vscode: `code` cli prints a SecCodeCheckValidity error

Oh it seems the issue is more prominent on x86_64 macOS. I was testing on arm64 before. I will confirm the issue in runtime, in the meantime please ignore the error it does not affect how the application behaves.

As mentioned in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/204085#issuecomment-1924297462 there is enough context by now, I would recommend users to subscribe to this issue rather than a +1 comment. To highlight, the error will not impact application behavior. I will check in the runtime if the logs can be ignored for this case.

@deepak1556 it happens for me in both Terminal.app and in iTerm2 (I tested all of: fish, zsh, bash and sh and the error still shows up).

Maybe it’s worth noting that I had a crash earlier in VS Code (opened a huge file and the app got stuck), then I struggled to reopen VS Code again as the huge file was reopened as well so I had to force quit and reopen without reopening the editors. And VS Code got updated during this mess. (unrelated given the other reports)

Let me know if you need additional info.

Looks like code has no codesign:

# codesign -dv /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code
/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code: code object is not signed at all

# codesign -dv /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron
Executable=/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron
Identifier=com.microsoft.VSCode
Format=app bundle with Mach-O thin (x86_64)
CodeDirectory v=20500 size=512 flags=0x10000(runtime) hashes=5+7 location=embedded
Signature size=9012
Timestamp=Jan 31, 2024 at 6:28:37 AM
Info.plist entries=35
TeamIdentifier=UBF8T346G9
Runtime Version=13.3.0
Sealed Resources version=2 rules=13 files=958
Internal requirements count=1 size=180

# code -v
[0205/123530.697305:ERROR:codesign_util.cc(108)] SecCodeCheckValidity: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 "(null)" (-67062)
1.86.0
05047486b6df5eb8d44b2ecd70ea3bdf775fd937
x64

# system_profiler SPHardwareDataType

Hardware:

    Hardware Overview:

      Model Name: MacBook Pro
      Model Identifier: MacBookPro16,1
      Processor Name: 8-Core Intel Core i9
      Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz
      Number of Processors: 1
      Total Number of Cores: 8
      L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
      L3 Cache: 16 MB
      Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
      Memory: 32 GB
      System Firmware Version: 2020.61.1.0.0 (iBridge: 21.16.2057.0.0,0)
      OS Loader Version: 580~1053
      Serial Number (system): C02C7395MD6T
      Hardware UUID: E41B425C-F80C-526C-8617-53767EC0A0A2
      Provisioning UDID: E41B425C-F80C-526C-8617-53767EC0A0A2
      Activation Lock Status: Enabled

Hey guys, I can also confirm that it is reproducable in x86_64 macOS Monterey. It is happening when running code command. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling vs code, also disableing/enabling code command but it didn’t fix it.

Also seeing this. x86_64 macOS Monterey.

I am getting this in my arm mac as well. It started today. May be after the latest update.

code --version
[0212/073707.969302:ERROR:codesign_util.cc(108)] SecCodeCheckValidity: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 “(null)” (-67062) 1.86.1 31c37ee8f63491495ac49e43b8544550fbae4533 x64

Same here

code --version
[0212/095954.298337:ERROR:codesign_util.cc(108)] SecCodeCheckValidity: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 "(null)" (-67062)
1.86.1
31c37ee8f63491495ac49e43b8544550fbae4533
x64

Same here - running any code command from zsh yields:

[0210/111927.096286:ERROR:codesign_util.cc(108)] SecCodeCheckValidity: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 "(null)" (-67062)

My vs-code version info

Commit: 05047486b6df5eb8d44b2ecd70ea3bdf775fd937
Date: 2024-01-31T10:29:15.765Z
Electron: 27.2.3
ElectronBuildId: 26495564
Chromium: 118.0.5993.159
Node.js: 18.17.1
V8: 11.8.172.18-electron.0
OS: Darwin x64 21.6.0

As pointed out in some previous comments - it seems that this latest release binary was not “signed at all”.

❯ codesign -dv '/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code'
/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code: code object is not signed at all

Relevant links: (developer.apple.com)

• SecCodeCheckValidity
• Code Signing Services Result Codes
• errSecCSUnsigned :: -67062

Thanks for the quick testing @osaxma , can you also provide the output of codesign -dv /usr/local/Cellar/fish/3.6.1/bin/fish

+1 experiencing this issue on macOS Sonoma 14.3

[0205/032731.610627:ERROR:codesign_util.cc(108)] SecCodeCheckValidity: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 "(null)" (-67062)
1.86.0
05047486b6df5eb8d44b2ecd70ea3bdf775fd937
x64

I’m experiencing the same issue on terminal (zsh). It still opens the vscode successfully though.

➜  code .
[0204/154205.208544:ERROR:codesign_util.cc(108)] SecCodeCheckValidity: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 "(null)" (-67062)
➜  code --v
[0204/154243.305742:ERROR:codesign_util.cc(108)] SecCodeCheckValidity: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 "(null)" (-67062)
1.86.0
05047486b6df5eb8d44b2ecd70ea3bdf775fd937
x64

Same here in iTerm2 3.4.23 and Apple Terminal 2.14 (453). Sonoma 14.3 on Intel MacBookPro16,1.

$ code --version [0202/111440.260313:ERROR:codesign_util.cc(108)] SecCodeCheckValidity: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 “(null)” (-67062) 1.86.0 05047486b6df5eb8d44b2ecd70ea3bdf775fd937 x64

Strangely though, when I went to open About This Mac to pull my system info for this report, a window popped-up saying that vscode wanted to access information from other apps. I refused this.