[PATCH v2] efi_loader: Get rid of kaslr-seed
Ilias Apalodimas
ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org
Fri Dec 17 08:06:44 CET 2021
Right now we unconditionally pass a 'kaslr-seed' property to the kernel
if the DTB we ended up in EFI includes the entry. However the kernel
EFI stub completely ignores it and only relies on EFI_RNG_PROTOCOL for
it's own randomness needs (i.e the randomization of the physical
placement of the kernel).
So let's get rid of it if EFI_RNG_PPROTOCOL is installed.
It's worth noting that TPMs also provide an RNG. So if we tweak our
EFI_RNG_PROTOCOL slightly and install the protocol when a TPM device
is present the 'kaslr-seed' property will always be removed, allowing
us to reliably measure our DTB as well.
Acked-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb at kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org>
---
changes since v1:
- Only removing the property if EFI_RNG_PROTOCOL is installed, since some
OS'es rely on kaslr-seed
- Only display an error message if the kaslr-seed entry was found but not
removed
cmd/bootefi.c | 2 ++
include/efi_loader.h | 2 ++
lib/efi_loader/efi_dt_fixup.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 37 insertions(+)
diff --git a/cmd/bootefi.c b/cmd/bootefi.c
index d77d3b6e943d..57f13ce701ec 100644
--- a/cmd/bootefi.c
+++ b/cmd/bootefi.c
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ efi_status_t efi_install_fdt(void *fdt)
/* Create memory reservations as indicated by the device tree */
efi_carve_out_dt_rsv(fdt);
+ efi_try_purge_kaslr_seed(fdt);
+
/* Install device tree as UEFI table */
ret = efi_install_configuration_table(&efi_guid_fdt, fdt);
if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
index 9dd6c2033634..1fe003db69e0 100644
--- a/include/efi_loader.h
+++ b/include/efi_loader.h
@@ -519,6 +519,8 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_convert_pointer(efi_uintn_t debug_disposition,
void **address);
/* Carve out DT reserved memory ranges */
void efi_carve_out_dt_rsv(void *fdt);
+/* Purge unused kaslr-seed */
+void efi_try_purge_kaslr_seed(void *fdt);
/* Called by bootefi to make console interface available */
efi_status_t efi_console_register(void);
/* Called by bootefi to make all disk storage accessible as EFI objects */
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_dt_fixup.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_dt_fixup.c
index b6fe5d2e5a34..d3923e5dba1b 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_dt_fixup.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_dt_fixup.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <common.h>
#include <efi_dt_fixup.h>
#include <efi_loader.h>
+#include <efi_rng.h>
#include <fdtdec.h>
#include <mapmem.h>
@@ -40,6 +41,38 @@ static void efi_reserve_memory(u64 addr, u64 size, bool nomap)
addr, size);
}
+/**
+ * efi_try_purge_kaslr_seed() - Remove unused kaslr-seed
+ *
+ * Kernel's EFI STUB only relies on EFI_RNG_PROTOCOL for randomization
+ * and completely ignores the kaslr-seed for its own randomness needs
+ * (i.e the randomization of the physical placement of the kernel).
+ * Weed it out from the DTB we hand over, which would mess up our DTB
+ * TPM measurements as well.
+ *
+ * @fdt: Pointer to device tree
+ */
+void efi_try_purge_kaslr_seed(void *fdt)
+{
+ const efi_guid_t efi_guid_rng_protocol = EFI_RNG_PROTOCOL_GUID;
+ struct efi_handler *handler;
+ efi_status_t ret;
+ int nodeoff = 0;
+ int err = 0;
+
+ ret = efi_search_protocol(efi_root, &efi_guid_rng_protocol, &handler);
+ if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+ return;
+
+ nodeoff = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/chosen");
+ if (nodeoff < 0)
+ return;
+
+ err = fdt_delprop(fdt, nodeoff, "kaslr-seed");
+ if (err < 0 && err != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
+ log_err("Error deleting kaslr-seed\n");
+}
+
/**
* efi_carve_out_dt_rsv() - Carve out DT reserved memory ranges
*
--
2.30.2
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