Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] efi_loader: fix dual signed image certification

[Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org>]

On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 at 10:01, AKASHI Takahiro
<takahiro.akashi@linaro.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 09:55:20AM +0200, Ilias Apalodimas wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 04:41:15PM +0900, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 09:33:46AM +0200, Ilias Apalodimas wrote:
> > > > > > > >                   msg = pkcs7_parse_message(auth, auth_size);
> > > >
> > > > [...]
> > > >
> > > > > > > > @@ -717,32 +665,32 @@ static bool efi_image_authenticate(void *efi, size_t efi_size)
> > > > > > > >                    */
> > > > > > > >                   /* try black-list first */
> > > > > > > >                   if (efi_signature_verify_one(regs, msg, dbx)) {
> > > > > > > > +                 ret = false;
> > > > > > > >                           EFI_PRINT("Signature was rejected by \"dbx\"\n");
> > > > > > > > -                 continue;
> > > > > > > > +                 goto out;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If we go to "out" here, we have no chance to verify some cases:
> > > > > > > 1) An image has two signatures, for instance, one signed by SHA1 cert
> > > > > > >     and the other signed by SHA256 cert. A user wants to reject SHA1 cert
> > > > > > >     and put the cert in dbx.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am not sure I am following,  what does he gain be rejecting the SHA1
> > > > > > portion only?  Avoid potential collisions?
> > > > >
> > > > > If an image has a SHA1 and a SHA256 signature attached and SHA1 *or*
> > > > > SHA256 is in dbx, we must reject the image. Don't expect a dbx entry for
> > > > > each of the hashes. - But isn't this what your are doing here: for all
> > > > > signatures of the image look for one hit in dbx?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes exactly. Any match on dbx of any certificate or sha256 of a certificate
> > > > or a sha256 of the executable will reject the image.
> > >
> > > But we believe that SHA256-based signature is still valid
> > > even if we don't trust SHA1.
> >
> > UEFI spec 2.9 page 1715 describes exaclty what we propose here as a
> > change.  The SHAxxx choise is irrelevant, any potential match should reject
> > the image.
> >
> > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > /Ilias
> > > > > Best regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Heinrich
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >     But this image can and should yet be verified by SHA256 cert.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Why should it be verified?  My understanding of the EFI spec is that any match
> > > > > > in dbx of any certificate in the signing chain of the signature being verified means
> > > > > > reject the image.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2) A user knows that a given image is safe for some reason even though
> > > > > > >     he or she doesn't trust the certficate which is used for signing
> > > > > > >     the image.
> >
> > Then he should resign his image with a proper certificate.
>
> No, I don't think so. The hash-based verification is for that.

If an image is rejected by a corresponding x509 in dbx or a shaxxx of
the certificate, execution should be denied. I am not really sure what
you are trying to describe here.

Regards
/Ilias

>
> -Takahiro Akashi
>
> > Regards
> > /Ilias
> > >
> > > What do you think of this case?
> > >
> > > -Takahiro Akashi
> > >
> > > > > > > -Takahiro Akashi
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >                   }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >                   if (!efi_signature_check_signers(msg, dbx)) {
> > > > > > > > +                 ret = false;
> > > > > > > >                           EFI_PRINT("Signer(s) in \"dbx\"\n");
> > > > > > > > -                 continue;
> > > > > > > > +                 goto out;
> > > > > > > >                   }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >                   /* try white-list */
> > > > > > > >                   if (efi_signature_verify(regs, msg, db, dbx)) {
> > > > > > > >                           ret = true;
> > > > > > > > -                 break;
> > > > > > > > +                 continue;
> > > > > > > >                   }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >                   EFI_PRINT("Signature was not verified by \"db\"\n");
> > > > > > > > + }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -         if (efi_signature_lookup_digest(regs, db, false)) {
> > > > > > > > -                 ret = true;
> > > > > > > > -                 break;
> > > > > > > > -         }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -         EFI_PRINT("Image's digest was not found in \"db\" or \"dbx\"\n");
> > > > > > > > - }
> > > > > > > > + /* last resort try the image sha256 hash in db */
> > > > > > > > + if (!ret && efi_signature_lookup_digest(regs, db, false))
> > > > > > > > +         ret = true;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -err:
> > > > > > > > +out:
> > > > > > > >           efi_sigstore_free(db);
> > > > > > > >           efi_sigstore_free(dbx);
> > > > > > > >           pkcs7_free_message(msg);
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > 2.32.0
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > /Ilias
> > > > >