(exitcode, 127)
+
+        # equal character in the enviroment variable value
+        filename = test_support.TESTFN
+        self.addCleanup(test_support.unlink, filename)
+        with open(filename, "w") as fp:
+            fp.write('import sys, os\n'
+                     'if os.getenv("FRUIT") != "orange=lemon":\n'
+                     '    raise AssertionError')
+        args = [sys.executable, filename]
+        newenv = os.environ.copy()
+        newenv["FRUIT"] = "orange=lemon"
+        exitcode = spawn(os.P_WAIT, args[0], args, newenv)
+        self.assertEqual(exitcode, 0)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, 'spawnve'), 'test needs os.spawnve()')
+    def test_spawnve_invalid_env(self):
+        self._test_invalid_env(os.spawnve)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, 'spawnvpe'), 'test needs os.spawnvpe()')
+    def test_spawnvpe_invalid_env(self):
+        self._test_invalid_env(os.spawnvpe)
+
+
 def test_main():
     test_support.run_unittest(
         FileTests,
@@ -890,11 +967,12 @@ def test_main():
         DevNullTests,
         URandomTests,
         URandomFDTests,
-        ExecvpeTests,
+        ExecTests,
         Win32ErrorTests,
         TestInvalidFD,
         PosixUidGidTests,
-        Win32KillTests
+        Win32KillTests,
+        SpawnTests,
     )
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

Lib/test/test_posix.py

@@ -504,6 +504,15 @@ class PosixTester(unittest.TestCase):
         finally:
             posix.lchflags(_DUMMY_SYMLINK, dummy_symlink_st.st_flags)
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, "putenv"), "requires os.putenv()")
+    def test_putenv(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            os.putenv('FRUIT\0VEGETABLE', 'cabbage')
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            os.putenv('FRUIT', 'orange\0VEGETABLE=cabbage')
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            os.putenv('FRUIT=ORANGE', 'lemon')
+
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(posix, 'getcwd'),
                          'test needs posix.getcwd()')
     def test_getcwd_long_pathnames(self):

Misc/NEWS

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- bpo-30746: Prohibited the '=' character in environment variable names in
+  ``os.putenv()`` and ``os.spawn*()``.
+
 - [Security] bpo-30730: Prevent environment variables injection in subprocess on
   Windows.  Prevent passing other environment variables and command arguments.
 

Modules/posixmodule.c

@@ -3556,6 +3556,12 @@ posix_spawnve(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
         {
             goto fail_2;
         }
+        /* Search from index 1 because on Windows starting '=' is allowed for
+           defining hidden environment variables. */
+        if (*k == '\0' || strchr(k + 1, '=') != NULL) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "illegal environment variable name");
+            goto fail_2;
+        }
         len = PyString_Size(key) + PyString_Size(val) + 2;
         p = PyMem_NEW(char, len);
         if (p == NULL) {
@@ -3789,6 +3795,12 @@ posix_spawnvpe(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
         {
             goto fail_2;
         }
+        /* Search from index 1 because on Windows starting '=' is allowed for
+           defining hidden environment variables. */
+        if (*k == '\0' || strchr(k + 1, '=') != NULL) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "illegal environment variable name");
+            goto fail_2;
+        }
         len = PyString_Size(key) + PyString_Size(val) + 2;
         p = PyMem_NEW(char, len);
         if (p == NULL) {
@@ -7185,6 +7197,13 @@ posix_putenv(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     } else {
 #endif
 
+    /* Search from index 1 because on Windows starting '=' is allowed for
+       defining hidden environment variables. */
+    if (*s1 == '\0' || strchr(s1 + 1, '=') != NULL) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "illegal environment variable name");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     /* XXX This can leak memory -- not easy to fix :-( */
     len = strlen(s1) + strlen(s2) + 2;
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS