refactor: Misc cleanup

README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ See [example](https://safedep.io/malicious-npm-package-express-cookie-parser/)
 - Maintains package installation event log for transparency and audit trail
 - Enforces least privilege and defense in depth using OS native sandboxing
 
-PMG guarantees it's own artifact integrity using GitHub and npm attestations. Users can cryptographically prove that the binary they run
+PMG guarantees its own artifact integrity using GitHub and npm attestations. Users can cryptographically prove that the binary they run
 matches the source code they reviewed, eliminating the risk of tampered or malicious builds. See [why and how to trust PMG](docs/trust.md).
 
 ## PMG in Action

sandbox/platform/bubblewrap_config_linux.go

@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ type seccompConfig struct {
 // These defaults are based on:
 // - Common Linux filesystem layouts
 // - Anthropic Sandbox Runtime implementation patterns
+//
+// This config is for maintaining safe defaults for the sandbox. Future enhancements
+// will allow the user to override the config through policy or sandbox config available at PMG level.
 func newDefaultBubblewrapConfig() *bubblewrapConfig {
 	return &bubblewrapConfig{
 		// Essential system paths (read-only)
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ func (c *bubblewrapConfig) getEssentialSystemPaths() []string {
 			existingPaths = append(existingPaths, path)
 		}
 	}
+
 	return existingPaths
 }
 
@@ -207,5 +211,6 @@ func (c *bubblewrapConfig) getEssentialDevices() []string {
 			existingDevices = append(existingDevices, device)
 		}
 	}
+
 	return existingDevices
 }

sandbox/platform/bubblewrap_translator_linux.go

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) addIsolationNamespaces(policy *sandbox.Sand
 // - --ro-bind: Read-only bind mount
 // - --bind: Read-write bind mount
 // - --dev-bind: Device file bind mount
+// - --tmpfs: Temporary file system mount (used to hide specific files/directories)
 // - Paths not mounted are inaccessible (deny-by-default)
 //
 // Strategy:
@@ -168,18 +169,20 @@ func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) addIsolationNamespaces(policy *sandbox.Sand
 func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) translateFilesystem(policy *sandbox.SandboxPolicy) ([]string, error) {
 	args := []string{}
 
-	// Track paths we've already bound to avoid duplicates
-	boundPaths := make(map[string]bool)
+	// Track paths we've already bound for read and write to avoid duplicates
+	// Bubblewrap later mounts win, so we need to track both read and write bound paths.
+	readBoundPaths := make(map[string]bool)
+	writeBoundPaths := make(map[string]bool)
 
 	// Add essential system paths to bound paths (already handled separately)
 	for _, path := range t.config.getEssentialSystemPaths() {
-		boundPaths[path] = true
+		readBoundPaths[path] = true
 	}
 
 	// Mark tmpdir as already bound (will be handled by addTmpdirSupport())
 	// This prevents conflicts from policy patterns like /tmp/**
 	tmpDir := os.TempDir()
-	boundPaths[tmpDir] = true
+	writeBoundPaths[tmpDir] = true
 
 	// 1. Process allow_read rules FIRST (read-only bind mounts)
 	// This establishes the base read-only filesystem view (including "/" if specified)
@@ -190,18 +193,19 @@ func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) translateFilesystem(policy *sandbox.Sandbox
 			continue
 		}
 
-		readArgs, err := t.processReadRule(expanded, boundPaths)
+		// Glob chars are handled by the processReadRule function.
+		readArgs, err := t.processReadRule(expanded, readBoundPaths)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("Failed to process allow_read rule '%s': %v", expanded, err)
 			continue
 		}
+
 		args = append(args, readArgs...)
 	}
 
 	// 2. Process allow_write rules SECOND (read-write bind mounts)
 	// These OVERRIDE earlier read-only binds (bwrap: later mounts win)
 	// Use a separate map so we don't skip paths that need write access
-	writeBoundPaths := make(map[string]bool)
 	writeBoundPaths[tmpDir] = true // tmpdir handled by addTmpdirSupport
 	for _, pattern := range policy.Filesystem.AllowWrite {
 		expanded, err := util.ExpandVariables(pattern)
@@ -210,11 +214,13 @@ func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) translateFilesystem(policy *sandbox.Sandbox
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Glob chars are handled by the processWriteRule function.
 		writeArgs, err := t.processWriteRule(expanded, writeBoundPaths)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("Failed to process allow_write rule '%s': %v", expanded, err)
 			continue
 		}
+
 		args = append(args, writeArgs...)
 	}
 
@@ -242,16 +248,16 @@ func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) translateFilesystem(policy *sandbox.Sandbox
 
 		denyArgs, err := t.processDenyRule(expanded, allowedWritePaths)
 		if err != nil {
-			// Deny rules failing is not critical (file may not exist yet)
 			log.Debugf("Deny rule '%s' skipped: %v", expanded, err)
 			continue
 		}
+
 		args = append(args, denyArgs...)
 	}
 
 	// 4. Process mandatory credential directories - completely hide them with tmpfs
 	// This blocks both read AND write access (more secure than read-only mount)
-	hiddenDirs := make(map[string]bool) // Track to avoid duplicates
+	hiddenDirs := make(map[string]bool)
 	for _, pattern := range mandatoryDenies {
 		expanded, err := util.ExpandVariables(pattern)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -260,11 +266,11 @@ func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) translateFilesystem(policy *sandbox.Sandbox
 
 		var dirsToHide []string
 		if util.ContainsGlob(expanded) {
-			// Expand glob pattern to find matching directories
 			matches, err := filepath.Glob(expanded)
 			if err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
+
 			dirsToHide = matches
 		} else {
 			dirsToHide = []string{expanded}
@@ -274,9 +280,11 @@ func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) translateFilesystem(policy *sandbox.Sandbox
 			if hiddenDirs[dir] {
 				continue
 			}
+
 			if info, err := os.Stat(dir); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
 				args = append(args, "--tmpfs", dir)
 				hiddenDirs[dir] = true
+
 				log.Debugf("Hiding credential directory '%s' with tmpfs", dir)
 			}
 		}
@@ -304,7 +312,6 @@ func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) translateFilesystem(policy *sandbox.Sandbox
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			// Literal path
 			if info, err := os.Stat(expanded); err == nil && !info.IsDir() {
 				args = append(args, "--ro-bind", "/dev/null", expanded)
 				log.Debugf("Blocked execution of '%s'", expanded)
@@ -709,7 +716,6 @@ func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) addPTYSupport() []string {
 // Package managers need writable temp space for downloads, extraction, etc.
 func (t *bubblewrapPolicyTranslator) addTmpdirSupport() []string {
 	args := []string{}
-
 	tmpDir := os.TempDir()
 
 	// Bind tmp directory as writable