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* [PATCH common/proxmox-acme 0/2] fix #5978: pem parser: relax parsing of chain entries
@ 2026-06-09 13:15 Thomas Ellmenreich
  2026-06-09 13:15 ` [PATCH common 1/2] fix #5978: pem parser: relax parsing of chain entries: Thomas Ellmenreich
  2026-06-09 13:15 ` [PATCH proxmox-acme 2/2] " Thomas Ellmenreich
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Ellmenreich @ 2026-06-09 13:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pve-devel; +Cc: Thomas Ellmenreich

According to RFC 8555, expected certchains should come 
without whitespace or explanatory texts inbetween chain 
entries. These two patches relax our parser to also 
accept text or whitespaces inbetween chain entries.


pve-common:

Thomas Ellmenreich (1):
  fix #5978: pem parser: relax parsing of chain entries:

 src/PVE/Certificate.pm |  23 ++--
 test/Makefile          |   1 +
 test/check_pem_test.pl | 264 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 276 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 test/check_pem_test.pl


proxmox-acme:

Thomas Ellmenreich (1):
  fix #5978: pem parser: relax parsing of chain entries:

 src/PVE/ACME.pm | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


Summary over all repositories:
  4 files changed, 281 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

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* [PATCH common 1/2] fix #5978: pem parser: relax parsing of chain entries:
  2026-06-09 13:15 [PATCH common/proxmox-acme 0/2] fix #5978: pem parser: relax parsing of chain entries Thomas Ellmenreich
@ 2026-06-09 13:15 ` Thomas Ellmenreich
  2026-06-09 13:15 ` [PATCH proxmox-acme 2/2] " Thomas Ellmenreich
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Ellmenreich @ 2026-06-09 13:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pve-devel; +Cc: Thomas Ellmenreich

Relaxes the parser to allow for text and whitespaces inbetween certchain
entries, thus also refactored the extraction to only extract chain entries
from the string.

Added testsuite to cover a bunch of parsing edge cases.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Ellmenreich <t.ellmenreich@proxmox.com>
---
 src/PVE/Certificate.pm |  23 ++--
 test/Makefile          |   1 +
 test/check_pem_test.pl | 264 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 276 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 test/check_pem_test.pl

diff --git a/src/PVE/Certificate.pm b/src/PVE/Certificate.pm
index b8415e2..fc45b63 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Certificate.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Certificate.pm
@@ -136,24 +136,23 @@ sub strip_leading_text {
 
 sub split_pem {
     my ($content, %opts) = @_;
-    my $label = $opts{label} // 'CERTIFICATE';
+    
+    my $re = $pem_re->($opts{label} // 'CERTIFICATE');
 
-    my $header = $header_re->($label);
-    return split(/(?=$header)/, $content);
+    if (!$content =~ /^$re$/)  {
+        return undef if $opts{noerr};
+        die "not a valid PEM-formatted string.\n";
+    }
+
+    my @pem_chain = $content =~ /($re)/sg;
+    return @pem_chain;
 }
 
 sub check_pem {
     my ($content, %opts) = @_;
 
-    $content = strip_leading_text($content);
-
-    my $re = $pem_re->($opts{label} // 'CERTIFICATE');
-    $re = qr/($re\n+)*$re/ if $opts{multiple};
-
-    return $content if $content =~ /^$re$/; # OK
-
-    return undef if $opts{noerr};
-    die "not a valid PEM-formatted string.\n";
+    my @result = split_pem($content, %opts);
+    return join("", @result);
 }
 
 sub pem_to_der {
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 9b9f81b..de6ae60 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ TESTS = lock_file.test			\
 	is_deeply_test.test		\
 	section_config_property_isolation_test.pl \
 	file-test.pl \
+	check_pem_test.pl \
 
 all:
 
diff --git a/test/check_pem_test.pl b/test/check_pem_test.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dc5fd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/check_pem_test.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+# Tests the PVE::Certificate::check_pem and the 
+# PVE::Certificate::split_pem function for 
+# correctness and coverage of edgecases.
+
+use lib '../src';
+
+use Test::More;
+
+use PVE::Certificate;
+
+# Arrange
+my $setup = [
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "full pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "other label pem",
+        label => "SOME LABEL",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----BEGIN SOME LABEL-----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+-----END SOME LABEL-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "simple pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+test
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "spaced out pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+
+test
+
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "only newline pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "many newlines pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+
+
+
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 0,
+        name => "no content pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----------END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "preceding content pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+some extended content
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+test
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+,
+        expected_result => << 'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+test
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "following content pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+test
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+some extended content
+EOF
+,
+        expected_result => << 'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+test
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 0,
+        name => "empty pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 0,
+        name => "upsidedown pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+test
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "multi pem",
+        multiple => 1,
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+12JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+22JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+32JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+42JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "big pem",
+        multiple => 1,
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+Subject: CN=some.test.content
+Issuer: CN=Org Issuing CA 3
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+1WtzZGhmbGtqYXNoZ2RmaXVwYWJ2aXV1YXdlYmxmamlraGFzZGtmYWlzdXBkdW5i
+dmFpdXdlYmdmw7ZrYWpkc2JoZmdpYXNkbmJpZnVhYmdzaWprZmdyYXNkaHJmaW9h
+dXNkbmF1c2JmZ3ZramFzZGJma2phc2RibmZpanVhIHNkb3ZuYmF3b3VlYmZnb2F3
+c2JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+Subject: CN=Org Issuing CA 3
+Issuer: CN=Org Root CA
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+2WtzZGhmbGtqYXNoZ2RmaXVwYWJ2aXV1YXdlYmxmamlraGFzZGtmYWlzdXBkdW5i
+dmFpdXdlYmdmw7ZrYWpkc2JoZmdpYXNkbmJpZnVhYmdzaWprZmdyYXNkaHJmaW9h
+dXNkbmF1c2JmZ3ZramFzZGJma2phc2RibmZpanVhIHNkb3ZuYmF3b3VlYmZnb2F3
+c2JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+Subject: CN=Org Root CA
+Issuer: CN=Org Root CA
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+3WtzZGhmbGtqYXNoZ2RmaXVwYWJ2aXV1YXdlYmxmamlraGFzZGtmYWlzdXBkdW5i
+dmFpdXdlYmdmw7ZrYWpkc2JoZmdpYXNkbmJpZnVhYmdzaWprZmdyYXNkaHJmaW9h
+dXNkbmF1c2JmZ3ZramFzZGJma2phc2RibmZpanVhIHNkb3ZuYmF3b3VlYmZnb2F3
+c2JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+,
+        expected_result => << 'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+1WtzZGhmbGtqYXNoZ2RmaXVwYWJ2aXV1YXdlYmxmamlraGFzZGtmYWlzdXBkdW5i
+dmFpdXdlYmdmw7ZrYWpkc2JoZmdpYXNkbmJpZnVhYmdzaWprZmdyYXNkaHJmaW9h
+dXNkbmF1c2JmZ3ZramFzZGJma2phc2RibmZpanVhIHNkb3ZuYmF3b3VlYmZnb2F3
+c2JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+2WtzZGhmbGtqYXNoZ2RmaXVwYWJ2aXV1YXdlYmxmamlraGFzZGtmYWlzdXBkdW5i
+dmFpdXdlYmdmw7ZrYWpkc2JoZmdpYXNkbmJpZnVhYmdzaWprZmdyYXNkaHJmaW9h
+dXNkbmF1c2JmZ3ZramFzZGJma2phc2RibmZpanVhIHNkb3ZuYmF3b3VlYmZnb2F3
+c2JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+3WtzZGhmbGtqYXNoZ2RmaXVwYWJ2aXV1YXdlYmxmamlraGFzZGtmYWlzdXBkdW5i
+dmFpdXdlYmdmw7ZrYWpkc2JoZmdpYXNkbmJpZnVhYmdzaWprZmdyYXNkaHJmaW9h
+dXNkbmF1c2JmZ3ZramFzZGJma2phc2RibmZpanVhIHNkb3ZuYmF3b3VlYmZnb2F3
+c2JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    },
+    {
+        successful => 1,
+        name => "other real pem",
+        pem => <<'EOF',
+Subject: CN=Some subject with 2 Points,O=A Organization,L=Some Lation,C=TT
+Issuer: CN=The Orgs Name RootCA 2015,O=The Orgs name Institutions Cert. Authority,L=Location,C=TT
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+1WtzZGhmbGtqYXNoZ2RmaXVwYWJ2aXV1YXdlYmxmamlraGFzZGtmYWlzdXBkdW5i
+dmFpdXdlYmdmw7ZrYWpkc2JoZmdpYXNkbmJpZnVhYmdzaWprZmdyYXNkaHJmaW9h
+dXNkbmF1c2JmZ3ZramFzZGJma2phc2RibmZpanVhIHNkb3ZuYmF3b3VlYmZnb2F3
+c2JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+,
+        expected_result => << 'EOF',
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+1WtzZGhmbGtqYXNoZ2RmaXVwYWJ2aXV1YXdlYmxmamlraGFzZGtmYWlzdXBkdW5i
+dmFpdXdlYmdmw7ZrYWpkc2JoZmdpYXNkbmJpZnVhYmdzaWprZmdyYXNkaHJmaW9h
+dXNkbmF1c2JmZ3ZramFzZGJma2phc2RibmZpanVhIHNkb3ZuYmF3b3VlYmZnb2F3
+c2JlZ2tseTxzZWl2IGF3ZWlidm4=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+    }
+];
+
+for my $data ($setup->@*) {
+    # Act
+    my $check_result = PVE::Certificate::check_pem(
+        $data->{pem}, 
+        noerr => 1, 
+        multiple => $data->{multiple},
+        label => $data->{label},
+    );
+
+    # Assert
+    if($data->{successful}) {
+        ok($check_result, $data->{name} . " accepted");       
+    } else {
+        ok(!$check_result, $data->{name} . " correctly rejected");       
+    }
+
+    my $expected_result = $data->{expected_result} 
+        ? $data->{expected_result} 
+        : $data->{pem};
+
+    if ($data->{successful}) {
+        ok($check_result eq $expected_result,  $data->{name} . " has correct check output");
+    }
+}
+
+done_testing();
-- 
2.47.3





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* [PATCH proxmox-acme 2/2] fix #5978: pem parser: relax parsing of chain entries:
  2026-06-09 13:15 [PATCH common/proxmox-acme 0/2] fix #5978: pem parser: relax parsing of chain entries Thomas Ellmenreich
  2026-06-09 13:15 ` [PATCH common 1/2] fix #5978: pem parser: relax parsing of chain entries: Thomas Ellmenreich
@ 2026-06-09 13:15 ` Thomas Ellmenreich
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Ellmenreich @ 2026-06-09 13:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pve-devel; +Cc: Thomas Ellmenreich

Instead of using a custom regex to parse pem chains, now uses
the pve-common Certificate::check_pem function to do so. This
now allows for additional text and whitespace inbetween the
chain entries.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Ellmenreich <t.ellmenreich@proxmox.com>
---
 src/PVE/ACME.pm | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/PVE/ACME.pm b/src/PVE/ACME.pm
index e6fb9c2..ff10c22 100644
--- a/src/PVE/ACME.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/ACME.pm
@@ -530,9 +530,11 @@ sub get_certificate {
                 if !defined($res);
         }
 
-        if ($res =~ /^(-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----)(.+)(-----END CERTIFICATE-----)$/s) { # untaint
-            return $1 . $2 . $3;
-        }
+        my $checked = PVE::Certificate::check_pem->($res, no_err => 1);
+        if (defined $checked) {
+            return $checked;
+        } 
+
         die "Server reply does not look like a PEM encoded certificate\n";
     };
     $self->fatal("POST of '$order->{certificate}' failed - $@", $r) if $@;
-- 
2.47.3





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