Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] efi: Add embedded peripheral firmware support

Mimi Zohar
2018-05-01T14:36:14Z

[Cc'ing linux-security]

On Sun, 2018-04-29 at 11:35 +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
[...]
> diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_efi.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_efi.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..82ba82f48a79
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_efi.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +#include <linux/efi_embedded_fw.h>
> +#include <linux/property.h>
> +#include <linux/security.h>
> +#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
> +
> +#include "fallback.h"
> +#include "firmware.h"
> +
> +int fw_get_efi_embedded_fw(struct device *dev, struct fw_priv *fw_priv,
> + enum fw_opt *opt_flags, int ret)
> +{
> + enum kernel_read_file_id id = READING_FIRMWARE;

Please define a new kernel_read_file_id for this (eg.
READING_FIRMWARE_EFI_EMBEDDED).

> + size_t size, max = INT_MAX;
> + int rc;
> +
> + if (!dev)
> + return ret;
> +
> + if (!device_property_read_bool(dev, "efi-embedded-firmware"))
> + return ret;

Instead of calling security_kernel_post_read_file(), either in
device_property_read_bool() or here call security_kernel_read_file().

The pre read call is for deciding whether to allow this call
independent of the firmware being loaded, whereas the post security
call is currently being used by IMA-appraisal for verifying a
signature.  There might be other LSMs using the post hook as well.  As
there is no kernel signature associated with this firmware, use the
security pre read_file hook.

thanks,

Mimi

> +
> + *opt_flags |= FW_OPT_NO_WARN | FW_OPT_NOCACHE | FW_OPT_NOFALLBACK;
> +
> + /* Already populated data member means we're loading into a buffer */
> + if (fw_priv->data) {
> + id = READING_FIRMWARE_PREALLOC_BUFFER;
> + max = fw_priv->allocated_size;
> + }
> +
> + rc = efi_get_embedded_fw(fw_priv->fw_name, &fw_priv->data, &size, max);
> + if (rc) {
> + dev_warn(dev, "Firmware %s not in EFI\n", fw_priv->fw_name);
> + return ret;
> + }
> +
> + rc = security_kernel_post_read_file(NULL, fw_priv->data, size, id);
> + if (rc) {
> + if (id != READING_FIRMWARE_PREALLOC_BUFFER) {
> + vfree(fw_priv->data);
> + fw_priv->data = NULL;
> + }
> + return rc;
> + }
> +
> + dev_dbg(dev, "using efi-embedded fw %s\n", fw_priv->fw_name);
> + fw_priv->size = size;
> + fw_state_done(fw_priv);
> + return 0;
> +}