[PATCH v2] crypto: rsa - restrict plaintext/ciphertext values more

[PATCH v2] crypto: rsa - restrict plaintext/ciphertext values more

[Joachim Vandersmissen]

Hi Herbert,

As requested, I replaced the existing check with the new SP 800-56Br2
check. I verified that the restriction is now applied in both FIPS and
non-FIPS mode. I tried to make it clear in the comments why the code is
now deviating from RFC3447.

---8<---

SP 800-56Br2, Section 7.1.1 [1] specifies that:
1. If m does not satisfy 1 < m < (n – 1), output an indication that m is
out of range, and exit without further processing.

Similarly, Section 7.1.2 of the same standard specifies that:
1. If the ciphertext c does not satisfy 1 < c < (n – 1), output an
indication that the ciphertext is out of range, and exit without further
processing.

This range is slightly more conservative than RFC3447, as it also
excludes RSA fixed points 0, 1, and n - 1.

[1] https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-56Br2

Signed-off-by: Joachim Vandersmissen <git@jvdsn.com>
---
 crypto/rsa.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/rsa.c b/crypto/rsa.c
index b9cd11fb7d36..d9be9e86097e 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa.c
+++ b/crypto/rsa.c
@@ -24,14 +24,38 @@ struct rsa_mpi_key {
 	MPI qinv;
 };
 
+static int rsa_check_payload(MPI x, MPI n)
+{
+	MPI n1;
+
+	if (mpi_cmp_ui(x, 1) <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	n1 = mpi_alloc(0);
+	if (!n1)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (mpi_sub_ui(n1, n, 1) || mpi_cmp(x, n1) >= 0) {
+		mpi_free(n1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	mpi_free(n1);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * RSAEP function [RFC3447 sec 5.1.1]
  * c = m^e mod n;
  */
 static int _rsa_enc(const struct rsa_mpi_key *key, MPI c, MPI m)
 {
-	/* (1) Validate 0 <= m < n */
-	if (mpi_cmp_ui(m, 0) < 0 || mpi_cmp(m, key->n) >= 0)
+	/*
+	 * Even though (1) in RFC3447 only requires 0 <= m <= n - 1, we are
+	 * slightly more conservative and require 1 < m < n - 1. This is in line
+	 * with SP 800-56Br2, Section 7.1.1.
+	 */
+	if (rsa_check_payload(m, key->n))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* (2) c = m^e mod n */
@@ -50,8 +74,12 @@ static int _rsa_dec_crt(const struct rsa_mpi_key *key, MPI m_or_m1_or_h, MPI c)
 	MPI m2, m12_or_qh;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-	/* (1) Validate 0 <= c < n */
-	if (mpi_cmp_ui(c, 0) < 0 || mpi_cmp(c, key->n) >= 0)
+	/*
+	 * Even though (1) in RFC3447 only requires 0 <= c <= n - 1, we are
+	 * slightly more conservative and require 1 < c < n - 1. This is in line
+	 * with SP 800-56Br2, Section 7.1.2.
+	 */
+	if (rsa_check_payload(c, key->n))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	m2 = mpi_alloc(0);
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: rsa - restrict plaintext/ciphertext values more

[Herbert Xu]

On Sat, Feb 03, 2024 at 01:19:59AM -0600, Joachim Vandersmissen wrote:
> Hi Herbert,
> 
> As requested, I replaced the existing check with the new SP 800-56Br2
> check. I verified that the restriction is now applied in both FIPS and
> non-FIPS mode. I tried to make it clear in the comments why the code is
> now deviating from RFC3447.
> 
> ---8<---
> 
> SP 800-56Br2, Section 7.1.1 [1] specifies that:
> 1. If m does not satisfy 1 < m < (n – 1), output an indication that m is
> out of range, and exit without further processing.
> 
> Similarly, Section 7.1.2 of the same standard specifies that:
> 1. If the ciphertext c does not satisfy 1 < c < (n – 1), output an
> indication that the ciphertext is out of range, and exit without further
> processing.
> 
> This range is slightly more conservative than RFC3447, as it also
> excludes RSA fixed points 0, 1, and n - 1.
> 
> [1] https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-56Br2
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joachim Vandersmissen <git@jvdsn.com>
> ---
>  crypto/rsa.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
-- 
Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/
PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt