MdeModulePkg/Variable: [CVE-2017-5753] Fix bounds check bypass

REF:https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1194

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 the
Variable\RuntimeDxe driver and insert AsmLfence API to mitigate the
bounds check bypass issue.

For SMI handler SmmVariableHandler():

Under "case SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_GET_VARIABLE:",
'SmmVariableHeader->NameSize' can be a potential cross boundary access of
the 'CommBuffer' (controlled external input) during speculative execution.

This cross boundary access is later used as the index to access array
'SmmVariableHeader->Name' by code:
"SmmVariableHeader->Name[SmmVariableHeader->NameSize/sizeof (CHAR16) - 1]"
One can observe which part of the content within array was brought into
cache to possibly reveal the value of 'SmmVariableHeader->NameSize'.

Hence, this commit adds a AsmLfence() after the boundary/range checks of
'CommBuffer' to prevent the speculative execution.

And there are 2 similar cases under
"case SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_SET_VARIABLE:" and
"case SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_VAR_CHECK_VARIABLE_PROPERTY_GET:" as well.
This commits also handles them.

Also, under "case SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_SET_VARIABLE:",
'(UINT8 *)SmmVariableHeader->Name + SmmVariableHeader->NameSize' points to
the 'CommBuffer' (with some offset) and then passed as parameter 'Data' to
function VariableServiceSetVariable().

Within function VariableServiceSetVariable(), there is a sanity check for
EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATION_2 descriptor for the data pointed by 'Data'.
If this check is speculatively bypassed, potential cross-boundary data
access for 'Data' is possible to be revealed via the below function calls
sequence during speculative execution:

AuthVariableLibProcessVariable()
ProcessVarWithPk() or ProcessVarWithKek()

Within function ProcessVarWithPk() or ProcessVarWithKek(), for the code
"PayloadSize = DataSize - AUTHINFO2_SIZE (Data);", 'AUTHINFO2_SIZE (Data)'
can be a cross boundary access during speculative execution.

Then, 'PayloadSize' is possible to be revealed by the function call
sequence:

AuthServiceInternalUpdateVariableWithTimeStamp()
mAuthVarLibContextIn->UpdateVariable()
VariableExLibUpdateVariable()
UpdateVariable()
CopyMem()

Hence, this commit adds a AsmLfence() after the sanity check for
EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATION_2 descriptor upon 'Data' within function
VariableServiceSetVariable() to prevent the speculative execution.

Also, please note that the change made within function
VariableServiceSetVariable() will affect DXE as well. However, since we
only focuses on the SMM codes, the commit will introduce a new module
internal function called VariableLoadFence() to handle this. This internal
function will have 2 implementations (1 for SMM, 1 for DXE). For the SMM
implementation, it is a wrapper to call the AsmLfence() API; for the DXE
implementation, it is empty.

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>
Reviewed-by: Star Zeng <star.zeng@intel.com>
Acked-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Regression-tested-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
(cherry picked from commit e83d841fdc2878959185c4c6cc38a7a1e88377a4)

7 files changed, 98 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/LoadFenceDxe.c b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/LoadFenceDxe.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f64ee093b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/LoadFenceDxe.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/** @file

+  Serialize operation on all load-from-memory instructions (DXE version).

+

+Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>

+This program and the accompanying materials

+are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License

+which accompanies this distribution.  The full text of the license may be found at

+http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php

+

+THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,

+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

+

+**/

+

+#include "Variable.h"

+

+/**

+  This service is consumed by the variable modules to perform a serializing

+  operation on all load-from-memory instructions that were issued prior to the

+  call of this function.

+

+**/

+VOID

+MemoryLoadFence (

+  VOID

+  )

+{

+  //

+  // Do nothing.

+  //

+}

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/LoadFenceSmm.c b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/LoadFenceSmm.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b0d7e3e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/LoadFenceSmm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/** @file

+  Serialize operation on all load-from-memory instructions (SMM version).

+

+Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>

+This program and the accompanying materials

+are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License

+which accompanies this distribution.  The full text of the license may be found at

+http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php

+

+THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,

+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

+

+**/

+

+#include <Library/BaseLib.h>

+#include "Variable.h"

+

+/**

+  This service is consumed by the variable modules to perform a serializing

+  operation on all load-from-memory instructions that were issued prior to the

+  call of this function.

+

+**/

+VOID

+MemoryLoadFence (

+  VOID

+  )

+{

+  AsmLfence ();

+}

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c
index c5ca70b714..f6b4dc471f 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c
@@ -3201,6 +3201,12 @@ VariableServiceSetVariable (
       ((EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATION_2 *) Data)->AuthInfo.Hdr.dwLength < OFFSET_OF (WIN_CERTIFICATE_UEFI_GUID, CertData)) {

       return EFI_SECURITY_VIOLATION;

     }

+    //

+    // The MemoryLoadFence() call here is to ensure the above sanity check

+    // for the EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATION_2 descriptor has been completed

+    // before the execution of subsequent codes.

+    //

+    MemoryLoadFence ();

     PayloadSize = DataSize - AUTHINFO2_SIZE (Data);

   } else {

     PayloadSize = DataSize;

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.h b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.h
index 55df13191b..0b2a1a8887 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.h
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.h
@@ -899,4 +899,15 @@ VariableExLibAtRuntime (
   VOID

   );

 

+/**

+  This service is consumed by the variable modules to perform a serializing

+  operation on all load-from-memory instructions that were issued prior to the

+  call of this function.

+

+**/

+VOID

+MemoryLoadFence (

+  VOID

+  );

+

 #endif

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableRuntimeDxe.inf b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableRuntimeDxe.inf
index bc24a251c8..83c2b615e5 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableRuntimeDxe.inf
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableRuntimeDxe.inf
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   TcgMorLockDxe.c

   VarCheck.c

   VariableExLib.c

+  LoadFenceDxe.c

 

 [Packages]

   MdePkg/MdePkg.dec

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.c b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.c
index 2184634f35..1e359bde4f 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.c
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.c
@@ -537,6 +537,12 @@ SmmVariableHandler (
         goto EXIT;

       }

 

+      //

+      // The MemoryLoadFence() call here is to ensure the previous range/content

+      // checks for the CommBuffer have been completed before the subsequent

+      // consumption of the CommBuffer content.

+      //

+      MemoryLoadFence ();

       if (SmmVariableHeader->NameSize < sizeof (CHAR16) || SmmVariableHeader->Name[SmmVariableHeader->NameSize/sizeof (CHAR16) - 1] != L'\0') {

         //

         // Make sure VariableName is A Null-terminated string.

@@ -631,6 +637,12 @@ SmmVariableHandler (
         goto EXIT;

       }

 

+      //

+      // The MemoryLoadFence() call here is to ensure the previous range/content

+      // checks for the CommBuffer have been completed before the subsequent

+      // consumption of the CommBuffer content.

+      //

+      MemoryLoadFence ();

       if (SmmVariableHeader->NameSize < sizeof (CHAR16) || SmmVariableHeader->Name[SmmVariableHeader->NameSize/sizeof (CHAR16) - 1] != L'\0') {

         //

         // Make sure VariableName is A Null-terminated string.

@@ -765,6 +777,12 @@ SmmVariableHandler (
         goto EXIT;

       }

 

+      //

+      // The MemoryLoadFence() call here is to ensure the previous range/content

+      // checks for the CommBuffer have been completed before the subsequent

+      // consumption of the CommBuffer content.

+      //

+      MemoryLoadFence ();

       if (CommVariableProperty->NameSize < sizeof (CHAR16) || CommVariableProperty->Name[CommVariableProperty->NameSize/sizeof (CHAR16) - 1] != L'\0') {

         //

         // Make sure VariableName is A Null-terminated string.

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.inf b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.inf
index ccfb6fc740..f3559fe49d 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.inf
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.inf
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   Variable.h

   VariableExLib.c

   TcgMorLockSmm.c

+  LoadFenceSmm.c

 

 [Packages]

   MdePkg/MdePkg.dec