mTower v0.4.1

Fixed CVEs:

• CVE-2022-36621
• CVE-2022-36622
• CVE-2022-38155
• CVE-2022-40762
• CVE-2022-40759
• CVE-2022-40761
• CVE-2022-35858
• CVE-2022-40760

mTower v0.4.0

Features

• Added configuration of start address for Normal World
• Added feature - Trusted boot (BL2 -> BL32 ->BL33)
• (CONFIG_START_ADDRESS_BL33) via configuration tool (Kconfig)
• Replaced warn_err.c with err.h to display a formatted error message

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue related with new version openssl API
• Fixed CVE-2019-1010296 (Buffer Overflow)
• Fixed bug related with absent mkrom.a
• Fixed warnings
• Fixed incorrect output of binary info after execution "make clean" command
• Fixed "Unused function" warning (function removed)
• Fixed warning like as "type 'unsigned int' but argument has type
• Added more info about mTower binaries and fix some warnings

Documentation

• Added Security policy
• Added description of mTower config options into mtower_functionality_description.md; fixed a typo in arch/cortex-m23/m2351/Kconfig file
• Added references to platforms based on M2351 chip
• Added info about located FwInfo metadata of BL32 and BL33 into final info table

Continuous Integration

• Added workflow to build project

Build

• Fixed issue related to build system
• Reduced compilation time due to selective assembly of the peripheral library
• Added info about located FwInfo metadata of BL32 and BL33 into final info table
• Improved info section about binaries after build finishe

Chore

• StdDriver and Device source code is included due to a change in the source code license
• Removed spaces symbols from alarm image
• Removed configuration mechanism for selecting output file format

mTower v0.3.0

Features

• Shifted NSC area to main code (NSC area address is dynamically calculated)
• Added Trusted boot coniguration options
• Added posibility to configuration of output file format
• Added to configuration menu enable/disable Spy app
• Added BL2 and spy appl
• Added user menu to select the application to run
• Added the trace (debug) level configuration
• Added M2351-Badge by Samsung R&D Institute Ukraine (SRK)
• Added secure/non-secure debug UART configuration
• Added possibility to assign interrupts to secure or non-secure vector
• Added Secure violation interrupts setting
• Added setting up configuration of Secure/Non-Secure region
• Added Peripheral Secure Attribution Configuration
• Added GPIO Secure Attribution Configuration

Documentation

• Removed old badge supporting
• Added alternative link to download the kconfig-frontends
• Added m2351_badge circuit diagram
• Updated directory structure info in source-code-structure.md
• Added configuration of use M2351-Badge old version (hope temporary)
• Added scheme of M2351-Badge
• Removed not working link
• Update paper.bib
• Update paper.md

Bug fixes

• Removed warnings when creating libnsc.a file
• Fixed some warnings
• Fixed some warnings
• Fixed UART pin of new m2351_badge board

Refactoring

• Refactored code
• Refactored build system
• Fixed typo
• Fixed some typos
• Fixed some inaccuracies

Builds

• Removed creation of temp.txt file from build process

mTower v0.2.0

Features

• Added H/W security exception example
• Returned Windows CR+LF symbols into CMSIS files
• Ported hotp example from OP-TEE
• Refactored code structure
• Partially implemented (ported) the GP "TEE Internal API"
• Fixed bug: when passing parameters from nw to sw and added init version of AES example

Documentation

• Refactored some source code; clarified licensing terms in COPYING file
• Updated article for JOSS
• Fixed some License inacuracy
• Added more detailed explanation of "how to add a new platform"
• Added guide on creating mTower-based app
• Added mTower functionality description for Nonsecure and Secure parts
• Added instructions to download NuMicro ICE Programming Tool and flash NuMaker-PFM-M2351 device
• Removed author points from community-authored documents in paper.bib of JOSS article
• Added TEE-related specs to repository, and updated references in JOSS article.
• Fixed author list in JOSS paper
• Fixed license discrepancies
• Rewritten research applications part of JOSS paper draft
• Updated research applications part of JOSS paper draft
• Added first draft of paper for JOSS

Bug Fixes

• Fixed name function inacuracy in hello_world_ta.c

Tests

• Added mTower test suite

Chores

• Fixed some formatting

v0.1.0

This is the initial version. It includes the complete mTower with support for
the arm cortex-m23 architectures.

Platform support:

• NuMaker-PFM-M2351

Features:

• using FreeRTOS as normal-world resource manager
• support of GP TEE Client API (except shared memory support)
• pseudo-TAs support (built-in TAs that are parts of single binary image)
• two examples are included (HelloWorld and template application)