`vagrant ssh` will automatically fix permissions on the private key if necessary

lib/vagrant/ssh.rb

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module Vagrant
         options[param] = opts[param] || env.config.ssh.send(param)
       end
 
+      check_key_permissions(options[:private_key_path])
       Kernel.exec "ssh -p #{port(opts)} -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i #{options[:private_key_path]} #{options[:username]}@#{options[:host]}".strip
     end
 
@@ -67,6 +68,32 @@ module Vagrant
       error_and_exit(:vm_ssh_auth_failed)
     end
 
+    # Checks the file permissions for the private key, resetting them
+    # if needed, or on failure erroring.
+    def check_key_permissions(key_path)
+      # TODO: This only works on unix based systems for now. Windows
+      # systems will need to be investigated further.
+      stat = File.stat(key_path)
+
+      if stat.owned? && file_perms(key_path) != "600"
+        logger.info "Permissions on private key incorrect, fixing..."
+        File.chmod(0600, key_path)
+
+        error_and_exit(:ssh_bad_permissions, :key_path => key_path) if file_perms(key_path) != "600"
+      end
+    rescue Errno::EPERM
+      # This shouldn't happen since we verify we own the file, but just
+      # in case.
+      error_and_exit(:ssh_bad_permissions, :key_path => key_path)
+    end
+
+    # Returns the file permissions of a given file. This is fairly unix specific
+    # and probably doesn't belong in this class. Will be refactored out later.
+    def file_perms(path)
+      perms = sprintf("%o", File.stat(path).mode)
+      perms.reverse[0..2].reverse
+    end
+
     # Returns the port which is either given in the options hash or taken from
     # the config by finding it in the forwarded ports hash based on the
     # `config.ssh.forwarded_port_key`

templates/errors.yml

@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
     \nsince it describes the expected environment that vagrant is supposed
     \nto manage. Please create a `<%= Vagrant::Env::ROOTFILE_NAME %>` and place it in your project
     \nroot."
+:ssh_bad_permissions: "The private key to connect to this box via SSH has invalid permissions
+    \nset on it. The permissions of the private key should be set to 0600, otherwise SSH will
+    \nignore the key. Vagrant tried to do this automatically for you but failed. Please set the
+    \npermissions on the following file to 0600 and then try running this command again:
+
+    \n<%= key_path %>"
 :virtualbox_import_failure: "The VM import failed! Try running `VBoxManage import` on the box file manually for more verbose error output."
 :virtualbox_invalid_version: "Vagrant has detected that you have VirtualBox version <%= version %> installed!
     \nVagrant requires that you use at least VirtualBox version 3.1. Please install

test/vagrant/ssh_test.rb

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ class SshTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "connecting to external SSH" do
     setup do
       mock_ssh
+      @ssh.stubs(:check_key_permissions)
+    end
+
+    should "check key permissions prior to exec" do
+      exec_seq = sequence("exec_seq")
+      @ssh.expects(:check_key_permissions).with(@env.config.ssh.private_key_path).once.in_sequence(exec_seq)
+      Kernel.expects(:exec).in_sequence(exec_seq)
+      @ssh.connect
     end
 
     should "call exec with defaults when no options are supplied" do
@@ -38,7 +46,7 @@ class SshTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert arg =~ /-p #{port}/
         assert arg =~ /-i #{key_path}/
         assert arg =~ /#{uname}@#{host}/
-        # TODO options not tested for as they may be removed, they may be removed
+        # TODO options not tested for as they may be removed
         true
       end
     end
@@ -144,4 +152,71 @@ class SshTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_equal "47", @ssh.port({ :port => "47" })
     end
   end
+
+  context "checking key permissions" do
+    setup do
+      mock_ssh
+      @ssh.stubs(:file_perms)
+
+      @key_path = "foo"
+
+
+      @stat = mock("stat")
+      @stat.stubs(:owned?).returns(true)
+      File.stubs(:stat).returns(@stat)
+    end
+
+    should "do nothing if the user is not the owner" do
+      @stat.expects(:owned?).returns(false)
+      File.expects(:chmod).never
+      @ssh.check_key_permissions(@key_path)
+    end
+
+    should "do nothing if the file perms equal 600" do
+      @ssh.expects(:file_perms).with(@key_path).returns("600")
+      File.expects(:chmod).never
+      @ssh.check_key_permissions(@key_path)
+    end
+
+    should "chmod the file if the file perms aren't 600" do
+      perm_sequence = sequence("perm_seq")
+      @ssh.expects(:file_perms).returns("900").in_sequence(perm_sequence)
+      File.expects(:chmod).with(0600, @key_path).once.in_sequence(perm_sequence)
+      @ssh.expects(:file_perms).returns("600").in_sequence(perm_sequence)
+      @ssh.expects(:error_and_exit).never
+      @ssh.check_key_permissions(@key_path)
+    end
+
+    should "error and exit if the resulting chmod doesn't work" do
+      perm_sequence = sequence("perm_seq")
+      @ssh.expects(:file_perms).returns("900").in_sequence(perm_sequence)
+      File.expects(:chmod).with(0600, @key_path).once.in_sequence(perm_sequence)
+      @ssh.expects(:file_perms).returns("900").in_sequence(perm_sequence)
+      @ssh.expects(:error_and_exit).once.with(:ssh_bad_permissions, :key_path => @key_path).in_sequence(perm_sequence)
+      @ssh.check_key_permissions(@key_path)
+    end
+
+    should "error and exit if a bad file perm is raised" do
+      @ssh.expects(:file_perms).with(@key_path).returns("900")
+      File.expects(:chmod).raises(Errno::EPERM)
+      @ssh.expects(:error_and_exit).once.with(:ssh_bad_permissions, :key_path => @key_path)
+      @ssh.check_key_permissions(@key_path)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "getting file permissions" do
+    setup do
+      mock_ssh
+    end
+
+    should "return the last 3 characters of the file mode" do
+      path = "foo"
+      mode = "10000foo"
+      stat = mock("stat")
+      File.expects(:stat).with(path).returns(stat)
+      stat.expects(:mode).returns(mode)
+      @ssh.expects(:sprintf).with("%o", mode).returns(mode)
+      assert_equal path, @ssh.file_perms(path)
+    end
+  end
 end