From: Lianbo Jiang <lijiang@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: kexec: do not verify the signature without the lockdown or mandatory signature Signature verification is an important security feature, to protect system from being attacked with a kernel of unknown origin. Kexec rebooting is a way to replace the running kernel, hence need be secured carefully. In the current code of handling signature verification of kexec kernel, the logic is very twisted. It mixes signature verification, IMA signature appraising and kexec lockdown. If there is no KEXEC_SIG_FORCE, kexec kernel image doesn't have one of signature, the supported crypto, and key, we don't think this is wrong, Unless kexec lockdown is executed. IMA is considered as another kind of signature appraising method. If kexec kernel image has signature/crypto/key, it has to go through the signature verification and pass. Otherwise it's seen as verification failure, and won't be loaded. Seems kexec kernel image with an unqualified signature is even worse than those w/o signature at all, this sounds very unreasonable. E.g. If people get a unsigned kernel to load, or a kernel signed with expired key, which one is more dangerous? So, here, let's simplify the logic to improve code readability. If the KEXEC_SIG_FORCE enabled or kexec lockdown enabled, signature verification is mandated. Otherwise, we lift the bar for any kernel image. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200602045952.27487-1-lijiang@xxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Lianbo Jiang <lijiang@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Jiri Bohac <jbohac@xxxxxxx> Acked-by: Dave Young <dyoung@xxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/kexec_file.c | 36 +++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) --- a/kernel/kexec_file.c~kexec-do-not-verify-the-signature-without-the-lockdown-or-mandatory-signature +++ a/kernel/kexec_file.c @@ -181,34 +181,19 @@ void kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struc static int kimage_validate_signature(struct kimage *image) { - const char *reason; int ret; ret = arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(image, image->kernel_buf, image->kernel_buf_len); - switch (ret) { - case 0: - break; - - /* Certain verification errors are non-fatal if we're not - * checking errors, provided we aren't mandating that there - * must be a valid signature. - */ - case -ENODATA: - reason = "kexec of unsigned image"; - goto decide; - case -ENOPKG: - reason = "kexec of image with unsupported crypto"; - goto decide; - case -ENOKEY: - reason = "kexec of image with unavailable key"; - decide: + if (ret) { + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG_FORCE)) { - pr_notice("%s rejected\n", reason); + pr_notice("Enforced kernel signature verification failed (%d).\n", ret); return ret; } - /* If IMA is guaranteed to appraise a signature on the kexec + /* + * If IMA is guaranteed to appraise a signature on the kexec * image, permit it even if the kernel is otherwise locked * down. */ @@ -216,17 +201,10 @@ kimage_validate_signature(struct kimage security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_KEXEC)) return -EPERM; - return 0; - - /* All other errors are fatal, including nomem, unparseable - * signatures and signature check failures - even if signatures - * aren't required. - */ - default: - pr_notice("kernel signature verification failed (%d).\n", ret); + pr_debug("kernel signature verification failed (%d).\n", ret); } - return ret; + return 0; } #endif _
