Re: [PATCH v1] MinPlatformPkg/Test: [CVE-2017-5753] Fix bounds check bypass

["Wu, Hao A" <hao.a.wu@intel.com>]

Please ignore this one.

Some more information need to be added in the subject line.
Another patch mail has been sent out to address this.

Best Regards,
Hao Wu


> -----Original Message-----
> From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-bounces@lists.01.org] On Behalf Of Hao
> Wu
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2018 1:26 PM
> To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org
> Cc: Wu, Hao A; Yao, Jiewen
> Subject: [edk2] [PATCH v1] MinPlatformPkg/Test: [CVE-2017-5753] Fix bounds
> check bypass
> 
> Speculative execution is used by processor to avoid having to wait for
> data to arrive from memory, or for previous operations to finish, the
> processor may speculate as to what will be executed.
> 
> If the speculation is incorrect, the speculatively executed instructions
> might leave hints such as which memory locations have been brought into
> cache. Malicious actors can use the bounds check bypass method (code
> gadgets with controlled external inputs) to infer data values that have
> been used in speculative operations to reveal secrets which should not
> otherwise be accessed.
> 
> This commit will focus on the SMI handler(s) registered within
> TestPointCheckLib & TestPointLib and insert AsmLfence API to mitigate the
> bounds check bypass issue.
> 
> A. For SMI handler TestPointSmmHandler() within TestPointCheckLib:
> 
> Under "case
> TEST_POINT_SMM_COMMUNICATION_FUNC_ID_UEFI_GCD_MAP_INFO:",
> 'CommBuffer' (controlled external inputs) is passed into function
> TestPointSmmReadyToBootSmmPageProtectionHandler().
> 
> Within function TestPointSmmReadyToBootSmmPageProtectionHandler(), the
> contents in 'CommBuffer' will be copied into 'CommData'. But if the size
> and sanity checks for the communication buffer is speculatively bypassed,
> '(UINTN)CommData + CommData->UefiMemoryMapOffset)' can potentially
> point
> to cross boundary area of 'CommData'. This pointer is then passed into
> function TestPointCheckSmmCommunicationBuffer() as 'UefiMemoryMap'.
> 
> Within function TestPointCheckSmmCommunicationBuffer(),
> 'MemoryMap->PhysicalStart' can be a potential cross boundary access. And
> its value can be inferred by function calls sequence:
> 
> TestPointCheckPageTable() via 'BaseAddress'
> GetPageTableEntry() via 'BaseAddress'. Then one can observe which part of
> the content within arrays 'L4PageTable', 'L3PageTable', 'L2PageTable' or
> 'L1PageTable', was brought into cache to possibly reveal the value.
> 
> B. For SMI handler SmmTestPointSmiHandler() within TestPointLib:
> 
> Under "case
> SMI_HANDLER_TEST_POINT_COMMAND_GET_DATA_BY_OFFSET:",
> 'CommBuffer' (controlled external inputs) is passed into function
> SmmTestPointSmiHandlerGetDataByOffset().
> 
> Within function SmmTestPointSmiHandlerGetDataByOffset(), the contents in
> 'CommBuffer' will be copied into 'SmiHandlerTestPointGetDataByOffset'. But
> if the size and sanity checks for the communication buffer is
> speculatively bypassed, 'SmiHandlerTestPointGetDataByOffset.DataSize' can
> be a potential cross boundary access.
> 
> Then in function SmiHandlerTestPointCopyData(), this value can be inferred
> by code:
>   CopyMem(
>     DataBuffer,
>     (UINT8 *)InputData + *DataOffset,
>     (UINTN)*DataSize
>     );
> One can observe which part of the content within 'DataBuffer' was brought
> into cache to possibly reveal the cross bounary access value.
> 
> Hence, this commit adds AsmLfence() calls after the boundary/range checks
> of the communication buffer to prevent the speculative execution.
> 
> A more detailed explanation of the purpose of commit is under the
> 'Bounds check bypass mitigation' section of the below link:
> https://software.intel.com/security-software-guidance/insights/host-firmware-
> speculative-execution-side-channel-mitigation
> 
> And the document at:
> https://software.intel.com/security-software-guidance/api-
> app/sites/default/files/337879-analyzing-potential-bounds-Check-bypass-
> vulnerabilities.pdf
> 
> Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
> Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
> Signed-off-by: Hao Wu <hao.a.wu@intel.com>
> ---
> 
> Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointCheckLib/SmmTestPoint
> CheckLib.c | 7 +++++++
> 
> Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointLib/SmmTestPointComm
> unication.c | 8 +++++++-
>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git
> a/Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointCheckLib/SmmTestPoi
> ntCheckLib.c
> b/Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointCheckLib/SmmTestPoi
> ntCheckLib.c
> index b40469b278..dc40dae6d5 100644
> ---
> a/Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointCheckLib/SmmTestPoi
> ntCheckLib.c
> +++
> b/Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointCheckLib/SmmTestPoi
> ntCheckLib.c
> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY
> KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
>  #include <PiSmm.h>
>  #include <Library/TestPointCheckLib.h>
>  #include <Library/TestPointLib.h>
> +#include <Library/BaseLib.h>
>  #include <Library/DebugLib.h>
>  #include <Library/BaseMemoryLib.h>
>  #include <Library/MemoryAllocationLib.h>
> @@ -374,6 +375,12 @@
> TestPointSmmReadyToBootSmmPageProtectionHandler (
>    }
> 
>    if (CommData->UefiMemoryMapSize != 0) {
> +    //
> +    // The AsmLfence() call here is to ensure the previous range/content checks
> +    // for the CommBuffer (copied in to CommData) have been completed
> before
> +    // calling into TestPointCheckSmmCommunicationBuffer().
> +    //
> +    AsmLfence ();
>      Result = TRUE;
> 
>      Status = TestPointCheckSmmCommunicationBuffer (
> diff --git
> a/Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointLib/SmmTestPointCom
> munication.c
> b/Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointLib/SmmTestPointCom
> munication.c
> index cce0538832..b4757da046 100644
> ---
> a/Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointLib/SmmTestPointCom
> munication.c
> +++
> b/Platform/Intel/MinPlatformPkg/Test/Library/TestPointLib/SmmTestPointCom
> munication.c
> @@ -251,7 +251,13 @@ SmmTestPointSmiHandlerGetDataByOffset (
>      SmiHandlerTestPointParameterGetDataByOffset->Header.ReturnStatus =
> (UINT64)(INT64)(INTN)Status;
>      goto Done;
>    }
> -
> +
> +  //
> +  // The AsmLfence() call here is to ensure the previous range/content checks
> +  // for the CommBuffer have been completed before calling into
> +  // SmiHandlerTestPointCopyData().
> +  //
> +  AsmLfence ();
>    SmiHandlerTestPointCopyData (
>      Data,
>      DataSize,
> --
> 2.12.0.windows.1
> 
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