fix: Harden install scripts: detect libssl3 without ldconfig on PATH, survive noexec tmp dirs, and guard against partial curl|bash execution

scripts/install_coyote.ps1

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ param(
   [string]$BinDir = $env:BIN_DIR
 )
 
+if ($Version -and $Version -match '^[0-9]') { $Version = "v$Version" }
+
 $Repo = 'Dark-Alex-17/coyote'
 
 function Write-Info($msg) { Write-Host "[coyote-install] $msg" }
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ if ($os -eq 'windows') {
 
 $tmp = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path ([IO.Path]::Combine([IO.Path]::GetTempPath(), "coyote-$(Get-Random)"))
 
+try {
   $exec = if ($isWin) { 'coyote.exe' } else { 'coyote' }
   $dest = Join-Path $BinDir $exec
 
@@ -155,6 +158,19 @@ foreach ($c in $candidates) {
 
     $works = $false
     try { & $bin --version *> $null; if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { $works = $true } } catch { }
+    if (-not $works -and -not $isWin) {
+      # The temp dir may live on a noexec mount; retry from a probe file in
+      # the install directory before rejecting.
+      $probe = Join-Path $BinDir ".coyote-install-probe-$PID"
+      try {
+        Copy-Item -Force $bin $probe
+        & chmod +x -- $probe
+        & $probe --version *> $null
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { $works = $true }
+      } catch { } finally {
+        Remove-Item -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $probe
+      }
+    }
     if (-not $works) {
       Write-Info "Downloaded $c but it failed to run on this system; trying next candidate"
       $tried += "${c}: binary failed to run on this system"
@@ -176,12 +192,18 @@ if (-not $installed) {
   if ($isWin) {
     $pathParts = ($env:Path -split ';') | Where-Object { $_ -ne '' }
     if ($pathParts -notcontains $BinDir) {
-    $userPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User'); if (-not $userPath) { $userPath = '' }
+      # Read/write the User PATH via the registry directly: the [Environment]
-    if (-not ($userPath -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -eq $BinDir })) {
+      # round-trip expands %VAR% entries and bakes them in on write.
+      $regKey = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::CurrentUser.OpenSubKey('Environment', $true)
+      if ($regKey) {
+        $userPath = [string]$regKey.GetValue('Path', '', [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueOptions]::DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames)
+        if (-not (($userPath -split ';') -contains $BinDir)) {
           $newUserPath = if ($userPath.Trim().Length -gt 0) { "$userPath;$BinDir" } else { $BinDir }
-      [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $newUserPath, 'User')
+          $regKey.SetValue('Path', $newUserPath, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::ExpandString)
           Write-Info "Added to User PATH: $BinDir (restart shell to take effect)"
         }
+        $regKey.Close()
+      }
     }
   } else {
     if (-not ($env:PATH -split ':' | Where-Object { $_ -eq $BinDir })) {
@@ -190,4 +212,6 @@ if ($isWin) {
   }
 
   Write-Info "Done. Try: coyote --help"
-
+} finally {
+  Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $tmp
+}

scripts/install_coyote.sh

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 #   --bin-dir <dir>   Install directory (default: /usr/local/bin or ~/.local/bin). Or set BIN_DIR.
 
 REPO="Dark-Alex-17/coyote"
-VERSION="${COYOTE_VERSION:-}"
-BIN_DIR="${BIN_DIR:-}"
 
 usage() {
   echo "coyote installer (Linux/macOS)"
@@ -25,24 +23,6 @@ usage() {
   echo "  -h, --help              Show help"
 }
 
-while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-  case "$1" in
-    --version) VERSION="$2"; shift 2;;
-    --bin-dir) BIN_DIR="$2"; shift 2;;
-    -h|--help) usage; exit 0;;
-    *) echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2; usage; exit 2;;
-  esac
-done
-
-if [[ -z "${BIN_DIR}" ]]; then
-  if [[ -w "/usr/local/bin" ]]; then
-    BIN_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
-  else
-    BIN_DIR="${HOME}/.local/bin"
-  fi
-fi
-mkdir -p "${BIN_DIR}"
-
 log() {
 	echo "[coyote-install] $*"
 }
@@ -54,6 +34,52 @@ need_cmd() {
   fi
 }
 
+http_get() {
+  if [[ "$DL" == "curl" ]]; then
+    curl -fsSL -H 'User-Agent: coyote-installer' "$1"
+  else
+    wget -qO- --header='User-Agent: coyote-installer' "$1"
+  fi
+}
+
+smoke_test() {
+  # The scratch dir may live on a noexec mount; if running in place fails,
+  # retry from a probe file in the install directory before rejecting.
+  local bin="$1"
+  if "$bin" --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then return 0; fi
+  local probe="${BIN_DIR}/.coyote-install-probe.$$"
+  local ok=1
+  if cp "$bin" "$probe" 2>/dev/null && chmod +x "$probe" 2>/dev/null; then
+    if "$probe" --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then ok=0; fi
+  fi
+  rm -f "$probe"
+  return "$ok"
+}
+
+main() {
+  VERSION="${COYOTE_VERSION:-}"
+  BIN_DIR="${BIN_DIR:-}"
+
+  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+      --version) VERSION="$2"; shift 2;;
+      --bin-dir) BIN_DIR="$2"; shift 2;;
+      -h|--help) usage; exit 0;;
+      *) echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2; usage; exit 2;;
+    esac
+  done
+
+  if [[ -n "$VERSION" && "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9] ]]; then VERSION="v${VERSION}"; fi
+
+  if [[ -z "${BIN_DIR}" ]]; then
+    if [[ -w "/usr/local/bin" ]]; then
+      BIN_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
+    else
+      BIN_DIR="${HOME}/.local/bin"
+    fi
+  fi
+  mkdir -p "${BIN_DIR}"
+
   need_cmd uname
   need_cmd mktemp
   need_cmd tar
@@ -90,19 +116,11 @@ else
     RELEASE_URL="${API_BASE}/tags/${VERSION}"
   fi
 
-http_get() {
+  WORKDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
-  if [[ "$DL" == "curl" ]]; then
+  trap 'rm -rf "$WORKDIR"; rm -f "${BIN_DIR}/.coyote-install-probe.$$"' EXIT
-    curl -fsSL -H 'User-Agent: coyote-installer' "$1"
-  else
-    wget -qO- --header='User-Agent: coyote-installer' "$1"
-  fi
-}
-
-TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
-trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
 
   log "Fetching release metadata from $RELEASE_URL"
-JSON="$TMPDIR/release.json"
+  JSON="$WORKDIR/release.json"
   if ! http_get "$RELEASE_URL" > "$JSON"; then
     echo "Error: failed to fetch release metadata. Check version tag." >&2
     exit 1
@@ -171,7 +189,7 @@ for candidate in "${ASSET_CANDIDATES[@]}"; do
     fi
 
     ATTEMPT=$((ATTEMPT + 1))
-  WORK="$TMPDIR/attempt-$ATTEMPT"
+    WORK="$WORKDIR/attempt-$ATTEMPT"
     mkdir -p "$WORK"
 
     log "Selected asset: $candidate"
@@ -230,7 +248,7 @@ for candidate in "${ASSET_CANDIDATES[@]}"; do
     fi
 
     chmod +x "$BIN_PATH"
-  if ! "$BIN_PATH" --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if ! smoke_test "$BIN_PATH"; then
       log "Downloaded $candidate but it failed to run on this system; trying next candidate"
       TRIED+=("$candidate: binary failed to run on this system")
       continue
@@ -258,4 +276,6 @@ case ":$PATH:" in
   esac
 
   log "Done. Try: coyote --help"
+}
 
+main "$@"