Enhance instance creation with name validation and security checks

server/pkg/handlers.go

@@ -120,13 +120,19 @@ func (h *Handler) ListInstances() http.HandlerFunc {
 // @Router /instances [post]
 func (h *Handler) CreateInstance() http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		name := chi.URLParam(r, "name")
+		if name == "" {
+			http.Error(w, "Instance name cannot be empty", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
 		var options InstanceOptions
 		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&options); err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, "Invalid request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
 
-		instance, err := h.InstanceManager.CreateInstance(&options)
+		instance, err := h.InstanceManager.CreateInstance(name, &options)
 		if err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, "Failed to create instance: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			return

server/pkg/manager.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 // InstanceManager defines the interface for managing instances of the llama server.
 type InstanceManager interface {
 	ListInstances() ([]*Instance, error)
-	CreateInstance(options *InstanceOptions) (*Instance, error)
+	CreateInstance(name string, options *InstanceOptions) (*Instance, error)
 	GetInstance(name string) (*Instance, error)
 	UpdateInstance(name string, options *InstanceOptions) (*Instance, error)
 	DeleteInstance(name string) error
@@ -43,19 +43,24 @@ func (im *instanceManager) ListInstances() ([]*Instance, error) {
 
 // CreateInstance creates a new instance with the given options and returns it.
 // The instance is initially in a "stopped" state.
-func (im *instanceManager) CreateInstance(options *InstanceOptions) (*Instance, error) {
+func (im *instanceManager) CreateInstance(name string, options *InstanceOptions) (*Instance, error) {
 	if options == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("instance options cannot be nil")
 	}
 
-	// Check if name is provided
+	err := ValidateInstanceName(name)
-	if options.Name == "" || !isValidInstanceName(options.Name) {
+	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid instance name: %s", options.Name)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = ValidateInstanceOptions(options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Check if instance with this name already exists
-	if im.instances[options.Name] != nil {
+	if im.instances[name] != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("instance with name %s already exists", options.Name)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("instance with name %s already exists", name)
 	}
 
 	// Assign a port if not specified
@@ -67,23 +72,12 @@ func (im *instanceManager) CreateInstance(options *InstanceOptions) (*Instance,
 		options.Port = port
 	}
 
-	instance := NewInstance(options.Name, options)
+	instance := NewInstance(name, options)
 	im.instances[instance.Name] = instance
 
 	return instance, nil
 }
 
-// isValidInstanceName checks if the instance name is valid.
-func isValidInstanceName(name string) bool {
-	// A simple validation: name should only contain alphanumeric characters, dashes, and underscores
-	for _, char := range name {
-		if !(('a' <= char && char <= 'z') || ('A' <= char && char <= 'Z') || ('0' <= char && char <= '9') || char == '-' || char == '_') {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
 // GetInstance retrieves an instance by its name.
 func (im *instanceManager) GetInstance(name string) (*Instance, error) {
 	instance, exists := im.instances[name]
@@ -100,6 +94,15 @@ func (im *instanceManager) UpdateInstance(name string, options *InstanceOptions)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("instance with name %s not found", name)
 	}
 
+	if options == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("instance options cannot be nil")
+	}
+
+	err := ValidateInstanceOptions(options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	instance.SetOptions(options)
 	return instance, nil
 }

server/pkg/options.go

@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ func (d Duration) ToDuration() time.Duration {
 }
 
 type InstanceOptions struct {
-	Name string `json:"name,omitempty"` // Display name
-
 	// Auto restart
 	AutoRestart  bool     `json:"auto_restart,omitempty"`
 	MaxRestarts  int      `json:"max_restarts,omitempty"`

server/pkg/routes.go

@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ func SetupRouter(handler *Handler) *chi.Mux {
 
 		// Instance management endpoints
 		r.Route("/instances", func(r chi.Router) {
-			r.Get("/", handler.ListInstances())   // List all instances
+			r.Get("/", handler.ListInstances()) // List all instances
-			r.Post("/", handler.CreateInstance()) // Create and start new instance
 
 			r.Route("/{name}", func(r chi.Router) {
 				// Instance management
 				r.Get("/", handler.GetInstance())             // Get instance details
+				r.Post("/", handler.CreateInstance())         // Create and start new instance
 				r.Put("/", handler.UpdateInstance())          // Update instance configuration
 				r.Delete("/", handler.DeleteInstance())       // Stop and remove instance
 				r.Post("/start", handler.StartInstance())     // Start stopped instance

server/pkg/validation.go

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package llamactl
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
+)
+
+// Simple security validation that focuses only on actual injection risks
+var (
+	// Block shell metacharacters that could enable command injection
+	dangerousPatterns = []*regexp.Regexp{
+		regexp.MustCompile(`[;&|$` + "`" + `]`), // Shell metacharacters
+		regexp.MustCompile(`\$\(.*\)`),          // Command substitution $(...)
+		regexp.MustCompile("`.*`"),              // Command substitution backticks
+	}
+
+	// Simple validation for instance names
+	validNamePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$`)
+)
+
+type ValidationError error
+
+// validateStringForInjection checks if a string contains dangerous patterns
+func validateStringForInjection(value string) error {
+	for _, pattern := range dangerousPatterns {
+		if pattern.MatchString(value) {
+			return ValidationError(fmt.Errorf("value contains potentially dangerous characters: %s", value))
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ValidateInstanceOptions performs minimal security validation
+func ValidateInstanceOptions(options *InstanceOptions) error {
+	if options == nil {
+		return ValidationError(fmt.Errorf("options cannot be nil"))
+	}
+
+	// Use reflection to check all string fields for injection patterns
+	if err := validateStructStrings(&options.LlamaServerOptions, ""); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Basic network validation - only check for reasonable ranges
+	if options.Port < 0 || options.Port > 65535 {
+		return ValidationError(fmt.Errorf("invalid port range"))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// validateStructStrings recursively validates all string fields in a struct
+func validateStructStrings(v any, fieldPath string) error {
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(v)
+	if val.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		val = val.Elem()
+	}
+
+	if val.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	typ := val.Type()
+	for i := 0; i < val.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := val.Field(i)
+		fieldType := typ.Field(i)
+
+		if !field.CanInterface() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		fieldName := fieldType.Name
+		if fieldPath != "" {
+			fieldName = fieldPath + "." + fieldName
+		}
+
+		switch field.Kind() {
+		case reflect.String:
+			if err := validateStringForInjection(field.String()); err != nil {
+				return ValidationError(fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", fieldName, err))
+			}
+
+		case reflect.Slice:
+			if field.Type().Elem().Kind() == reflect.String {
+				for j := 0; j < field.Len(); j++ {
+					if err := validateStringForInjection(field.Index(j).String()); err != nil {
+						return ValidationError(fmt.Errorf("field %s[%d]: %w", fieldName, j, err))
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+		case reflect.Struct:
+			if err := validateStructStrings(field.Interface(), fieldName); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ValidateInstanceName(name string) error {
+	// Validate instance name
+	if name == "" {
+		return ValidationError(fmt.Errorf("name cannot be empty"))
+	}
+	if !validNamePattern.MatchString(name) {
+		return ValidationError(fmt.Errorf("name contains invalid characters (only alphanumeric, hyphens, underscores allowed)"))
+	}
+	if len(name) > 50 {
+		return ValidationError(fmt.Errorf("name too long (max 50 characters)"))
+	}
+	return nil
+}