GHSA-HC4M-Q9JH-XW4J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-28 15:51 – Updated: 2026-07-28 15:51Summary
Registry-installed nono packs are expected to be verified from local provenance metadata before they are used. Two files are relevant:
~/.config/nono/packages/lockfile.json~/.config/nono/packages/<namespace>/<pack>/.nono-trust.bundle
Testing shows that nono fails closed when a pack has a trust bundle but no lockfile entry. However, if the trust bundle is also absent, the same pack can load successfully. Deleting security metadata should not make a pack easier to run.
Affected behavior
Observed with always-further/claude:
- Delete
~/.config/nono/packages/lockfile.json.
Result:
text
nono: Package verification failed for always-further/claude: pack 'always-further/claude' has a trust bundle but no lockfile entry - reinstall with: nono pull always-further/claude --force
- Delete
~/.config/nono/packages/always-further/claude/.nono-trust.bundle.
Result: the profile loads successfully.
- Restore
.nono-trust.bundlewhile the lockfile is still absent.
Result:
text
nono: Package verification failed for always-further/claude: pack 'always-further/claude' has a trust bundle but no lockfile entry - reinstall with: nono pull always-further/claude --force
Impact
If both the lockfile entry and trust bundle are absent, nono may accept an installed registry pack without artifact hash verification or provenance verification.
This is especially important for pack-provided session hooks, because session hooks execute on the host outside the sandbox. A pack that contributes host-executed code should not run unless nono can verify that the code is a locked and trusted pack artifact.
Root cause
verify_profile_packs treats the lockfile entry as optional. Existing code fails when a trust bundle exists without a matching lockfile entry, but when the trust bundle is absent too, there is no equivalent hard failure.
That creates a fail-open state:
- lockfile entry missing
- trust bundle missing
- pack directory still present
- profile can load
Recommended fix
For any registry pack selected for execution, require both:
- A matching lockfile entry in
~/.config/nono/packages/lockfile.json. - A present and valid
.nono-trust.bundlein the installed pack directory.
If either is missing, fail closed with a reinstall instruction, for example:
reinstall with: nono pull <namespace>/<pack> --force
This keeps verification monotonic: removing provenance metadata cannot downgrade a verification failure into a successful launch.
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 0.61.2"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "crates.io",
"name": "nono-cli"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.61.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-636"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-28T15:51:30Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "## Summary\n\nRegistry-installed nono packs are expected to be verified from local provenance metadata before they are used. Two files are relevant:\n\n- `~/.config/nono/packages/lockfile.json`\n- `~/.config/nono/packages/\u003cnamespace\u003e/\u003cpack\u003e/.nono-trust.bundle`\n\nTesting shows that nono fails closed when a pack has a trust bundle but no lockfile entry. However, if the trust bundle is also absent, the same pack can load successfully. Deleting security metadata should not make a pack easier to run.\n\n## Affected behavior\n\nObserved with `always-further/claude`:\n\n1. Delete `~/.config/nono/packages/lockfile.json`.\n\n Result:\n\n ```text\n nono: Package verification failed for always-further/claude: pack \u0027always-further/claude\u0027 has a trust bundle but no lockfile entry - reinstall with: nono pull always-further/claude --force\n ```\n\n2. Delete `~/.config/nono/packages/always-further/claude/.nono-trust.bundle`.\n\n Result: the profile loads successfully.\n\n3. Restore `.nono-trust.bundle` while the lockfile is still absent.\n\n Result:\n\n ```text\n nono: Package verification failed for always-further/claude: pack \u0027always-further/claude\u0027 has a trust bundle but no lockfile entry - reinstall with: nono pull always-further/claude --force\n ```\n\n## Impact\n\nIf both the lockfile entry and trust bundle are absent, nono may accept an installed registry pack without artifact hash verification or provenance verification.\n\nThis is especially important for pack-provided session hooks, because session hooks execute on the host outside the sandbox. A pack that contributes host-executed code should not run unless nono can verify that the code is a locked and trusted pack artifact.\n\n## Root cause\n\n`verify_profile_packs` treats the lockfile entry as optional. Existing code fails when a trust bundle exists without a matching lockfile entry, but when the trust bundle is absent too, there is no equivalent hard failure.\n\nThat creates a fail-open state:\n\n- lockfile entry missing\n- trust bundle missing\n- pack directory still present\n- profile can load\n\n## Recommended fix\n\nFor any registry pack selected for execution, require both:\n\n1. A matching lockfile entry in `~/.config/nono/packages/lockfile.json`.\n2. A present and valid `.nono-trust.bundle` in the installed pack directory.\n\nIf either is missing, fail closed with a reinstall instruction, for example:\n\n```text\nreinstall with: nono pull \u003cnamespace\u003e/\u003cpack\u003e --force\n```\n\nThis keeps verification monotonic: removing provenance metadata cannot downgrade a verification failure into a successful launch.",
"id": "GHSA-hc4m-q9jh-xw4j",
"modified": "2026-07-28T15:51:30Z",
"published": "2026-07-28T15:51:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/always-further/nono/security/advisories/GHSA-hc4m-q9jh-xw4j"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/nolabs-ai/nono/commit/db07375031642f089d549b4f7b9abece87e39f87"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/always-further/nono"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/nolabs-ai/nono/releases/tag/v0.62.0"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "nono-cli\u0027scregistry pack verification can fail open when provenance metadata is absent"
}
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