Fix kernel module signing with ephemeral keys for official builds (#3493)

* sdk: Fix ephemeral key directory paths baked into container images

The SDK container build process was persisting temporary directory
paths for module signing keys into /home/sdk/.bashrc. This caused
all container instances to share the same ephemeral key location.

Fixed by:
- Runtime check in sdk_entry.sh to recreate stale temp directories
- Build-time cleanup in Dockerfiles to remove the variables

Each container instance now gets unique temporary directories.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Zatovic <daniel.zatovic@gmail.com>

* sdk_entry: use persistent module signing keys for unofficial builds

For official builds (COREOS_OFFICIAL=1), continue using ephemeral
temporary directories for module signing keys.

For unofficial/development builds, use a persistent directory at
/mnt/host/source/.module-signing-keys to preserve keys across
container restarts.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Zatovic <daniel.zatovic@gmail.com>

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Signed-off-by: Daniel Zatovic <daniel.zatovic@gmail.com>

sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/eclass/coreos-kernel.eclass

@@ -143,14 +143,18 @@ get_sig_key() {
 		die "MODULE_SIG_KEY is using the default value"
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ${sig_key} != /tmp/* ]]; then
+	# For official builds, enforce /tmp to keep keys in RAM only
-		die "Refusing to to continue with modules key outside of /tmp, so that it stays in RAM only."
+	# For unofficial builds, allow persistent directory
+	if [[ ${COREOS_OFFICIAL:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
+		if [[ ${sig_key} != /tmp/* ]]; then
+			die "Refusing to continue with modules key outside of /tmp for official builds, so that it stays in RAM only."
+		fi
 	fi
 	if [ "$sig_key" != "${MODULES_SIGN_KEY}" ]; then
 		die "MODULES_SIGN_KEY variable is different than MODULE_SIG_KEY in kernel config."
 	fi
 
-	echo $sig_key
+	echo "$sig_key"
 }
 
 validate_sig_key() {
@@ -165,8 +169,14 @@ setup_keys() {
 
 	echo "Preparing keys at $sig_key"
 
-	mkdir -p $MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR
+	if [[ ${COREOS_OFFICIAL:-0} -eq 0 ]]; then
-	pushd $MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR
+		# Allow portage sandbox to write to the module signing key directory,
+		# which is in home for unofficial builds
+		addwrite "${MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR}"
+	fi
+
+	mkdir -p "$MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR"
+	pushd "$MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR"
 
 	mkdir -p gen_certs || die
 	# based on the default config the kernel auto-generates

sdk_lib/Dockerfile.sdk-build

@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ RUN /home/sdk/sdk_entry.sh ./build_packages --board="amd64-usr" --only_resolve_c
 
 RUN rm /mnt/host/source/.env
 RUN rm -rf /home/sdk/toolchain-pkgs
+
+# Clean up ephemeral key directory variables that were added during build
+RUN sed -i -e '/export MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR=/d' \
+        -e '/export MODULES_SIGN_KEY=/d' \
+        -e '/export MODULES_SIGN_CERT=/d' /home/sdk/.bashrc

sdk_lib/Dockerfile.sdk-import

@@ -55,4 +55,9 @@ RUN chmod 755 /home/sdk/sdk_entry.sh
 #  it's likely that scripts and SDK tarball are out of sync
 RUN /home/sdk/sdk_entry.sh ./update_chroot --toolchain_boards="amd64-usr arm64-usr"
 
+# Clean up ephemeral key directory variables that were added during build
+RUN sed -i -e '/export MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR=/d' \
+        -e '/export MODULES_SIGN_KEY=/d' \
+        -e '/export MODULES_SIGN_CERT=/d' /home/sdk/.bashrc
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["/home/sdk/sdk_entry.sh"]

sdk_lib/Dockerfile.sdk-update

@@ -19,3 +19,8 @@ RUN /home/sdk/sdk_entry.sh ./setup_board --board="amd64-usr" --regen_configs
 # Restore original .bashrc to remove sandbox disablement
 RUN mv /home/sdk/.bashrc.bak /home/sdk/.bashrc
 RUN chown sdk:sdk /home/sdk/.bashrc
+
+# Clean up ephemeral key directory variables that were added during build
+RUN sed -i -e '/export MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR=/d' \
+        -e '/export MODULES_SIGN_KEY=/d' \
+        -e '/export MODULES_SIGN_CERT=/d' /home/sdk/.bashrc

sdk_lib/sdk_entry.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Source SDK environment variables if available (includes COREOS_OFFICIAL, etc.)
+if [ -f /mnt/host/source/.sdkenv ]; then
+    source /mnt/host/source/.sdkenv
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${SDK_USER_ID:-}" ] ; then
     # If the "core" user from /usr/share/baselayout/passwd has the same ID, allow to take it instead
     usermod --non-unique -u $SDK_USER_ID sdk
@@ -52,16 +57,36 @@ sed -i -r '/^masters =/s/\bcoreos(\s|$)/coreos-overlay\1/g' /usr/local/portage/c
 # SDK container is launched using the su command below, which does not preserve environment
 # moreover, if multiple shells are attached to the same container,
 # we want all of them to share the same value of the variable, therefore we need to save it in .bashrc
-grep -q 'export MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR' /home/sdk/.bashrc || {
+# Check if MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR exists in .bashrc and if the directory actually exists
-    MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR=$(su sdk -c "mktemp -d")
+if grep -q 'export MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR=' /home/sdk/.bashrc; then
-    if [[ ! "$MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR" || ! -d "$MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR" ]]; then
+    # Extract the existing path
-        echo "Failed to create temporary directory for secure boot keys."
+    EXISTING_DIR=$(source /home/sdk/.bashrc 2>/dev/null; echo "$MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR")
+    # If directory doesn't exist (stale from image build), remove the old entries and recreate
+    if [[ ! -d ${EXISTING_DIR} ]]; then
+        echo "Deleting stale module signing directory."
+        sed -i -e '/export MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR=/d' \
+            -e '/export MODULES_SIGN_KEY=/d' \
+            -e '/export MODULES_SIGN_CERT=/d' /home/sdk/.bashrc
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Create key directory if not already configured in .bashrc
+if ! grep -q 'export MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR=' /home/sdk/.bashrc; then
+    # For official builds, use ephemeral keys. For unofficial builds, use persistent directory
+    if [[ ${COREOS_OFFICIAL:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
+        MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR=$(su sdk -c "mktemp -d")
+    else
+        MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR="/home/sdk/.module-signing-keys"
+        su sdk -c "mkdir -p ${MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR@Q}"
+    fi
+    if [[ ! ${MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR} || ! -d ${MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR} ]]; then
+        echo "Failed to create directory for module signing keys."
     else
         echo "export MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR='$MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR'" >> /home/sdk/.bashrc
         echo "export MODULES_SIGN_KEY='${MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR}/certs/modules.pem'" >> /home/sdk/.bashrc
         echo "export MODULES_SIGN_CERT='${MODULE_SIGNING_KEY_DIR}/certs/modules.pub.pem'" >> /home/sdk/.bashrc
     fi
-}
+fi
 
 # This is ugly.
 #   We need to sudo su - sdk -c so the SDK user gets a fresh login.