fix: Incorrect omemo decryption error for Key Transport Messages

Correctly handle OMEMO stanzas that contain a <header> but no <payload>.
These "Key Transport Messages" (heartbeats) are used by some clients
for session maintenance and establishing trust.

Ref: a2726b6a7 made the <payload> element mandatory in the parser.
Ref: 4d49c2b74 the bug became user-visible.

Fixes: https://github.com/profanity-im/profanity/issues/2129
Signed-off-by: Michael Vetter <jubalh@iodoru.org>
This commit is contained in:
Michael Vetter
2026-03-22 17:14:24 +01:00
parent a85a33e397
commit e4bfda2f8a
4 changed files with 26 additions and 14 deletions

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@@ -1145,6 +1145,11 @@ omemo_on_message_recv(const char* const from_jid, uint32_t sid,
return NULL;
}
if (payload == NULL) {
signal_buffer_free(plaintext_key);
return NULL;
}
size_t plaintext_len = payload_len;
plaintext = malloc(plaintext_len + 1);
res = aes128gcm_decrypt(plaintext, &plaintext_len, payload, payload_len, iv,

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@@ -1102,6 +1102,8 @@ _handle_groupchat(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza)
case OMEMO_ERR_DECRYPT_FAILED:
message->plain = g_strdup("OMEMO message received but decryption failed.");
break;
case OMEMO_ERR_KEY_TRANSPORT:
break;
default:
message->plain = g_strdup("OMEMO message received but could not be decrypted.");
break;
@@ -1283,6 +1285,8 @@ _handle_muc_private_message(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza)
case OMEMO_ERR_DECRYPT_FAILED:
message->plain = g_strdup("OMEMO message received but decryption failed.");
break;
case OMEMO_ERR_KEY_TRANSPORT:
break;
default:
message->plain = g_strdup("OMEMO message received but could not be decrypted.");
break;
@@ -1471,6 +1475,8 @@ _handle_chat(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, gboolean is_mam, gboolean is_carbon, c
case OMEMO_ERR_DECRYPT_FAILED:
message->plain = g_strdup("OMEMO message received but decryption failed.");
break;
case OMEMO_ERR_KEY_TRANSPORT:
break;
default:
message->plain = g_strdup("OMEMO message received but could not be decrypted.");
break;

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@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ omemo_receive_message(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, gboolean* trusted, omemo_erro
unsigned char* payload_raw = NULL;
char* iv_text = NULL;
char* payload_text = NULL;
size_t payload_len = 0;
*error = OMEMO_ERR_NONE;
@@ -372,20 +373,15 @@ omemo_receive_message(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, gboolean* trusted, omemo_erro
}
xmpp_stanza_t* payload = xmpp_stanza_get_child_by_name(encrypted, "payload");
if (!payload) {
*error = OMEMO_ERR_OTHER;
goto quit;
}
payload_text = xmpp_stanza_get_text(payload);
if (!payload_text) {
*error = OMEMO_ERR_OTHER;
goto quit;
}
size_t payload_len;
payload_raw = g_base64_decode(payload_text, &payload_len);
if (!payload_raw) {
*error = OMEMO_ERR_OTHER;
goto quit;
if (payload) {
payload_text = xmpp_stanza_get_text(payload);
if (payload_text) {
payload_raw = g_base64_decode(payload_text, &payload_len);
if (!payload_raw) {
*error = OMEMO_ERR_OTHER;
goto quit;
}
}
}
xmpp_stanza_t* key_stanza;
@@ -425,6 +421,10 @@ omemo_receive_message(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, gboolean* trusted, omemo_erro
keys, payload_raw, payload_len,
g_strcmp0(type, STANZA_TYPE_GROUPCHAT) == 0, trusted, error);
if (plaintext == NULL && *error == OMEMO_ERR_NONE && payload == NULL) {
*error = OMEMO_ERR_KEY_TRANSPORT;
}
if (keys) {
g_list_free_full(keys, (GDestroyNotify)omemo_key_free);
}

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@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ typedef enum {
OMEMO_ERR_DECRYPT_FAILED,
OMEMO_ERR_INVALID_JID,
OMEMO_ERR_MUC_SENDER_NOT_FOUND,
OMEMO_ERR_KEY_TRANSPORT,
OMEMO_ERR_OTHER
} omemo_error_t;