u-boot-brain/common
Alexandru Gagniuc 03f1f78a9b spl: fit: Prefer a malloc()'d buffer for loading images
Fit images were loaded to a buffer provided by spl_get_load_buffer().
This may work when the FIT image is small and fits between the start
of DRAM and SYS_TEXT_BASE.

One problem with this approach is that the location of the buffer may
be manipulated by changing the 'size' field of the FIT. A maliciously
crafted FIT image could place the buffer over executable code and be
able to take control of SPL. This is unacceptable for secure boot of
signed FIT images.

Another problem is with larger FIT images, usually containing one or
more linux kernels. In such cases the buffer be be large enough so as
to start before DRAM (Figure I). Trying to load an image in this case
has undefined behavior.
For example, on stm32mp1, the MMC controller hits a RX overrun error,
and aborts loading.
    _________________
   |    FIT Image    |
   |                 |
  /===================\                        /=====================\
  ||      DRAM       ||                        |        DRAM         |
  ||                 ||                        |                     |
  ||_________________||  SYS_TEXT_BASE         | ___________________ |
  |                   |                        ||     FIT Image     ||
  |                   |                        ||                   ||
  | _________________ |  SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START  || _________________ ||
  ||  malloc() data  ||                        |||  malloc() data  |||
  ||_________________||                        |||_________________|||
  |                   |                        ||___________________||
  |                   |                        |                     |

        Figure I                                       Figure II

One possibility that was analyzed was to remove the negative offset,
such that the buffer starts at SYS_TEXT_BASE. This is not a proper
solution because on a number of platforms, the malloc buffer() is
placed at a fixed address, usually after SYS_TEXT_BASE. A large
enough FIT image could cause the malloc()'d data to be overwritten
(Figure II) when loading.

          /======================\
          |        DRAM          |
          |                      |
          |                      |   CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
          |                      |
          |                      |
          | ____________________ |   CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START
          ||   malloc() data    ||
          ||                    ||
          || __________________ ||
          |||    FIT Image     |||
          |||                  |||
          |||                  |||

                 Figure III

The solution proposed here is to replace the ad-hoc heuristics of
spl_get_load_buffer() with malloc(). This provides two advantages:
    * Bounds checking of the buffer region
    * Guarantees the buffer does not conflict with other memory

The first problem is solved by constraining the buffer such that it
will not overlap currently executing code. This eliminates the chance
of a malicious FIT being able to replace the executing SPL code prior
to signature checking.

The second problem is solved in conjunction with increasing
CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE. Since the SPL malloc() region is
carefully crafted on a per-platform basis, the chances of memory
conflicts are virtually eliminated.

Signed-off-by: Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@gmail.com>
2020-12-07 17:40:34 -05:00
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eeprom SPDX: Convert all of our single license tags to Linux Kernel style 2018-05-07 09:34:12 -04:00
init CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS: Remove unreferenced code as its always defined 2020-08-26 09:19:16 +02:00
spl spl: fit: Prefer a malloc()'d buffer for loading images 2020-12-07 17:40:34 -05:00
android_ab.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
autoboot.c common: rename getc() to getchar() 2020-10-22 09:54:53 -04:00
avb_verify.c avb: Make AVB independent of fastboot 2020-08-24 14:11:13 -04:00
bedbug.c common: Drop asm/ptrace.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:23 -04:00
bloblist.c bloblist: Allow custom alignment for blobs 2020-10-06 09:07:54 -06:00
board_f.c board: Show memory for frame buffers 2020-10-22 09:54:52 -04:00
board_info.c common: Drop init.h from common header 2020-05-18 17:33:33 -04:00
board_r.c Pull request for UEFI sub-system for efi-2021-01-rc2 (2) 2020-11-01 10:56:37 -05:00
boot_fit.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
bootm_os.c efi_loader: returning from UEFI FIT images 2020-07-22 12:32:42 +02:00
bootm.c bootm: Support string substitution in bootargs 2020-12-04 19:48:29 -05:00
bootretry.c common: Move get_ticks() function out of common.h 2019-12-02 18:23:13 -05:00
bootstage.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
bouncebuf.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
cli_hush.c cmd: Kconfig: migrate CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2 2020-12-01 14:12:28 -05:00
cli_readline.c common: rename getc() to getchar() 2020-10-22 09:54:53 -04:00
cli_simple.c cli: Support macro processing with a fixed-size buffer 2020-12-04 16:10:01 -05:00
cli.c command: Remove the cmd_tbl_t typedef 2020-05-18 18:36:55 -04:00
command.c command: Add constants for cmd_get_data_size string / error 2020-12-01 10:33:38 -05:00
common_fit.c common: fit: add missing newline 2020-11-19 09:45:49 -05:00
console.c common: rename getc() to getchar() 2020-10-22 09:54:53 -04:00
cros_ec.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
ddr_spd.c SPDX: Convert all of our single license tags to Linux Kernel style 2018-05-07 09:34:12 -04:00
dfu.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
dlmalloc.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
dlmalloc.src Consolidate bool type 2013-04-01 16:33:52 -04:00
edid.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
exports.c command: Remove the cmd_tbl_t typedef 2020-05-18 18:36:55 -04:00
fdt_region.c lib: libfdt: fdt_region: avoid NULL pointer access 2020-07-25 14:46:57 -06:00
fdt_support.c spl: fdt: Record load/entry fit-images entries in 64bit format 2020-10-27 08:13:32 +01:00
flash.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
hash.c common: hash: Remove a debug printf statement 2020-06-16 11:36:30 -04:00
hwconfig.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
image-android-dt.c common: image-android-dt: Fix logic in print fdt info routine 2019-08-07 15:31:05 -04:00
image-android.c image: android: fix abootimg support 2020-06-02 13:06:12 -04:00
image-cipher.c fit: cipher: aes: allow to read the IV in the FIT image 2020-10-12 21:30:38 -04:00
image-fdt.c cmd: Fixup DT to pass PStore Ramoops parameters 2020-10-14 11:16:34 -04:00
image-fit-sig.c vboot: add DTB policy for supporting multiple required conf keys 2020-10-12 21:30:37 -04:00
image-fit.c spl: fdt: Record load/entry fit-images entries in 64bit format 2020-10-27 08:13:32 +01:00
image-sig.c Add support for SHA384 and SHA512 2020-06-12 13:14:07 -04:00
image.c cosmetic: image: Fix comments and the order of definitions 2020-10-22 09:54:52 -04:00
iomux.c SPDX: Convert all of our single license tags to Linux Kernel style 2018-05-07 09:34:12 -04:00
iotrace.c common: Drop linux/bug.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:23 -04:00
kallsyms.c Add support for Linux-like kallsysms 2009-06-12 20:45:48 +02:00
Kconfig common: update: add a generic interface for FIT image 2020-10-30 14:20:27 +01:00
Kconfig.boot bootm: Support string substitution in bootargs 2020-12-04 19:48:29 -05:00
kgdb_stubs.c common: Drop asm/ptrace.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:23 -04:00
kgdb.c common: Drop asm/ptrace.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:23 -04:00
lcd_console_rotation.c SPDX: Convert all of our single license tags to Linux Kernel style 2018-05-07 09:34:12 -04:00
lcd_console.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
lcd_simplefb.c SPDX: Convert all of our single license tags to Linux Kernel style 2018-05-07 09:34:12 -04:00
lcd.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
log_console.c log: Add a flag to enable log drivers 2020-10-10 16:50:11 -04:00
log_syslog.c log: syslog: Handle errors in net_init 2020-10-10 16:50:12 -04:00
log.c x86: zimage: Add a little more logging 2020-11-06 09:51:34 +08:00
lynxkdi.c Remove unnecessary instances of DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR 2018-04-27 14:54:48 -04:00
main.c efi_loader: capsule: add capsule_on_disk support 2020-12-03 21:22:49 +01:00
Makefile common: update: add a generic interface for FIT image 2020-10-30 14:20:27 +01:00
malloc_simple.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
memsize.c common: Move RAM-sizing functions to init.h 2020-01-24 23:06:49 +05:30
menu.c menu: add support for client defined statusline function 2020-05-07 09:01:42 -04:00
miiphyutil.c common: Drop linux/delay.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:23 -04:00
s_record.c SPDX: Convert all of our single license tags to Linux Kernel style 2018-05-07 09:34:12 -04:00
splash_source.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
splash.c splash: Fix build warning on 64 bits CPU 2020-06-28 01:03:09 +02:00
stdio.c eb_cpu5282: fix CONFIG_DM_VIDEO build warnings 2020-10-26 20:55:29 +01:00
system_map.c Add support for Linux-like kallsysms 2009-06-12 20:45:48 +02:00
update.c common: update: fix an "unused" warning against update_flash() 2020-12-03 21:22:49 +01:00
usb_hub.c common: Drop linux/delay.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:23 -04:00
usb_kbd.c common: Drop log.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:18 -04:00
usb_storage.c common: Drop linux/delay.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:23 -04:00
usb.c common: Drop linux/delay.h from common header 2020-05-18 21:19:23 -04:00
xyzModem.c common: rename getc() to getchar() 2020-10-22 09:54:53 -04:00