From: Ana Bobillo <anabobillo3@gmail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.u-boot-project.org
Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>,
Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org>
Subject: [PATCH v3 07/11] efi_loader: check certificate lengths in efi_image_authenticate()
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:57:02 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <67663e6c-776c-4452-94d7-e7b04d41af7f@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <dacef858-56d7-4708-b784-16b0133bb6aa@gmail.com>
From: Ana Bobillo <anabobillo3@gmail.com>
efi_image_authenticate() walks the certificate table of an image by
dwLength, rounded up to a multiple of 8, without checking it against
the table:
- a certificate no longer than its header is skipped, but a dwLength
of 0, or one that wraps around to 0 when rounded up, does not
advance the walk, so U-Boot hangs on such an image;
- a dwLength larger than the rest of the table makes
pkcs7_parse_message() read past the end of the table and of the
image.
Turn the check that skipped a certificate no longer than its header
into one that rejects the image when a certificate is no longer than
its header or longer than the rest of the table. EDK2's
DxeImageVerificationLib also rejects an image whose certificate table
holds a certificate shorter than its header or longer than the rest of
the table.
Fixes: 4540dabdcaca ("efi_loader: image_loader: support image authentication")
Fixes: 1a44b7059c18 ("efi_loader: image_loader: add a check against certificate type of authenticode")
Signed-off-by: Ana Bobillo <anabobillo3@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v3:
- fold the new check and the old "dwLength too small" one into a
single check (Ilias)
lib/efi_loader/efi_image_loader.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_image_loader.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_image_loader.c
index 417282698fa..8f48d8fb5a5 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_image_loader.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_image_loader.c
@@ -808,14 +808,26 @@ static bool efi_image_authenticate(void *efi, size_t efi_size)
for (wincert = wincerts, wincerts_end = (u8 *)wincerts + wincerts_len;
(u8 *)wincert < wincerts_end;
wincert = (WIN_CERTIFICATE *)
- ((u8 *)wincert + ALIGN(wincert->dwLength, 8))) {
- if ((u8 *)wincert + sizeof(*wincert) >= wincerts_end)
+ ((u8 *)wincert + ALIGN((size_t)wincert->dwLength, 8))) {
+ size_t remaining = wincerts_end - (u8 *)wincert;
+
+ if (sizeof(*wincert) >= remaining)
break;
- if (wincert->dwLength <= sizeof(*wincert)) {
- log_debug("dwLength too small: %u < %zu\n",
- wincert->dwLength, sizeof(*wincert));
- continue;
+ /*
+ * dwLength includes the WIN_CERTIFICATE header. A certificate
+ * must hold a signature after its header and end within the
+ * certificate table. Reject an image with a corrupted
+ * certificate table: a dwLength of 0 would not advance the
+ * walk, and one past the end of the table would make the
+ * signature run past it.
+ */
+ if (wincert->dwLength <= sizeof(*wincert) ||
+ wincert->dwLength > remaining) {
+ log_err("Invalid certificate length: %u\n",
+ wincert->dwLength);
+ ret = false;
+ goto out;
}
log_debug("WIN_CERTIFICATE_TYPE: 0x%x\n",
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-06 21:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-06 21:56 [PATCH v3 00/11] efi_loader: check PE images before using them Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:56 ` [PATCH v3 01/11] efi_loader: check the NT header size in efi_check_pe() Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:56 ` [PATCH v3 02/11] efi_loader: check the PE image ranges in efi_image_parse() Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:56 ` [PATCH v3 03/11] efi_loader: reject a PE section whose end wraps around Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:56 ` [PATCH v3 04/11] efi_loader: check PE section raw data against the image size Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:56 ` [PATCH v3 05/11] efi_loader: make room for the PE headers in the loaded image Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:56 ` [PATCH v3 06/11] efi_loader: check the relocation table against the image size Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:57 ` Ana Bobillo [this message]
2026-11-06 21:57 ` [PATCH v3 08/11] efi_loader: refuse a PE image of an unknown subsystem Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:57 ` [PATCH v3 09/11] efi_loader: do not start an image that cannot be measured Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:57 ` [PATCH v3 10/11] test: lib: add tests for the PE image checks Ana Bobillo
2026-11-06 21:57 ` [PATCH v3 11/11] test: py: test invalid certificate lengths in signed images Ana Bobillo
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