fix: in bindings/ruby/test/jfk_reader/jfk_reader in jfk_reader.c

[orbisai0security]

Summary

Fix critical severity security issue in bindings/ruby/test/jfk_reader/jfk_reader.c.

Vulnerability

Field	Value
ID	V-002
Severity	CRITICAL
Scanner	multi_agent_ai
Rule	V-002
File	bindings/ruby/test/jfk_reader/jfk_reader.c:18
CWE	CWE-190

Description: In bindings/ruby/test/jfk_reader/jfk_reader.c at lines 18-19, malloc is called with n_samples * sizeof(float) and n_samples * sizeof(short) without any integer overflow check. If n_samples is attacker-controlled and close to SIZE_MAX/sizeof(float), the multiplication wraps around to a small value, causing malloc to allocate an undersized buffer. Subsequent writes of the full sample data overflow this buffer, corrupting heap memory.

Changes

• bindings/ruby/test/jfk_reader/jfk_reader.c

Verification

• Build passes
• Scanner re-scan confirms fix
• LLM code review passed

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Automated security fix by OrbisAI Security

[KitaitiMakoto]

Thank you for finding the issue!

Can you use allocator and free functions Ruby provides?

[orbisai0security]

Yes, good call. I can switch this over to Ruby’s alloc/free helpers (e.g. RB_ZALLOC_N/RB_ALLOC_N + xfree, or ruby_xcalloc + ruby_xfree) so we’re not mixing allocators. Let me know which style you prefer, and I’ll update the PR.

[KitaitiMakoto]

I don't have strong opinion because I'm not familiar with Ruby extension development custom.

[KitaitiMakoto]

Ah, sorry, I have seen only the diff lines, but I have a question now. Can an attacker control n_samples?

[orbisai0security]

n_samples is not attacker-controlled here. In jfk_reader_get_memory_view(), it’s a local constant (const int n_samples = 176000;), and nothing in the Ruby object or the input file influences it. The only user-controlled value is audio_path. The fix switches to calloc + NULL checks to avoid uninitialized heap use and handle allocation failures; if n_samples ever becomes derived from input in the future, we’d also add explicit bounds checks / overflow-safe size calculations.

[KitaitiMakoto]

Thank you for the addressing. One more question: is it allowed to raise an exception in rb_memory_view_get_func_t?

[orbisai0security]

It is allowed but not safe to raise an exception in rb_memory_view_get_func_t. So, I've replaced this with false.

[KitaitiMakoto]

I found out that ALLOC_N might potentially raise a Ruby exception. Sorry for me saying to use it but it was not appropriate.

[orbisai0security]

I have switched from ALLOC_N to rb_protect. So, can you review again?

[KitaitiMakoto]

Thank you for a lot of work!

[KitaitiMakoto]

@ggerganov @danbev
Can you review when you have time? I think it's okay.
This vulnerability should not actually be effective, so you don't need to hurry.
Thank you.