Security hardening and release readiness

Jaime Fournier <jaimef@linbsd.org>

d99bc7d616aa03748d077c7216b29c43fb897bb0

diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f58732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+image: ubuntu/latest
+packages:
+  - git
+  - make
+  - gcc
+  - curl
+  - ca-certificates
+  - ripgrep
+tasks:
+  - verify: |
+      cd jerboa-asm
+      make verify
+  - release-evidence: |
+      cd jerboa-asm
+      make release-evidence
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b695be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, master]
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  verify:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install build tools
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential curl ca-certificates ripgrep
+
+      - name: Install jerbuild
+        run: |
+          set -eux
+          curl -fsSL "https://github.com/jerboa-lang/jerboa/releases/download/${JERBOA_VERSION}/jerbuild-linux-x86_64" -o /usr/local/bin/jerbuild
+          chmod +x /usr/local/bin/jerbuild
+        env:
+          JERBOA_VERSION: v0.2.3
+
+      - name: Verify
+        run: make verify
+
+      - name: Release evidence
+        run: make release-evidence
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-baseline.yml b/.github/workflows/security-baseline.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d15e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-baseline.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Security Baseline
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, master]
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  baseline:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install scanner tools
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ripgrep
+
+      - name: Security baseline
+        run: scripts/security-check.sh
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a8e6f33..310f23a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/.build/
+/dist/
+/jasm
+*.a
+*.boot
+*.o
 *.so
 *.wpo
 *.wp.so
diff --git a/.jerboa/security.json b/.jerboa/security.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba124bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jerboa/security.json
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  "name": "jerboa-asm",
+  "classification": "hostile-input parser and CLI",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "network": {
+    "runtime": "none",
+    "tests": "none"
+  },
+  "filesystem": {
+    "runtime": "reads user-selected object or raw byte files; writes no output files",
+    "tests": "writes only allowlisted .jasm-* fixture files",
+    "release": "generated native binaries and object files must be ignored and untracked"
+  },
+  "resource_limits": {
+    "JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES": "maximum object/raw file read size; default 67108864",
+    "JASM_MAX_HEX_CHARS": "maximum CLI hex string length before cleanup; default 16777216"
+  },
+  "ffi": {
+    "runtime": "none in repository source",
+    "build": "jerbuild emits native artifacts from Jerboa source"
+  },
+  "targetEvidence": {
+    "script": "scripts/target-evidence.sh",
+    "optionalProofFileEnv": "JASM_TARGET_PROOF_FILE",
+    "requiredProofEnv": "JASM_REQUIRE_TARGET_PROOF",
+    "maxProofBytes": 65536,
+    "targetProofStatus": "target_asm_proof_status",
+    "productionStatus": "production_asm_status",
+    "sensitiveArtifactPolicy": "no-object-inputs-output-captures-private-paths-or-host-data",
+    "requiredMarkers": [
+      "long_object_parser_corpus_status=reviewed",
+      "external_parser_review_status=reviewed",
+      "external_disassembler_parity_status=reviewed",
+      "cross_tool_corpus_status=reviewed",
+      "object_format_review_status=reviewed",
+      "resource_limit_review_status=reviewed",
+      "sensitive_artifact_policy=no-object-inputs-output-captures-private-paths-or-host-data"
+    ]
+  },
+  "release_gates": [
+    "make security",
+    "make test",
+    "make test-binary",
+    "make verify",
+    "make target-evidence",
+    "make release-evidence"
+  ],
+  "accepted_risks": [
+    "The disassembler is intentionally incomplete; unsupported instructions may render as bytes or errors.",
+    "Parser coverage is regression-based in this repository; external fuzzing should run before broad hostile-corpus exposure."
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ced032..06a5999 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-# jerbuild bundles Chez Scheme + the jerboa stdlib under ~/.cache/jerbuild/,
-# so building jasm needs only `jerbuild` + a C compiler — no jerboa source
-# checkout and no separately-built Chez.
-JERBUILD ?= jerbuild
+JERBOA_VERSION ?= v0.2.3
+JERBOA_TOOL_DIR ?= ../jerboa/dist
+ifeq ($(origin JERBUILD),undefined)
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(JERBOA_TOOL_DIR)/jerbuild),)
+JERBUILD := $(JERBOA_TOOL_DIR)/jerbuild
+else
+JERBUILD := jerbuild
+endif
+endif
 JH := $(shell $(JERBUILD) --jerboa-home 2>/dev/null)
 ifeq ($(JH),)
 $(error jerbuild not found on PATH (or '$(JERBUILD) --jerboa-home' failed). Install jerbuild, or set JERBUILD=/path/to/jerbuild)
@@ -10,8 +15,12 @@ endif
 LIBDIRS := --libdirs lib:$(JH)/lib
 JEXEC := $(JERBUILD) exec $(LIBDIRS)
 BINARY := jasm
+EVIDENCE_DIR ?= dist/release-evidence
+SBOM_DIR ?= dist/sbom
+REPRO_DIR ?= dist/reproducibility
+TARGET_EVIDENCE_DIR ?= dist/target-evidence
 
-.PHONY: all build binary run test check test-binary clean
+.PHONY: all build binary run test check test-binary import-check object-fuzz-evidence clean-generated security audit verify sbom reproducibility-report target-evidence release-evidence clean
 
 all: binary
 
@@ -25,10 +34,63 @@ run: binary
 	./$(BINARY) $(ARGS)
 
 test:
-	$(JEXEC) tests/test-jasm.ss
+	@$(JEXEC) tests/test-jasm.ss
+	@$(JEXEC) tests/test-malformed-objects.ss
 
 check: test
 
+import-check:
+	@$(JEXEC) support/import-check.ss
+
+object-fuzz-evidence:
+	@$(JEXEC) support/object-fuzz-evidence.ss
+
+clean-generated:
+	rm -f $(BINARY) $(BINARY).wp.so $(BINARY)-main.c petite_boot.h scheme_boot.h program_boot.h .jasm-sample.o .jasm-test-sample.o .jasm-raw.bin
+
+security: clean-generated scripts/security-check.sh import-check
+	scripts/security-check.sh
+
+audit: security
+	@echo "jasm has no vendored native dependency manifest; security script covers source, generated artifacts, and secrets."
+
+target-evidence: scripts/target-evidence.sh
+	@REPO_ROOT=. TARGET_EVIDENCE_DIR="$(TARGET_EVIDENCE_DIR)" sh scripts/target-evidence.sh
+
+verify: audit test object-fuzz-evidence test-binary target-evidence
+
+sbom:
+	REPO_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" SBOM_DIR="$(SBOM_DIR)" JERBUILD="$(JERBUILD)" JERBOA_VERSION="$(JERBOA_VERSION)" sh scripts/sbom.sh
+
+reproducibility-report:
+	REPO_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" REPRO_DIR="$(REPRO_DIR)" MAKE="$(MAKE)" sh scripts/reproducibility-report.sh
+
+release-evidence: verify sbom reproducibility-report
+	rm -rf $(EVIDENCE_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(EVIDENCE_DIR)
+	rm -f $(BINARY)
+	{ git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null || true; } > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/git-commit.txt
+	git status --short > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/git-status.txt
+	git diff --stat > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/diff-stat.txt
+	{ printf 'JERBOA_VERSION=%s\n' '$(JERBOA_VERSION)'; "$(JERBUILD)" --version; if "$(JERBUILD)" --jerboa-home >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "jerboa_home_status=present"; else echo "jerboa_home_status=missing"; fi; uname -srm; env | LC_ALL=C sort | grep -E '^(JASM_MAX_HEX_CHARS|JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES)=' || true; } > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/build-env.txt
+	$(MAKE) security > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/security.log 2>&1
+	$(MAKE) test > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/test.log 2>&1
+	$(MAKE) object-fuzz-evidence > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/object-fuzz-evidence.log 2>&1
+	$(MAKE) test-binary > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/test-binary.log 2>&1
+	$(MAKE) target-evidence > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/target-evidence.log 2>&1
+	./$(BINARY) raw --arch x86-64 --syntax intel --hex '55 48 89 e5 c3' > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/smoke-x86-64.txt
+	./$(BINARY) raw --arch aarch64 --hex '20 00 80 d2 c0 03 5f d6' > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/smoke-aarch64.txt
+	shasum -a 256 ./$(BINARY) > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/binary-sha256.txt
+	{ find . -type f -not -path './.git/*' -not -path './dist/*' -not -path './.build/*' -not -name 'jasm' -not -name '*.so' -not -name '*.wpo' -not -name '*.wp.so' -not -name '*-main.c' -not -name 'petite_boot.h' -not -name 'scheme_boot.h' -not -name 'program_boot.h' | LC_ALL=C sort | while IFS= read -r f; do shasum -a 256 "$$f"; done; } > $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/source-sha256.txt
+	rm -rf $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/sbom $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/reproducibility $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/target-evidence
+	cp -R $(SBOM_DIR) $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/sbom
+	cp -R $(REPRO_DIR) $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/reproducibility
+	cp -R $(TARGET_EVIDENCE_DIR) $(EVIDENCE_DIR)/target-evidence
+	grep -q '^target_evidence_status=present$$' "$(EVIDENCE_DIR)/target-evidence/status.txt"
+	test "$$(grep '^status=' "$(EVIDENCE_DIR)/reproducibility/report.txt" | cut -d= -f2)" = "match"
+	sh scripts/sanitize-evidence.sh "$(EVIDENCE_DIR)"
+	rm -f $(BINARY)
+
 # Smoke-test the built binary across architectures.
 test-binary: binary
 	test -x ./$(BINARY)
@@ -38,4 +100,4 @@ test-binary: binary
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(BINARY) $(BINARY).wp.so $(BINARY)-main.c petite_boot.h scheme_boot.h program_boot.h .jasm-sample.o .jasm-test-sample.o .jasm-raw.bin
-	find . \( -name '*.so' -o -name '*.wpo' \) -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
+	find . \( -name '*.so' -o -name '*.wpo' -o -name '*.o' \) -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a15a4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+jerboa-asm
+
+Copyright 2026 jasm contributors.
+
+This repository is licensed under Apache License 2.0. Earlier local metadata
+used `Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception`; no LLVM source license exception is
+required for this repository unless future provenance review identifies copied
+LLVM-derived code or tables.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 449b6ea..c55e203 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,16 +15,45 @@ external libraries at runtime.
 
 Object-file readers and broader ISA tables live in Jerboa `.ss` source modules.
 
+## Security and Release Gates
+
+```sh
+make verify
+make release-evidence
+```
+
+`make verify` runs the local security baseline, import check, normal tests,
+malformed parser regression tests, deterministic object-fuzz evidence, and
+native binary smoke tests. Release evidence is written to
+`dist/release-evidence/` with SBOM, reproducibility, and target proof status.
+
+Runtime file reads are bounded by `JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES` (default 64 MiB). Raw
+hex CLI input is bounded by `JASM_MAX_HEX_CHARS` (default 16 MiB).
+
+Generated native artifacts are ignored and must not be tracked. The root `jasm`
+binary is built by `make binary` and is a release artifact, not source.
+
+Production support also requires a reviewed `JASM_TARGET_PROOF_FILE` with the
+markers documented in `docs/release-evidence.md`. `JASM_REQUIRE_TARGET_PROOF=1`
+fails closed when that target proof is missing or incomplete.
+
 ## Run
 
 ```sh
-make test
+make verify
 make binary
 ./jasm raw --arch x86-64 --syntax intel --hex '55 48 89 e5 c3'
 ./jasm raw --arch aarch64 --hex '20 00 80 d2 c0 03 5f d6'
 ./jasm raw --arch mips --hex '27 bd ff e0 03 e0 00 08'
 ```
 
+## Security Docs
+
+- `SECURITY.md`
+- `docs/threat-model.md`
+- `docs/parser-hardening.md`
+- `docs/release-evidence.md`
+
 ## Source API
 
 ```scheme
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e79ce0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+`jerboa-asm` is a local parser/disassembler for raw bytes and object files. It
+has no intended network access, credential storage, daemon mode, shell execution,
+or FFI in repository source.
+
+Production claims require the release-plan gates and the repository production
+readiness tracker to be complete for this repository, including current
+SBOM/toolchain evidence and repeated clean-build reproducibility evidence.
+
+## Supported Status
+
+No public production-support commitment exists yet. Security-sensitive releases
+must be cut from a clean checkout after:
+
+- `make verify` passes.
+- `make target-evidence` records local blocked status or a reviewed
+  marker-complete target proof.
+- `make release-evidence` produces fresh evidence under `dist/release-evidence/`.
+- `git status --short` shows only intentional release changes and ignored
+  generated artifacts.
+- Generated binaries, object files, boot files, and WPO artifacts are not
+  tracked.
+- History has been reviewed for secrets or intentionally reset before first
+  public release.
+
+## Security Expectations
+
+- Treat raw byte strings and object files as hostile input.
+- Keep parser lengths, offsets, and counts inside their containing structures.
+- Keep `JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES` and `JASM_MAX_HEX_CHARS` bounded for production.
+- Do not add network, shell, or FFI behavior without updating
+  `.jerboa/security.json`, docs, tests, and release gates.
+- Keep target proof files free of object input samples, disassembly output
+  captures, private checkout paths, hostnames, and customer/user data.
+- Do not commit secrets, production `.env` files, operational hostnames,
+  customer/user data, generated binaries, or private infrastructure details.
+
+## Target Production Proof
+
+`JASM_TARGET_PROOF_FILE` may point at a reviewed proof file for a production
+target environment. `JASM_REQUIRE_TARGET_PROOF=1` fails closed when that proof is
+missing or marker-incomplete. The proof file must contain these exact markers:
+
+- `long_object_parser_corpus_status=reviewed`
+- `external_parser_review_status=reviewed`
+- `external_disassembler_parity_status=reviewed`
+- `cross_tool_corpus_status=reviewed`
+- `object_format_review_status=reviewed`
+- `resource_limit_review_status=reviewed`
+- `sensitive_artifact_policy=no-object-inputs-output-captures-private-paths-or-host-data`
+
+## Reporting
+
+Before public release, report issues privately to the repository owner. After
+public release, replace this section with a dedicated advisory contact, supported
+versions, and disclosure window.
diff --git a/docs/parser-hardening.md b/docs/parser-hardening.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f463da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/parser-hardening.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Parser Hardening
+
+`jasm` treats all bytes supplied through `--hex`, `--file`, or object-file
+commands as hostile.
+
+## Bounds
+
+- `JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES` limits file reads. The default is 64 MiB.
+- `JASM_MAX_HEX_CHARS` limits raw CLI hex input. The default is 16 MiB.
+- ELF section headers must meet the minimum entry size for the selected class.
+- Mach-O load commands must be at least 8 bytes, segment commands must be at
+  least 72 bytes, and declared sections must fit inside the load command.
+- Unix archive BSD long-name records must have numeric, non-negative name
+  lengths that fit within the member size.
+
+## Regression Coverage
+
+`tests/test-malformed-objects.ss` covers malformed hex, truncated ELF/COFF,
+zero-sized Mach-O commands, Mach-O segment section overruns, and invalid archive
+BSD long-name sizes.
+
+`make object-fuzz-evidence` adds deterministic malformed-object parser soak:
+
+- `object_fuzz_status: documented`
+- `object_fuzz_cases_minimum: 1024`
+- `object_fuzz_scope_status: raw-elf-macho-coff-archive-disasm`
+
+The harness generates 1024 stable cases across raw hex parsing, architecture
+disassembly, ELF, Mach-O, COFF, and Unix archive readers. Malformed inputs may
+raise structured conditions and are counted as rejections. Accepted objects must
+pass type predicates and section/member byte access invariants so delayed
+out-of-bounds metadata is caught before release.
+
+Before accepting new object readers or architecture decoders, add malformed
+cases for:
+
+- zero or non-advancing lengths;
+- count fields that exceed their containing structure;
+- offsets that point outside the bytevector;
+- size arithmetic that underflows or overflows logical container bounds;
+- large inputs that should trip the configured resource cap.
+
+## Target Review Gates
+
+`make target-evidence` records production-only blockers that cannot be satisfied
+by the local deterministic object-fuzz harness alone:
+
+- `long_object_parser_corpus_status`
+- `external_parser_review_status`
+- `external_disassembler_parity_status`
+- `cross_tool_corpus_status`
+- `object_format_review_status`
+- `resource_limit_review_status`
+
+Those markers default to `blocked-not-run` until a reviewed target proof file is
+attached through `JASM_TARGET_PROOF_FILE`.
diff --git a/docs/release-evidence.md b/docs/release-evidence.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df298ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-evidence.md
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Release Evidence
+
+Run:
+
+```sh
+make verify
+make target-evidence
+make release-evidence
+```
+
+`make release-evidence` writes `dist/release-evidence/` with:
+
+- git commit, status, and diff-stat;
+- selected non-secret build environment values;
+- security, unit, malformed-parser, object-fuzz, and binary smoke logs;
+- smoke-test output for x86-64 and AArch64;
+- SHA-256 hashes for the generated `jasm` binary and repository source files.
+- `sbom/`, a dependency/toolchain manifest with source and release-input hashes;
+- `reproducibility/report.txt`, comparing two clean local `jasm` builds after a
+  throwaway toolchain prewarm, plus the source manifest before/after the
+  measured comparison and repeated `object_fuzz_status`.
+- `target-evidence/`, a local blocked-status record or a reviewed target proof
+  copied with a SHA-256 sidecar.
+
+Generated files under `dist/`, `.build/`, the root `jasm` binary, native object
+files, boot files, and whole-program build artifacts are excluded from source
+hashes and must remain untracked.
+
+Release evidence must remain host-neutral. Use status fields such as
+`jerboa_home_status=present` instead of private toolchain paths, and `uname -srm`
+instead of full host-identifying platform banners.
+
+## Target Production Proof
+
+`scripts/target-evidence.sh` writes `dist/target-evidence/status.txt`.
+Without a proof file, local release evidence records:
+
+- `target_evidence_status: local-release-proof-recorded`
+- `target_asm_proof_status: not-run`
+- `long_object_parser_corpus_status: blocked-not-run`
+- `external_parser_review_status: blocked-not-run`
+- `external_disassembler_parity_status: blocked-not-run`
+- `cross_tool_corpus_status: blocked-not-run`
+- `object_format_review_status: blocked-not-run`
+- `resource_limit_review_status: blocked-not-run`
+- `production_asm_status: blocked-not-run`
+
+To attach reviewed target evidence, set `JASM_TARGET_PROOF_FILE` to a file that
+contains these exact markers:
+
+```text
+long_object_parser_corpus_status=reviewed
+external_parser_review_status=reviewed
+external_disassembler_parity_status=reviewed
+cross_tool_corpus_status=reviewed
+object_format_review_status=reviewed
+resource_limit_review_status=reviewed
+sensitive_artifact_policy=no-object-inputs-output-captures-private-paths-or-host-data
+```
+
+Set `JASM_REQUIRE_TARGET_PROOF=1` on production release hosts to fail closed
+when the proof file is missing or incomplete. Proof files must not contain
+object inputs, disassembly output captures, private paths, hostnames, or
+customer data.
diff --git a/docs/threat-model.md b/docs/threat-model.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1af1846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/threat-model.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# jasm Threat Model
+
+`jasm` is a local command-line binary/object-file parser and disassembler. It has
+no intended network behavior, credential handling, or daemon mode.
+
+## Assets
+
+- Local workstation integrity.
+- Files selected by the user for disassembly.
+- Release artifacts produced by `jerbuild`.
+- Developer trust in generated release evidence.
+
+## Trust Boundaries
+
+- Raw hex strings and input files are untrusted.
+- ELF, Mach-O, COFF, and Unix archive metadata is hostile input.
+- Test fixture writers are local tooling and may write only allowlisted `.jasm-*`
+  files.
+- `jerbuild` is part of the trusted build toolchain and emits ignored native
+  artifacts.
+
+## Security Goals
+
+- Do not execute shell commands from parsed input.
+- Do not perform network access.
+- Bound input sizes before disassembly and object parsing.
+- Reject malformed object structures before offsets or sizes are used for
+  slicing.
+- Keep generated binaries, object files, and boot artifacts out of source
+  control.
+- Produce release evidence from repeatable `make` targets.
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- Perfect parity with `objdump`.
+- Sandboxing the whole process from inside this repository.
+- Parsing every object-file extension before the core format readers are
+  complete.
diff --git a/jasm b/jasm
deleted file mode 100755
index f8de3f9..0000000
Binary files a/jasm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/lib/jasm/disasm.ss b/lib/jasm/disasm.ss
index 9a2b648..4256df4 100644
--- a/lib/jasm/disasm.ss
+++ b/lib/jasm/disasm.ss
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
   (let ()
     (define supported-architectures '(x86-64 aarch64 mips mipsel mips64 mips64el riscv32 riscv64))
 
+    (define default-max-hex-chars (* 16 1024 1024))
+
+    (define (configured-positive-int name default)
+      (let ([value (getenv name)])
+        (if value
+            (let ([n (string->number value)])
+              (if (and n (integer? n) (> n 0)) n default))
+            default)))
+
+    (define max-hex-chars (configured-positive-int "JASM_MAX_HEX_CHARS" default-max-hex-chars))
+
     (define architecture-aliases
       '((x86-64 . x86-64)
         (x86_64 . x86-64)
@@ -80,6 +91,8 @@
              (loop (+ i 1) (cons (string-ref s i) out))]))))
 
     (define (hex-string->bytevector s)
+      (when (> (string-length s) max-hex-chars)
+        (error 'hex-string->bytevector "hex input exceeds JASM_MAX_HEX_CHARS" (string-length s) max-hex-chars))
       (let* ([clean (clean-hex-string s)]
              [n (string-length clean)])
         (when (or (= n 0) (not (= (mod n 2) 0)))
diff --git a/lib/jasm/object/archive.ss b/lib/jasm/object/archive.ss
index 047a12b..f47769d 100644
--- a/lib/jasm/object/archive.ss
+++ b/lib/jasm/object/archive.ss
@@ -44,11 +44,29 @@
         (bytevector-copy! bv offset out 0 size)
         out))
 
+    (define default-max-object-bytes (* 64 1024 1024))
+
+    (define (configured-positive-int name default)
+      (let ([value (getenv name)])
+        (if value
+            (let ([n (string->number value)])
+              (if (and n (integer? n) (> n 0)) n default))
+            default)))
+
+    (define max-object-bytes (configured-positive-int "JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES" default-max-object-bytes))
+
+    (define (enforce-input-size who path bytes)
+      (when (> (bytevector-length bytes) max-object-bytes)
+        (error who "input exceeds JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES" path (bytevector-length bytes) max-object-bytes))
+      bytes)
+
     (define (read-file-bytevector path)
       (let ([port (open-file-input-port path)])
-        (let ([bytes (get-bytevector-all port)])
-          (close-port port)
-          bytes)))
+        (dynamic-wind
+          (lambda () (void))
+          (lambda ()
+            (enforce-input-size 'read-archive-file path (get-bytevector-all port)))
+          (lambda () (close-port port)))))
 
     (define (read-fixed-string bv offset size)
       (require-range 'read-archive-bytevector bv offset size)
@@ -102,9 +120,11 @@
       (let ([name (trim raw)])
         (cond
           [(string-prefix? "#1/" name)
-           (let* ([name-size (string->number (substring name 3 (string-length name)))]
-                  [member-name (read-fixed-string bv data-offset name-size)])
-             (list member-name (+ data-offset name-size) (- size name-size)))]
+           (let* ([name-size (string->number (substring name 3 (string-length name)))])
+             (unless (and name-size (integer? name-size) (>= name-size 0) (<= name-size size))
+               (error 'read-archive-bytevector "invalid archive BSD long-name size" name size))
+             (let ([member-name (read-fixed-string bv data-offset name-size)])
+               (list member-name (+ data-offset name-size) (- size name-size))))]
           [else
            (list (strip-trailing-slash name) data-offset size)])))
 
diff --git a/lib/jasm/object/coff.ss b/lib/jasm/object/coff.ss
index a935cc2..b849e48 100644
--- a/lib/jasm/object/coff.ss
+++ b/lib/jasm/object/coff.ss
@@ -61,11 +61,29 @@
         (bytevector-copy! bv offset out 0 size)
         out))
 
+    (define default-max-object-bytes (* 64 1024 1024))
+
+    (define (configured-positive-int name default)
+      (let ([value (getenv name)])
+        (if value
+            (let ([n (string->number value)])
+              (if (and n (integer? n) (> n 0)) n default))
+            default)))
+
+    (define max-object-bytes (configured-positive-int "JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES" default-max-object-bytes))
+
+    (define (enforce-input-size who path bytes)
+      (when (> (bytevector-length bytes) max-object-bytes)
+        (error who "input exceeds JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES" path (bytevector-length bytes) max-object-bytes))
+      bytes)
+
     (define (read-file-bytevector path)
       (let ([port (open-file-input-port path)])
-        (let ([bytes (get-bytevector-all port)])
-          (close-port port)
-          bytes)))
+        (dynamic-wind
+          (lambda () (void))
+          (lambda ()
+            (enforce-input-size 'read-coff-file path (get-bytevector-all port)))
+          (lambda () (close-port port)))))
 
     (define (read-fixed-string bv offset size)
       (require-range 'read-coff-bytevector bv offset size)
@@ -101,13 +119,21 @@
       (memv machine '(#x8664 #xaa64 #x0166 #x0266 #x0366 #x0466)))
 
     (define (parse-section bv offset index)
-      (make-coff-section
-        index
-        (read-fixed-string bv offset 8)
-        (u32 bv (+ offset 36))
-        (u32 bv (+ offset 12))
-        (u32 bv (+ offset 20))
-        (u32 bv (+ offset 16))))
+      (let ([section
+             (make-coff-section
+               index
+               (read-fixed-string bv offset 8)
+               (u32 bv (+ offset 36))
+               (u32 bv (+ offset 12))
+               (u32 bv (+ offset 20))
+               (u32 bv (+ offset 16)))])
+        (when (or (> (coff-section-size section) 0)
+                  (not (zero? (coff-section-offset section))))
+          (require-range 'read-coff-bytevector
+                         bv
+                         (coff-section-offset section)
+                         (coff-section-size section)))
+        section))
 
     (define (parse-sections bv sections-offset count)
       (let loop ([index 0] [sections '()])
diff --git a/lib/jasm/object/elf.ss b/lib/jasm/object/elf.ss
index 35ef188..0dce07c 100644
--- a/lib/jasm/object/elf.ss
+++ b/lib/jasm/object/elf.ss
@@ -130,11 +130,29 @@
         (bytevector-copy! bv offset out 0 size)
         out))
 
+    (define default-max-object-bytes (* 64 1024 1024))
+
+    (define (configured-positive-int name default)
+      (let ([value (getenv name)])
+        (if value
+            (let ([n (string->number value)])
+              (if (and n (integer? n) (> n 0)) n default))
+            default)))
+
+    (define max-object-bytes (configured-positive-int "JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES" default-max-object-bytes))
+
+    (define (enforce-input-size who path bytes)
+      (when (> (bytevector-length bytes) max-object-bytes)
+        (error who "input exceeds JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES" path (bytevector-length bytes) max-object-bytes))
+      bytes)
+
     (define (read-file-bytevector path)
       (let ([port (open-file-input-port path)])
-        (let ([bytes (get-bytevector-all port)])
-          (close-port port)
-          bytes)))
+        (dynamic-wind
+          (lambda () (void))
+          (lambda ()
+            (enforce-input-size 'read-elf-file path (get-bytevector-all port)))
+          (lambda () (close-port port)))))
 
     (define (elf-class-name n)
       (case n
diff --git a/lib/jasm/object/macho.ss b/lib/jasm/object/macho.ss
index b160011..1efd778 100644
--- a/lib/jasm/object/macho.ss
+++ b/lib/jasm/object/macho.ss
@@ -103,11 +103,29 @@
         (bytevector-copy! bv offset out 0 size)
         out))
 
+    (define default-max-object-bytes (* 64 1024 1024))
+
+    (define (configured-positive-int name default)
+      (let ([value (getenv name)])
+        (if value
+            (let ([n (string->number value)])
+              (if (and n (integer? n) (> n 0)) n default))
+            default)))
+
+    (define max-object-bytes (configured-positive-int "JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES" default-max-object-bytes))
+
+    (define (enforce-input-size who path bytes)
+      (when (> (bytevector-length bytes) max-object-bytes)
+        (error who "input exceeds JASM_MAX_INPUT_BYTES" path (bytevector-length bytes) max-object-bytes))
+      bytes)
+
     (define (read-file-bytevector path)
       (let ([port (open-file-input-port path)])
-        (let ([bytes (get-bytevector-all port)])
-          (close-port port)
-          bytes)))
+        (dynamic-wind
+          (lambda () (void))
+          (lambda ()
+            (enforce-input-size 'read-macho-file path (get-bytevector-all port)))
+          (lambda () (close-port port)))))
 
     (define (read-fixed-string bv offset size)
       (require-range 'read-macho-bytevector bv offset size)
@@ -134,9 +152,15 @@
         (u64 bv (+ offset 40) endian)
         (u32 bv (+ offset 52) endian)))
 
-    (define (parse-segment-64 endian bv offset section-index)
+    (define (parse-segment-64 endian bv offset cmdsize section-index)
+      (when (< cmdsize 72)
+        (error 'read-macho-bytevector "Mach-O segment command is too small" cmdsize))
       (let* ([nsects (u32 bv (+ offset 64) endian)]
-             [section-base (+ offset 72)])
+             [section-base (+ offset 72)]
+             [section-bytes (* nsects 80)]
+             [required-size (+ 72 section-bytes)])
+        (when (> required-size cmdsize)
+          (error 'read-macho-bytevector "Mach-O segment sections exceed load command" nsects cmdsize))
         (let loop ([i 0] [index section-index] [sections '()])
           (if (= i nsects)
               (cons index (reverse sections))
@@ -152,10 +176,12 @@
             (vector (reverse sections) symtab)
             (let* ([cmd (u32 bv offset endian)]
                    [cmdsize (u32 bv (+ offset 4) endian)])
+              (when (< cmdsize 8)
+                (error 'read-macho-bytevector "Mach-O load command size is too small" cmdsize))
               (require-range 'read-macho-bytevector bv offset cmdsize)
               (cond
                 [(= cmd #x19)
-                 (let* ([result (parse-segment-64 endian bv offset section-index)]
+                 (let* ([result (parse-segment-64 endian bv offset cmdsize section-index)]
                         [next-index (car result)]
                         [new-sections (cdr result)])
                    (loop (+ i 1)
@@ -164,6 +190,8 @@
                          (append (reverse new-sections) sections)
                          symtab))]
                 [(= cmd #x2)
+                 (when (< cmdsize 24)
+                   (error 'read-macho-bytevector "Mach-O symtab command is too small" cmdsize))
                  (loop (+ i 1)
                        (+ offset cmdsize)
                        section-index
diff --git a/main.ss b/main.ss
index 9f43692..835e66f 100644
--- a/main.ss
+++ b/main.ss
@@ -25,16 +25,40 @@
 (def (string->arch s)
   (normalize-architecture s))
 
+(def (raise-jasm message . irritants)
+  (raise
+    (condition
+      (make-who-condition 'jasm)
+      (make-message-condition message))))
+
 (def (parse-number s)
   (let ([n (string->number s)])
-    (unless n (error 'jasm "invalid number" s))
+    (unless n (raise-jasm "invalid number" s))
     n))