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[edk2-devel] [PATCH 00/11] SecurityPkg/DxeImageVerificationHandler: fix retval for "deny" policy -- push #324

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In the DxeImageVerificationHandler() function, the "VerifyStatus" variable
can only contain one of two values: EFI_SUCCESS and EFI_ACCESS_DENIED.
Furthermore, the variable is only consumed with EFI_ERROR().

Therefore, using the EFI_STATUS type for the variable is unnecessary.
Worse, given the complex meanings of the function's return values, using
EFI_STATUS for "VerifyStatus" is actively confusing.

Rename the variable to "IsVerified", and make it a simple BOOLEAN.

This patch is a no-op, regarding behavior.

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-2-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
…reak

In the code structure

  if (condition) {
    //
    // block1
    //
    return;
  } else {
    //
    // block2
    //
  }

nesting "block2" in an "else" branch is superfluous, and harms
readability. It can be transformed to:

  if (condition) {
    //
    // block1
    //
    return;
  }
  //
  // block2
  //

with identical behavior, and improved readability (less nesting).

The same applies to "break" (instead of "return") in a loop body.

Perform these transformations on DxeImageVerificationHandler().

This patch is a no-op for behavior. Use

  git show -b -W

for reviewing it more easily.

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-3-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
…ernal

The PeCoffLoaderGetImageInfo() function may return various error codes,
such as RETURN_INVALID_PARAMETER and RETURN_UNSUPPORTED.

Such error values should not be assigned to our "Status" variable in the
DxeImageVerificationHandler() function, because "Status" generally stands
for the main exit value of the function. And
SECURITY2_FILE_AUTHENTICATION_HANDLER functions are expected to return one
of EFI_SUCCESS, EFI_SECURITY_VIOLATION, and EFI_ACCESS_DENIED only.

Introduce the "PeCoffStatus" helper variable for keeping the return value
of PeCoffLoaderGetImageInfo() internal to the function. If
PeCoffLoaderGetImageInfo() fails, we'll jump to the "Done" label with
"Status" being EFI_ACCESS_DENIED, inherited from the top of the function.

Note that this is consistent with the subsequent PE/COFF Signature check,
where we jump to the "Done" label with "Status" having been re-set to
EFI_ACCESS_DENIED.

As a consequence, we can at once remove the

  Status = EFI_ACCESS_DENIED;

assignment right after the "PeCoffStatus" check.

This patch does not change the control flow in the function, it only
changes the "Status" outcome from API-incompatible error codes to
EFI_ACCESS_DENIED, under some circumstances.

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-4-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
Inside the "for" loop that scans the signatures of the image, we call
HashPeImageByType(), and assign its return value to "Status".

Beyond the immediate retval check, this assignment is useless (never
consumed). That's because a subsequent access to "Status" may only be one
of the following:

- the "Status" assignment when we call HashPeImageByType() in the next
  iteration of the loop,

- the "Status = EFI_ACCESS_DENIED" assignment right after the final
  "IsVerified" check.

To make it clear that the assignment is only useful for the immediate
HashPeImageByType() retval check, introduce a specific helper variable,
called "HashStatus".

This patch is a no-op, functionally.

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-5-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
A SECURITY2_FILE_AUTHENTICATION_HANDLER function is not expected to return
EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES. We should only return EFI_SUCCESS,
EFI_SECURITY_VIOLATION, or EFI_ACCESS_DENIED.

In case we run out of memory while preparing "SignatureList" for
AddImageExeInfo(), we should simply stick with the EFI_ACCESS_DENIED value
that is already in "Status" -- from just before the "Action" condition --,
and not suppress it with EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES.

This patch does not change the control flow in the function, it only
changes the "Status" outcome from API-incompatible error codes to
EFI_ACCESS_DENIED, under some circumstances.

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Fixes: 570b3d1
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-6-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
…tting

After the final "IsVerified" check, we set "Status" to EFI_ACCESS_DENIED.
This is superfluous, as "Status" already carries EFI_ACCESS_DENIED value
there, from the top of the function. Remove the assignment.

Functionally, this change is a no-op.

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-7-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
Before the "Done" label at the end of DxeImageVerificationHandler(), we
now have a single access to "Status": we set "Status" to EFI_ACCESS_DENIED
at the top of the function. Therefore, the (Status != EFI_SUCCESS)
condition is always true under the "Done" label.

Accordingly, unnest the AddImageExeInfo() call dependent on that
condition, remove the condition, and also rename the "Done" label to
"Failed".

Functionally, this patch is a no-op. It's easier to review with:

  git show -b -W

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-8-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: replace EFI_D_INFO w/ DEBUG_INFO for PatchCheck.py]
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
The "Status" variable is set to EFI_ACCESS_DENIED at the top of the
function. Then it is overwritten with EFI_SECURITY_VIOLATION under the
"Failed" (earlier: "Done") label. We finally return "Status".

The above covers the complete usage of "Status" in
DxeImageVerificationHandler(). Remove the variable, and simply return
EFI_SECURITY_VIOLATION in the end.

This patch is a no-op, regarding behavior.

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-9-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
…NULL)

"FileBuffer" is a non-optional input (pointer) parameter to
DxeImageVerificationHandler(). Normally, when an edk2 function receives a
NULL argument for such a parameter, we return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER or
RETURN_INVALID_PARAMETER. However, those don't conform to the
SECURITY2_FILE_AUTHENTICATION_HANDLER prototype.

Return EFI_ACCESS_DENIED when "FileBuffer" is NULL; it means that no image
has been loaded.

This patch does not change the control flow in the function, it only
changes the "Status" outcome from API-incompatible error codes to
EFI_ACCESS_DENIED, under some circumstances.

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Fixes: 570b3d1
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-10-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
… fail

It makes no sense to call AddImageExeInfo() with (Signature == NULL) and
(SignatureSize > 0). AddImageExeInfo() does not crash in such a case -- it
avoids the CopyMem() call --, but it creates an invalid
EFI_IMAGE_EXECUTION_INFO record. Namely, the
"EFI_IMAGE_EXECUTION_INFO.InfoSize" field includes "SignatureSize", but
the actual signature bytes are not filled in.

Document and ASSERT() this condition in AddImageExeInfo().

In DxeImageVerificationHandler(), zero out "SignatureListSize" if we set
"SignatureList" to NULL due to AllocateZeroPool() failure.

(Another approach could be to avoid calling AddImageExeInfo() completely,
in case AllocateZeroPool() fails. Unfortunately, the UEFI v2.8 spec does
not seem to state clearly whether a signature is mandatory in
EFI_IMAGE_EXECUTION_INFO, if the "Action" field is
EFI_IMAGE_EXECUTION_AUTH_SIG_FAILED or EFI_IMAGE_EXECUTION_AUTH_SIG_FOUND.

For now, the EFI_IMAGE_EXECUTION_INFO addition logic is not changed; we
only make sure that the record we add is not malformed.)

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-11-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
[lersek@redhat.com: push with Mike's R-b due to Chinese New Year
 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
In DxeImageVerificationHandler(), we should return EFI_SECURITY_VIOLATION
for a rejected image only if the platform sets
DEFER_EXECUTE_ON_SECURITY_VIOLATION as the policy for the image's source.
Otherwise, EFI_ACCESS_DENIED must be returned.

Right now, EFI_SECURITY_VIOLATION is returned for all rejected images,
which is wrong -- it causes LoadImage() to hold on to rejected images (in
untrusted state), for further platform actions. However, if a platform
already set DENY_EXECUTE_ON_SECURITY_VIOLATION, the platform will not
expect the rejected image to stick around in memory (regardless of its
untrusted state).

Therefore, adhere to the platform policy in the return value of the
DxeImageVerificationHandler() function.

Furthermore, according to "32.4.2 Image Execution Information Table" in
the UEFI v2.8 spec, and considering that edk2 only supports (AuditMode==0)
at the moment:

> When AuditMode==0, if the image's signature is not found in the
> authorized database, or is found in the forbidden database, the image
> will not be started and instead, information about it will be placed in
> this table.

we have to store an EFI_IMAGE_EXECUTION_INFO record in both the "defer"
case and the "deny" case. Thus, the AddImageExeInfo() call is not being
made conditional on (Policy == DEFER_EXECUTE_ON_SECURITY_VIOLATION); the
documentation is updated instead.

Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Ref: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
Fixes: 5db28a6
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200116190705.18816-12-lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
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 Holiday: <https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53429>; msgid
 <d3fbb76dabed4e1987c512c328c82810@intel.com>]
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lersek commented Jan 31, 2020

Hmm, mergify seems to be stuck; the checks have passed but the PR is not being merged. (Despite my setting the "push" label very soon after opening the PR.)

So I guess I'll close this and reopen it, based on:

https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53372
http://mid.mail-archive.com/E92EE9817A31E24EB0585FDF735412F5B9E5FD0E@ORSMSX113.amr.corp.intel.com

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reopening...

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VivianNK pushed a commit to VivianNK/edk2 that referenced this pull request Apr 5, 2023
## Description

Fixes bug tianocore#324. There are two NVMe CQs that get updated by hardware. In
these two files, we do not have a volatile keyword on these CQ structs,
so when we run them in a loop to check if they have changed, we do not
continue to fetch the HW updated queues. Adding the volatile keyword
allows us to continue to check the queues during the timer period
(otherwise the timer period elapses without being able to operate on
queues with descriptors in them.

I checked for other instances of this pattern in the NVMe code that are
not reported in this bug, I only found the fixed instances in
NvmExpressPassthru.c and NvmExpressPeiPassThru.c. There is a similar if
statement in NvmExpress.c, but the CQ gets updated in that loop and this
is just a timer callback, process what we found and start the timer
again.

This PR also updates SQs to have the volatile keyword, per PR feedback,
to ensure that HW accesses are done for each read of the SQ. Current
code patterns do not appear to have an issue with reading SQs, but
adding the volatile keyword will help ensure that patterns are not
introduced that have the same issue as the CQs, as well as maintaining
the same pattern with respect to HW queues.

- [x] Impacts functionality?
- **Functionality** - Does the change ultimately impact how firmware
functions?
- Examples: Add a new library, publish a new PPI, update an algorithm,
...
- [ ] Impacts security?
- **Security** - Does the change have a direct security impact on an
application,
    flow, or firmware?
  - Examples: Crypto algorithm change, buffer overflow fix, parameter
    validation improvement, ...
- [ ] Breaking change?
- **Breaking change** - Will anyone consuming this change experience a
break
    in build or boot behavior?
- Examples: Add a new library class, move a module to a different repo,
call
    a function in a new library class in a pre-existing module, ...
- [ ] Includes tests?
  - **Tests** - Does the change include any explicit test code?
  - Examples: Unit tests, integration tests, robot tests, ...
- [ ] Includes documentation?
- **Documentation** - Does the change contain explicit documentation
additions
    outside direct code modifications (and comments)?
- Examples: Update readme file, add feature readme file, link to
documentation
    on an a separate Web page, ...

## How This Was Tested

Tested by bug submitter on an ARM64 platform.

## Integration Instructions

N/A.
kuqin12 pushed a commit to kuqin12/edk2 that referenced this pull request Oct 3, 2023
## Description

Fixes bug tianocore#324. There are two NVMe CQs that get updated by hardware. In
these two files, we do not have a volatile keyword on these CQ structs,
so when we run them in a loop to check if they have changed, we do not
continue to fetch the HW updated queues. Adding the volatile keyword
allows us to continue to check the queues during the timer period
(otherwise the timer period elapses without being able to operate on
queues with descriptors in them.

I checked for other instances of this pattern in the NVMe code that are
not reported in this bug, I only found the fixed instances in
NvmExpressPassthru.c and NvmExpressPeiPassThru.c. There is a similar if
statement in NvmExpress.c, but the CQ gets updated in that loop and this
is just a timer callback, process what we found and start the timer
again.

This PR also updates SQs to have the volatile keyword, per PR feedback,
to ensure that HW accesses are done for each read of the SQ. Current
code patterns do not appear to have an issue with reading SQs, but
adding the volatile keyword will help ensure that patterns are not
introduced that have the same issue as the CQs, as well as maintaining
the same pattern with respect to HW queues.

- [x] Impacts functionality?
- **Functionality** - Does the change ultimately impact how firmware
functions?
- Examples: Add a new library, publish a new PPI, update an algorithm,
...
- [ ] Impacts security?
- **Security** - Does the change have a direct security impact on an
application,
    flow, or firmware?
  - Examples: Crypto algorithm change, buffer overflow fix, parameter
    validation improvement, ...
- [ ] Breaking change?
- **Breaking change** - Will anyone consuming this change experience a
break
    in build or boot behavior?
- Examples: Add a new library class, move a module to a different repo,
call
    a function in a new library class in a pre-existing module, ...
- [ ] Includes tests?
  - **Tests** - Does the change include any explicit test code?
  - Examples: Unit tests, integration tests, robot tests, ...
- [ ] Includes documentation?
- **Documentation** - Does the change contain explicit documentation
additions
    outside direct code modifications (and comments)?
- Examples: Update readme file, add feature readme file, link to
documentation
    on an a separate Web page, ...

## How This Was Tested

Tested by bug submitter on an ARM64 platform.

## Integration Instructions

N/A.
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