fix: allow SecRuleScript without actions and stop parser state bleed into next rule

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SecRuleScript in v3 required an actions list in practice, despite docs marking [ACTIONS] as optional, and could misparse the following rule when actions were omitted. In chained rules, this surfaced as misleading disruptive-action errors on subsequent lines.

• Parser grammar

  • Added a SecRuleScript production that accepts no actions and constructs RuleScript with null actions/transformations.
  • Keeps existing SecRuleScript ... "actions" behavior unchanged.

• Lexer state handling

  • Updated TRANSACTION_FROM_DIRECTIVE_TO_ACTIONS to return to INITIAL on line end when no action block starts.
  • Prevents action-lexing state from leaking into the next directive.

• Regression coverage

  • Extended directive-sec_rule_script.json with a case that parses:
    1. SecRuleScript <lua> (no actions), then
    2. a normal SecRule with disruptive action,
  • ensuring the second rule is parsed as its own rule, not as malformed continuation.

SecRuleEngine On
SecRuleScript test-cases/data/setvar.lua
SecRule REQUEST_FILENAME "@streq /test.pl" "id:1,phase:1,deny,status:404"

• Fixes SecRuleScript actions always considered disruptive #3108

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • SecRuleScript directives can now be used without an actions list.
  • Script paths in SecRuleScript directives are handled more consistently.

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved handling of line breaks following rule directives, helping prevent parsing errors.
  • Improved script loading and registration error handling, with failures reported clearly.

• Tests

  • Added regression coverage for script-based rules that deny matching requests with a 404 response, including configurations using nolog.

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Walkthrough

The parser now accepts SecRuleScript with or without actions. The scanner recognizes script paths and directive line endings. Both forms report initialization or registration failures. Regression coverage adds Lua cases with and without nolog.

Changes

SecRuleScript parsing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Grammar and registration src/parser/seclang-parser.yy, src/parser/seclang-parser.hh	The grammar supports action-bearing and actionless SecRuleScript forms. Both forms initialize and register the script, with parser errors on failure. The generated header documentation uses seclang-parser.hh.
Script paths and directive termination src/parser/seclang-scanner.ll	The scanner uses a dedicated unquoted script-path pattern. It updates location tracking for escaped line endings and accepts unquoted LF and CRLF terminators.
Regression coverage test/test-cases/regression/directive-sec_rule_script.json	The existing cases are renumbered. Two cases cover actionless Lua scripts with and without the nolog modifier and expect HTTP 404 responses.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #3108 requires optional SecRuleScript actions and independent parsing of the following rule. The grammar adds an actionless form that creates RuleScript with null actions and transformations…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay within issue #3108. The parser and scanner changes implement optional actions and directive-state isolation. The regression tests verify chained-rule parsing and the non-disruptive `n…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 1…
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary changes: allowing SecRuleScript without actions and preventing parser state from affecting the next rule.

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In `@src/parser/seclang-parser.yy`:
- Around line 1203-1221: The scanner’s CONFIG_VALUE_PATH handling incorrectly
consumes bare actions after a SecRuleScript path, preventing the action-bearing
grammar branch from receiving tokens such as ACTION_NO_LOG. Adjust tokenization
to stop the path before recognized bare action keywords (or emit those action
tokens), while preserving normal script paths and ensuring SecRuleScript
/path/to/script.lua nolog reaches the action-bearing branch.

In `@src/parser/seclang-scanner.ll`:
- Around line 905-912: Update both LF and CRLF continuation rules in the
scanner’s action-state block to call driver.loc.back()->lines(1) and
driver.loc.back()->step() before entering
EXPECTING_ACTIONS_ENDS_WITH_DOUBLE_QUOTE, preserving the existing state
transition and ensuring subsequent action tokens use the advanced location.

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