Hi!
I am learning Lua by working my way through Programming in Lua (4th edition).
In chapter 25 there's a discussion on implementing a sandbox, based on defining a "white list" (my wording) of allowable functions.
This seems straightforward in principle, but in practice I am having a hard time getting hold of some core functions that *need* to go into the whitelist. The code below is a very pared-down example that shows one of these elusive functions in actions.
#!/usr/bin/env lua5.3
local loaded_chunk = assert(load('nonexistent()', "=(load)", "t", {}))
local function callhook ()
local info = debug.getinfo(2, "fnS")
if info.func == loaded_chunk then return end
error(string.format("calling disallowed function (%s:%d): %s (%s)",
info.short_src,
info.linedefined,
(
info.name or "?"),
info.func))
end
debug.sethook(callhook, "c")
loaded_chunk()
If I run this script on my Debian system I get the following output:
lua5.3: ./snippet.lua:6: calling disallowed function ([C]:-1): nonexistent (function: 0x55918f70aef0)
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'error'
./snippet.lua:6: in function <./snippet.lua:3>
[C]: in global 'nonexistent'
(load):1: in local 'loaded_chunk'
./snippet.lua:13: in main chunk
[C]: in ?
Now, this output is somewhat disconcerting (to me at least, since it gives the impression that the true-to-its-name function `nonexistent` actually lives at 0x55918f70aef0), but the important thing is that what has triggered the call hook is a "mystery function X" called in response to the `attempt to call a nil value` error. It is this mystery function X that I want to include into the allowed functions whitelist.
How can I determine this function and refer to it in my code?
Muito obrigado in advance!
kj
