Hi,
I just updated the technical report
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CLkhLRaz_zcCq44DLGmPZQFPbYHOC6nzPowaL0X…>
with a section on "Trusting DT" that is the result of my analysis of the
discussion we had (not what I presented).
Please comment, correct, update...
Cordially,
FF
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Hi,
Yet another security issue surfaced yesterday, see this blog post about it
https://eclypsium.com/2020/07/29/theres-a-hole-in-the-boot/
When I was reading it I cannot avoid seeing similarities to what I've tried
to raise in the DT(E)
discussions. I.e., firmware run-time exploits running after signatures have
been verified successfully
(slide 27, 28 [1]) can be devastating and therefore I've tried to suggest
that each component
verifies the DTB that it gets from the previous firmware component (slide
29, 30 [1]), alternatively
and probably better ... doing something like a measured boot (including
DTB's) where you compute
a running hash spanning across all firmware (+configuration) being loaded.
Some quotes from the blog post:
> Almost all signed versions of GRUB2 are vulnerable, meaning virtually
> every Linux distribution is affected.
We don't want to read something similar about DTS/DTB in the future.
> Additionally, as we will show in this blog post, a vulnerability in the
boot
> process that enables arbitrary code execution can allow attackers to
control
> the boot process and operating system, even when secure boot signatures
are verified.
Confirm my concerns.
> In the course of Eclypsium’s analysis, we have identified a buffer
overflow vulnerability
> in the way that GRUB2 parses content from the GRUB2 config file
(grub.cfg).
> Of note: The GRUB2 config file is a text file and typically is not signed
like other files
> and executables. This vulnerability enables arbitrary code execution
within GRUB2 and
> thus control over the booting of the operating system. As a result, an
attacker could
> modify the contents of the GRUB2 configuration file to ensure that attack
code is run
> before the operating system is loaded. In this way, attackers gain
persistence on the device.
Replace "GRUB2" with "DT" and "grub.cfg" with "*.dts/dtb" in the quote
above and
we have another potential future quote about DT security issues.
A solid, useable and robust solution for problems like this might be
complex to realize, but I
think it's worth continuing to look into what can be done, since it seems
risky to continue loading
and running "DT code" like we're doing in many places today (and it's not
only DT that is
subject to this, regular firmware suffers with the same kind of issues).
I.e., I'm going to
raise this again in future DT(E) calls.
[1]
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CvKBBZ33ggzyhP2ub8iZ410I_KGrFjHftZL…
<https://eclypsium.com/2020/07/29/theres-a-hole-in-the-boot/>
Regards,
Joakim
Attendees
François-Frédéric Ozog (Linaro)
Frank Rowand
Simon Glass (Google)
Ilias Apalodimas (Linaro)
Atish Patra (Western Digital)
Mark Brown (Arm)
Heinrich Schuchardt
CVS
Arnd Bergmann
Rob Herring (Arm)
Loic Pallardy (ST)
Poonam (NXP)
Ruchika
Loic Pallardy (ST)
Don Harbin(linaro)
Presentation
SLIDE 2
Francois: if we want authentication, we can’t do fix up
Simon: what is fix up? Can’t change DT or ok to change it?
Francois: can orchestrate transition, [edit as typing notes: changing
is not OK because you can’t identify the scope of change; adding a new
node may be acceptable - because scope is easy to frame]
Simon: code doing the fixup is signed , so it may be a signal that the
changes are OK; don’t know how to pass that to Linux. In principle you
should rely on signed code to make changes
Francois: [rephrasing at note editing] two trust models
1) implicit - trust because generating/updating code is signed
2) explicit - trust because you can check signature of the DT
Heinrich: if the DT comes from file system, it should be signed; for
DT embedded in signed code: no need to have a signature; signature for
things from file but not from memory [at writing notes, I understand
this as a DT fragment generated by FT-A in memory does not need to be
signed]
SLIDE 3
Francois: cold-plug by U-Boot, hotplug by OS
Francois: Board DTB + cape DTBo + cape_on_board DTBo (pin muxing
config, irq config…)
Frank: Device removal triggers DT correspond node(s) removal? If so,
then we should limiting a single device per overlay
Francois: yes. It is also connected to device assignment. There should
be a way to identify all nodes of a device in DT to actually simplify
device assignment (to be discussed later in the deck)
SLIDE 4
Lets use a special config DTBo (chosen…)
Let’s get the parameters out of DT in local OS config (or worst case,
in that config DTBo)
Rob: problem with systems with loadable modules
Arnd: can be passed on command line
Rob: Greg KH say: don’t add module parameters
Arnd: device specific parameters should be done via sysfs/ioctl;
driver wide parameters could be as module parameters or boot command
line
Frank or it could be a “chosen”
[editig time] Francois: for Linux, can we organize module parameters
in modules.d are parsed when modules are statically linked?
Let’s not use DT when we can avoid (OP-TEE bus to discover TAs)
SLIDE 5
Francois: wherever we choose, we shall ensure backward compatibility
SLIDE 6
DTB=base board + 1 DTBo per device
Statically merge DTB + DTBos at compile time and keep metadata about
the merge in a section of the new DT file format.
SLIDE 7
Arnd/Simon: Right now the Android boot loader merges DTB/DTBos and
passes one DTB to the kernel
Simon: ChromeOS has a FIT image with multiple DTs, it selects one to pass to OS
Arnd/Ilias: FIT is only understood by U-Boot
Francois: wherever we choose, we shall ensure backward compatibility
Arnd: It’s simpler to have a single DTB for the kernel
Early kernel is not really powerful
There are security advantages in signed DTBos
Francois: I think the key question is decide on a model. Allow
bootloaders to change the DTB and rely on signed DTBos?
Simon: is either or ? [explicit vs implicit trust models], what is the
threat model?
Francois: yes, I think so.
Heinrich: problem is wrong voltage in DT results in destroying the board
Arnd: steal sensitive data
Ilias: DoS can become a problem
Ilias: signing per device (key mgmt complexity) ? or per device model
(can compromise all devices of a model)?
Francois: Who signs what is also a fundamental concept, because there
might be different signing authorities
Loic: That’s the current case wit ST devices
Arnd: There’s 3 options here:
Kernel with embedded DTB, if the kernel signature is checked, the DTB
does not need to be checked
The bootloader loads the kernel from a disk
Nothing is checked
Checking one of those makes no sense
Simon: we have to be careful in not tying ourselves in a knot. There
is *no* bidirectional root of trust. The model is that trust is built
starting from the root of trust, the next level implicitly trusts the
level that loaded it.
Mark Brown: DT is used with EDK2
Loic: there is no direct boot from U-Boot to kernel, it is vouched by OP-TEE.
security of co-processors requires the same model
Hardware firewall (device and memory) can be leveraged to ensure full security
DTE Project information portal:
https://collaborate.linaro.org/display/DTE/DTE+Progress+Updates
Security presentation: (listed in the portal, but copied here for
simple access):
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CvKBBZ33ggzyhP2ub8iZ410I_KGrFjHftZL…
Hi,
I think we have gathered enough knowledge in the Technical Report to
try architecting DT evolution technologies.
To that end, I'll kick start discussion with:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jACxdO-3fDzSk5MEMUEmAu0iMjtp9Td7Xbb…
Everyone has commenter capabilities in the document, so please use it.
I am sure most of the proposals cannot be "decided on" during the
call. But I'd like to come to a conclusion on one topic: whether or
not fix ups are allowed. If we introduce signature of any form with
DTB, then I believe fixups are not possible anymore.
Cheers
--
FF
Hi all,
The notes from today's call can be found on the OpenAMP Wiki at https://github.com/OpenAMP/open-amp/wiki/System-DT-Meeting-Notes-2020#2020J…
The action items are:
* Stefano to share slides
* Xilinx and ST to discuss interconnect binding, considering that it could be expanded beyond QoS, and review Rob's earlier feedback to Benjamin on pin control
* Stefano to check if configuration interface assumes that IDs are global
* Stefano to work with Bruce to prototype something w/ Lopper to generate a bus firewall configuration table
* Stefano to present openamp-remoteproc binding for System DT at next call
@ Stefano, Loic, Rob, Ilias, Tomas (and anyone else who spoke, if I missed you): Please check if there are any errors or important omissions in what I captured for your parts. You can make corrections directly in the wiki page.
Thanks & regards,
Nathalie C. Chan King Choy
Program Manager focused on Open Source and Community
[Invitation going out to both the sytem-dt list and the boot-architecture list, based on recommendation from Francois]
Hi all,
It has been a while since our last call, because work was happening on the 4th action item below. Now, there are some updates to present.
The notes from the previous call can be found on the OpenAMP wiki at this link:
https://github.com/OpenAMP/open-amp/wiki/System-DT-Meeting-Notes-2020
Action items from the previous call:
* Nathalie sync up w/ Francois about who should be invited to System DT call (some individuals at DTE call didn't get this invitation)
* Stefano to go back & discuss w/ Xilinx XMPU expert.
* Stefano: Revisit wording of IDs
* Stefano & Tomas to sync-up with Loic & Benjamin. Target for next System DT call to discuss how the 2 proposals combine. Include description of the use cases you're giving solution for.
For info about the system-dt list, link to the archives, to unsubscribe yourself, or
for someone to subscribe themselves, visit:
https://lists.openampproject.org/mailman/listinfo/system-dt
For information about the System Device Trees effort, including a link to
the intro presentation from Linaro Connect SAN19:
https://github.com/OpenAMP/open-amp/wiki/System-Device-Trees
Best regards,
Nathalie C. Chan King Choy
Program Manager focused on Open Source and Community
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