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| Started by | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
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| First post | 2017-06-10 05:00 +0200 |
| Last post | 2017-06-11 23:30 +0200 |
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[PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-10 05:00 +0200
[PATCH 3/6] ccree: use constant time memory comparison for macs and tags "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-10 05:00 +0200
Re: [PATCH 3/6] ccree: use constant time memory comparison for macs and tags Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@benyossef.com> - 2017-06-10 09:50 +0200
Re: [PATCH 3/6] ccree: use constant time memory comparison for macs and tags "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-10 13:00 +0200
Re: [PATCH 3/6] ccree: use constant time memory comparison for macs and tags Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> - 2017-06-10 23:50 +0200
[PATCH 2/6] net/ipv6: use constant time memory comparison for mac "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200
[PATCH 4/6] security/keys: use constant time memory comparison for macs "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200
Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH 4/6] security/keys: use constant time memory comparison for macs James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> - 2017-06-14 11:00 +0200
[PATCH 1/6] sunrpc: use constant time memory comparison for mac "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200
[PATCH 5/6] bluetooth/smp: use constant time memory comparison for secret values "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH 5/6] bluetooth/smp: use constant time memory comparison for secret values Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> - 2017-06-10 15:50 +0200
[PATCH 6/6] mac80211/wpa: use constant time memory comparison for MACs "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH 6/6] mac80211/wpa: use constant time memory comparison for MACs Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> - 2017-06-13 10:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH 6/6] mac80211/wpa: use constant time memory comparison for MACs "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-13 15:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> - 2017-06-11 10:20 +0200
Re: [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-06-11 15:40 +0200
Re: [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important Emmanuel Grumbach <egrumbach@gmail.com> - 2017-06-11 22:50 +0200
Re: [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important Emil Lenngren <emil.lenngren@gmail.com> - 2017-06-11 23:40 +0200
Re: [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important Emmanuel Grumbach <egrumbach@gmail.com> - 2017-06-12 07:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> - 2017-06-12 09:40 +0200
Re: [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important Stephan Müller <smueller@chronox.de> - 2017-06-11 23:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-11 23:30 +0200
[PATCH] rsa-pkcs1pad: use constant time memory comparison for MACs "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-11 23:30 +0200
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| From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 05:00 +0200 |
| Subject | [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important |
| Message-ID | <tQEN3-1mX-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
Whenever you're comparing two MACs, it's important to do this using crypto_memneq instead of memcmp. With memcmp, you leak timing information, which could then be used to iteratively forge a MAC. This is far too basic of a mistake for us to have so pervasively in the year 2017, so let's begin cleaning this stuff up. The following 6 locations were found with some simple regex greps, but I'm sure more lurk below the surface. If you maintain some code or know somebody who maintains some code that deals with MACs, tell them to double check which comparison function they're using. Jason A. Donenfeld (6): sunrpc: use constant time memory comparison for mac net/ipv6: use constant time memory comparison for mac ccree: use constant time memory comparison for macs and tags security/keys: use constant time memory comparison for macs bluetooth/smp: use constant time memory comparison for secret values mac80211/wpa: use constant time memory comparison for MACs Cc: Anna Schumaker <anna.schumaker@netapp.com> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> Cc: David Safford <safford@us.ibm.com> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> Cc: Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@benyossef.com> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@padovan.org> Cc: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org> Cc: Jeff Layton <jlayton@poochiereds.net> Cc: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@gmail.com> Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com> Cc: keyrings@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c | 17 ++++++++------- net/bluetooth/smp.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++----------------- net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c | 3 ++- net/mac80211/wpa.c | 9 ++++---- net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_crypto.c | 3 ++- security/keys/trusted.c | 7 ++++--- 6 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) -- 2.13.1
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| From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 05:00 +0200 |
| Subject | [PATCH 3/6] ccree: use constant time memory comparison for macs and tags |
| Message-ID | <tQEN3-1mX-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662851 |
Otherwise, we enable several different forgeries via timing attack.
While the C inside this file is nearly incomprehensible, I did notice a
high volume of "FIPS" and "NIST", which makes this kind of bug slightly
more embarrassing.
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Cc: Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@benyossef.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c | 17 +++++++++--------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c
index d573574bbb98..3310997d8e3e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ This file defines the driver FIPS Low Level implmentaion functions,
that executes the KAT.
***************************************************************/
#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <crypto/algapi.h>
#include "ssi_driver.h"
#include "ssi_fips_local.h"
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ ssi_cipher_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffe
}
/* compare actual dout to expected */
- if (memcmp(virt_ctx->dout, cipherData->dataOut, cipherData->dataInSize) != 0)
+ if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->dout, cipherData->dataOut, cipherData->dataInSize))
{
FIPS_LOG("dout comparison error %d - oprMode=%d, isAes=%d\n", i, cipherData->oprMode, cipherData->isAes);
FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ ssi_cmac_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
}
/* compare actual mac result to expected */
- if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, cmac_data->mac_res, cmac_data->mac_res_size) != 0)
+ if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, cmac_data->mac_res, cmac_data->mac_res_size))
{
FIPS_LOG("comparison error %d - digest_size=%d \n", i, cmac_data->mac_res_size);
FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
@@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ ssi_hash_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
}
/* compare actual mac result to expected */
- if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, hash_data->mac_res, digest_size) != 0)
+ if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, hash_data->mac_res, digest_size))
{
FIPS_LOG("comparison error %d - hash_mode=%d digest_size=%d \n", i, hash_data->hash_mode, digest_size);
FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
@@ -1093,7 +1094,7 @@ ssi_hmac_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
}
/* compare actual mac result to expected */
- if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, hmac_data->mac_res, digest_size) != 0)
+ if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, hmac_data->mac_res, digest_size))
{
FIPS_LOG("comparison error %d - hash_mode=%d digest_size=%d \n", i, hmac_data->hash_mode, digest_size);
FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
@@ -1310,7 +1311,7 @@ ssi_ccm_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
}
/* compare actual dout to expected */
- if (memcmp(virt_ctx->dout, ccmData->dataOut, ccmData->dataInSize) != 0)
+ if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->dout, ccmData->dataOut, ccmData->dataInSize))
{
FIPS_LOG("dout comparison error %d - size=%d \n", i, ccmData->dataInSize);
error = CC_REE_FIPS_ERROR_AESCCM_PUT;
@@ -1318,7 +1319,7 @@ ssi_ccm_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
}
/* compare actual mac result to expected */
- if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, ccmData->macResOut, ccmData->tagSize) != 0)
+ if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, ccmData->macResOut, ccmData->tagSize))
{
FIPS_LOG("mac_res comparison error %d - mac_size=%d \n", i, ccmData->tagSize);
FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
@@ -1633,7 +1634,7 @@ ssi_gcm_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
if (gcmData->direction == DRV_CRYPTO_DIRECTION_ENCRYPT) {
/* compare actual dout to expected */
- if (memcmp(virt_ctx->dout, gcmData->dataOut, gcmData->dataInSize) != 0)
+ if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->dout, gcmData->dataOut, gcmData->dataInSize))
{
FIPS_LOG("dout comparison error %d - size=%d \n", i, gcmData->dataInSize);
FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
@@ -1649,7 +1650,7 @@ ssi_gcm_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
}
/* compare actual mac result to expected */
- if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, gcmData->macResOut, gcmData->tagSize) != 0)
+ if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, gcmData->macResOut, gcmData->tagSize))
{
FIPS_LOG("mac_res comparison error %d - mac_size=%d \n", i, gcmData->tagSize);
FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
--
2.13.1
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| From | Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@benyossef.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 09:50 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/6] ccree: use constant time memory comparison for macs and tags |
| Message-ID | <tQJjH-4dB-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662852 |
Thank you Jason,
I think what you are doing is very important.
On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 5:59 AM, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> wrote:
> Otherwise, we enable several different forgeries via timing attack.
>
> While the C inside this file is nearly incomprehensible, I did notice a
> high volume of "FIPS" and "NIST", which makes this kind of bug slightly
> more embarrassing.
>
The code you are referring to implements, as the function name states,
FIPS power up tests[*].
Specifically, this is the code that compares computed results to known
good results.
As far as I understand the purpose of timing and memory side channel
attacks is to deduce
key material by measurement of time and/or memory usage. However, this
being a FIPS power
up test, the key material is actually part of the source code, so not
much use here.
So, unless I've missed something, I'm going to NAK this one. Your
patch however did inspire me
to look in the ccree driver for other places where not using these
mechanisms is more dangerous,
so thank you for that.
[*] whose implementation inside the driver itself is questionable and
will probably go away as part
of staging clean-ups.
Thanks,
Gilad
> Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
> Cc: Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@benyossef.com>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> ---
> drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c | 17 +++++++++--------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c
> index d573574bbb98..3310997d8e3e 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_fips_ll.c
> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ This file defines the driver FIPS Low Level implmentaion functions,
> that executes the KAT.
> ***************************************************************/
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <crypto/algapi.h>
>
> #include "ssi_driver.h"
> #include "ssi_fips_local.h"
> @@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ ssi_cipher_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffe
> }
>
> /* compare actual dout to expected */
> - if (memcmp(virt_ctx->dout, cipherData->dataOut, cipherData->dataInSize) != 0)
> + if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->dout, cipherData->dataOut, cipherData->dataInSize))
> {
> FIPS_LOG("dout comparison error %d - oprMode=%d, isAes=%d\n", i, cipherData->oprMode, cipherData->isAes);
> FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
> @@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ ssi_cmac_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
> }
>
> /* compare actual mac result to expected */
> - if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, cmac_data->mac_res, cmac_data->mac_res_size) != 0)
> + if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, cmac_data->mac_res, cmac_data->mac_res_size))
> {
> FIPS_LOG("comparison error %d - digest_size=%d \n", i, cmac_data->mac_res_size);
> FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
> @@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ ssi_hash_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
> }
>
> /* compare actual mac result to expected */
> - if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, hash_data->mac_res, digest_size) != 0)
> + if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, hash_data->mac_res, digest_size))
> {
> FIPS_LOG("comparison error %d - hash_mode=%d digest_size=%d \n", i, hash_data->hash_mode, digest_size);
> FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
> @@ -1093,7 +1094,7 @@ ssi_hmac_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
> }
>
> /* compare actual mac result to expected */
> - if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, hmac_data->mac_res, digest_size) != 0)
> + if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, hmac_data->mac_res, digest_size))
> {
> FIPS_LOG("comparison error %d - hash_mode=%d digest_size=%d \n", i, hmac_data->hash_mode, digest_size);
> FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
> @@ -1310,7 +1311,7 @@ ssi_ccm_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
> }
>
> /* compare actual dout to expected */
> - if (memcmp(virt_ctx->dout, ccmData->dataOut, ccmData->dataInSize) != 0)
> + if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->dout, ccmData->dataOut, ccmData->dataInSize))
> {
> FIPS_LOG("dout comparison error %d - size=%d \n", i, ccmData->dataInSize);
> error = CC_REE_FIPS_ERROR_AESCCM_PUT;
> @@ -1318,7 +1319,7 @@ ssi_ccm_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
> }
>
> /* compare actual mac result to expected */
> - if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, ccmData->macResOut, ccmData->tagSize) != 0)
> + if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, ccmData->macResOut, ccmData->tagSize))
> {
> FIPS_LOG("mac_res comparison error %d - mac_size=%d \n", i, ccmData->tagSize);
> FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
> @@ -1633,7 +1634,7 @@ ssi_gcm_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
>
> if (gcmData->direction == DRV_CRYPTO_DIRECTION_ENCRYPT) {
> /* compare actual dout to expected */
> - if (memcmp(virt_ctx->dout, gcmData->dataOut, gcmData->dataInSize) != 0)
> + if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->dout, gcmData->dataOut, gcmData->dataInSize))
> {
> FIPS_LOG("dout comparison error %d - size=%d \n", i, gcmData->dataInSize);
> FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
> @@ -1649,7 +1650,7 @@ ssi_gcm_fips_power_up_tests(struct ssi_drvdata *drvdata, void *cpu_addr_buffer,
> }
>
> /* compare actual mac result to expected */
> - if (memcmp(virt_ctx->mac_res, gcmData->macResOut, gcmData->tagSize) != 0)
> + if (crypto_memneq(virt_ctx->mac_res, gcmData->macResOut, gcmData->tagSize))
> {
> FIPS_LOG("mac_res comparison error %d - mac_size=%d \n", i, gcmData->tagSize);
> FIPS_LOG(" i expected received \n");
> --
> 2.13.1
>
--
Gilad Ben-Yossef
Chief Coffee Drinker
"If you take a class in large-scale robotics, can you end up in a
situation where the homework eats your dog?"
-- Jean-Baptiste Queru
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| From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 13:00 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/6] ccree: use constant time memory comparison for macs and tags |
| Message-ID | <tQMhA-5XJ-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662896 |
Hey Gilad, That's fine. As I mentioned, I really have no clue what this code's trying to do. If this is just part of some test that doesn't deal with actual messages that could be forged, then of course there's nothing that needs to be done and this can be NAKd. Jason
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| From | Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 23:50 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/6] ccree: use constant time memory comparison for macs and tags |
| Message-ID | <tQWqC-4sZ-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662936 |
On Sat, 10 Jun 2017, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote: > That's fine. As I mentioned, I really have no clue what this code's > trying to do. If this is just part of some test that doesn't deal with > actual messages that could be forged, then of course there's nothing > that needs to be done and this can be NAKd. Well, it is *testing* things, so you might want to use whatever the module(s) will actually use. Maybe test with both? -- Henrique Holschuh
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| From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200 |
| Subject | [PATCH 2/6] net/ipv6: use constant time memory comparison for mac |
| Message-ID | <tQEWK-1FJ-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662851 |
Otherwise, we enable a MAC forgery via timing attack. Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org --- net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c index f950cb53d5e3..54213c83b44e 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c +++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ #include <net/xfrm.h> #include <linux/cryptohash.h> +#include <crypto/algapi.h> #include <crypto/hash.h> #include <crypto/sha.h> #include <net/seg6.h> @@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ bool seg6_hmac_validate_skb(struct sk_buff *skb) if (seg6_hmac_compute(hinfo, srh, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, hmac_output)) return false; - if (memcmp(hmac_output, tlv->hmac, SEG6_HMAC_FIELD_LEN) != 0) + if (crypto_memneq(hmac_output, tlv->hmac, SEG6_HMAC_FIELD_LEN)) return false; return true; -- 2.13.1
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| From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200 |
| Subject | [PATCH 4/6] security/keys: use constant time memory comparison for macs |
| Message-ID | <tQEWK-1FJ-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662851 |
Otherwise, we enable a MAC forgery via timing attack.
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Cc: David Safford <safford@us.ibm.com>
Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Cc: keyrings@vger.kernel.org
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
security/keys/trusted.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/keys/trusted.c b/security/keys/trusted.c
index 2ae31c5a87de..df7d30b0a6f7 100644
--- a/security/keys/trusted.c
+++ b/security/keys/trusted.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
* See Documentation/security/keys-trusted-encrypted.txt
*/
+#include <crypto/algapi.h>
#include <crypto/hash_info.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ static int TSS_checkhmac1(unsigned char *buffer,
if (ret < 0)
goto out;
- if (memcmp(testhmac, authdata, SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE))
+ if (crypto_memneq(testhmac, authdata, SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE))
ret = -EINVAL;
out:
kfree(sdesc);
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ static int TSS_checkhmac2(unsigned char *buffer,
TPM_NONCE_SIZE, ononce, 1, continueflag1, 0, 0);
if (ret < 0)
goto out;
- if (memcmp(testhmac1, authdata1, SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE)) {
+ if (crypto_memneq(testhmac1, authdata1, SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE)) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
}
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ static int TSS_checkhmac2(unsigned char *buffer,
TPM_NONCE_SIZE, ononce, 1, continueflag2, 0, 0);
if (ret < 0)
goto out;
- if (memcmp(testhmac2, authdata2, SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE))
+ if (crypto_memneq(testhmac2, authdata2, SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE))
ret = -EINVAL;
out:
kfree(sdesc);
--
2.13.1
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| From | James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-14 11:00 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH 4/6] security/keys: use constant time memory comparison for macs |
| Message-ID | <tScjE-2Yp-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662856 |
On Sat, 10 Jun 2017, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote: > Otherwise, we enable a MAC forgery via timing attack. > > Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> > Cc: David Safford <safford@us.ibm.com> > Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> > Cc: keyrings@vger.kernel.org > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reviewed-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@oracle.com> -- James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
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| From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200 |
| Subject | [PATCH 1/6] sunrpc: use constant time memory comparison for mac |
| Message-ID | <tQEWK-1FJ-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662851 |
Otherwise, we enable a MAC forgery via timing attack.
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Cc: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org>
Cc: Jeff Layton <jlayton@poochiereds.net>
Cc: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com>
Cc: Anna Schumaker <anna.schumaker@netapp.com>
Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_crypto.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_crypto.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_crypto.c
index fb39284ec174..12649c9fedab 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_crypto.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_crypto.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
* WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
*/
+#include <crypto/algapi.h>
#include <crypto/hash.h>
#include <crypto/skcipher.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
@@ -927,7 +928,7 @@ gss_krb5_aes_decrypt(struct krb5_ctx *kctx, u32 offset, struct xdr_buf *buf,
if (ret)
goto out_err;
- if (memcmp(pkt_hmac, our_hmac, kctx->gk5e->cksumlength) != 0) {
+ if (crypto_memneq(pkt_hmac, our_hmac, kctx->gk5e->cksumlength) != 0) {
ret = GSS_S_BAD_SIG;
goto out_err;
}
--
2.13.1
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| From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200 |
| Subject | [PATCH 5/6] bluetooth/smp: use constant time memory comparison for secret values |
| Message-ID | <tQEWK-1FJ-11@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662851 |
This file is filled with complex cryptography. Thus, the comparisons of
MACs and secret keys and curve points and so forth should not add timing
attacks, which could either result in a direct forgery, or, given the
complexity, some other type of attack.
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@padovan.org>
Cc: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
net/bluetooth/smp.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index 14585edc9439..a0ef89772c36 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
#include <linux/scatterlist.h>
#include <linux/crypto.h>
+#include <crypto/algapi.h>
#include <crypto/b128ops.h>
#include <crypto/hash.h>
@@ -523,7 +524,7 @@ bool smp_irk_matches(struct hci_dev *hdev, const u8 irk[16],
if (err)
return false;
- return !memcmp(bdaddr->b, hash, 3);
+ return !crypto_memneq(bdaddr->b, hash, 3);
}
int smp_generate_rpa(struct hci_dev *hdev, const u8 irk[16], bdaddr_t *rpa)
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ int smp_generate_oob(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 hash[16], u8 rand[16])
/* This is unlikely, but we need to check that
* we didn't accidentially generate a debug key.
*/
- if (memcmp(smp->local_sk, debug_sk, 32))
+ if (crypto_memneq(smp->local_sk, debug_sk, 32))
break;
}
smp->debug_key = false;
@@ -993,7 +994,7 @@ static u8 smp_random(struct smp_chan *smp)
if (ret)
return SMP_UNSPECIFIED;
- if (memcmp(smp->pcnf, confirm, sizeof(smp->pcnf)) != 0) {
+ if (crypto_memneq(smp->pcnf, confirm, sizeof(smp->pcnf))) {
BT_ERR("Pairing failed (confirmation values mismatch)");
return SMP_CONFIRM_FAILED;
}
@@ -1512,7 +1513,7 @@ static u8 sc_passkey_round(struct smp_chan *smp, u8 smp_op)
smp->rrnd, r, cfm))
return SMP_UNSPECIFIED;
- if (memcmp(smp->pcnf, cfm, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(smp->pcnf, cfm, 16))
return SMP_CONFIRM_FAILED;
smp->passkey_round++;
@@ -1908,7 +1909,7 @@ static u8 sc_send_public_key(struct smp_chan *smp)
/* This is unlikely, but we need to check that
* we didn't accidentially generate a debug key.
*/
- if (memcmp(smp->local_sk, debug_sk, 32))
+ if (crypto_memneq(smp->local_sk, debug_sk, 32))
break;
}
}
@@ -2176,7 +2177,7 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_random(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
if (err)
return SMP_UNSPECIFIED;
- if (memcmp(smp->pcnf, cfm, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(smp->pcnf, cfm, 16))
return SMP_CONFIRM_FAILED;
} else {
smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM, sizeof(smp->prnd),
@@ -2660,7 +2661,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_public_key(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
if (err)
return SMP_UNSPECIFIED;
- if (memcmp(cfm.confirm_val, smp->pcnf, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(cfm.confirm_val, smp->pcnf, 16))
return SMP_CONFIRM_FAILED;
}
@@ -2693,7 +2694,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_public_key(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
else
hcon->pending_sec_level = BT_SECURITY_FIPS;
- if (!memcmp(debug_pk, smp->remote_pk, 64))
+ if (!crypto_memneq(debug_pk, smp->remote_pk, 64))
set_bit(SMP_FLAG_DEBUG_KEY, &smp->flags);
if (smp->method == DSP_PASSKEY) {
@@ -2792,7 +2793,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_dhkey_check(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
if (err)
return SMP_UNSPECIFIED;
- if (memcmp(check->e, e, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(check->e, e, 16))
return SMP_DHKEY_CHECK_FAILED;
if (!hcon->out) {
@@ -3506,10 +3507,10 @@ static int __init test_debug_key(void)
if (!generate_ecdh_keys(pk, sk))
return -EINVAL;
- if (memcmp(sk, debug_sk, 32))
+ if (crypto_memneq(sk, debug_sk, 32))
return -EINVAL;
- if (memcmp(pk, debug_pk, 64))
+ if (crypto_memneq(pk, debug_pk, 64))
return -EINVAL;
return 0;
@@ -3529,7 +3530,7 @@ static int __init test_ah(struct crypto_cipher *tfm_aes)
if (err)
return err;
- if (memcmp(res, exp, 3))
+ if (crypto_memneq(res, exp, 3))
return -EINVAL;
return 0;
@@ -3559,7 +3560,7 @@ static int __init test_c1(struct crypto_cipher *tfm_aes)
if (err)
return err;
- if (memcmp(res, exp, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(res, exp, 16))
return -EINVAL;
return 0;
@@ -3584,7 +3585,7 @@ static int __init test_s1(struct crypto_cipher *tfm_aes)
if (err)
return err;
- if (memcmp(res, exp, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(res, exp, 16))
return -EINVAL;
return 0;
@@ -3616,7 +3617,7 @@ static int __init test_f4(struct crypto_shash *tfm_cmac)
if (err)
return err;
- if (memcmp(res, exp, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(res, exp, 16))
return -EINVAL;
return 0;
@@ -3650,10 +3651,10 @@ static int __init test_f5(struct crypto_shash *tfm_cmac)
if (err)
return err;
- if (memcmp(mackey, exp_mackey, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(mackey, exp_mackey, 16))
return -EINVAL;
- if (memcmp(ltk, exp_ltk, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(ltk, exp_ltk, 16))
return -EINVAL;
return 0;
@@ -3686,7 +3687,7 @@ static int __init test_f6(struct crypto_shash *tfm_cmac)
if (err)
return err;
- if (memcmp(res, exp, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(res, exp, 16))
return -EINVAL;
return 0;
@@ -3740,7 +3741,7 @@ static int __init test_h6(struct crypto_shash *tfm_cmac)
if (err)
return err;
- if (memcmp(res, exp, 16))
+ if (crypto_memneq(res, exp, 16))
return -EINVAL;
return 0;
--
2.13.1
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| From | Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 15:50 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH 5/6] bluetooth/smp: use constant time memory comparison for secret values |
| Message-ID | <tQOW5-7Ev-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662858 |
Hi Jason, > This file is filled with complex cryptography. Thus, the comparisons of > MACs and secret keys and curve points and so forth should not add timing > attacks, which could either result in a direct forgery, or, given the > complexity, some other type of attack. > > Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> > Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> > Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@padovan.org> > Cc: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@gmail.com> > Cc: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org > --- > net/bluetooth/smp.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------- > 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) patch has been applied to bluetooth-next tree. Regards Marcel
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| From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-10 05:10 +0200 |
| Subject | [PATCH 6/6] mac80211/wpa: use constant time memory comparison for MACs |
| Message-ID | <tQEWL-1FJ-13@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662851 |
Otherwise, we enable all sorts of forgeries via timing attack.
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
net/mac80211/wpa.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wpa.c b/net/mac80211/wpa.c
index c1ef22df865f..cc19614ff4e6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wpa.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wpa.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#include <asm/unaligned.h>
#include <net/mac80211.h>
#include <crypto/aes.h>
+#include <crypto/algapi.h>
#include "ieee80211_i.h"
#include "michael.h"
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_michael_mic_verify(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
data_len = skb->len - hdrlen - MICHAEL_MIC_LEN;
key = &rx->key->conf.key[NL80211_TKIP_DATA_OFFSET_RX_MIC_KEY];
michael_mic(key, hdr, data, data_len, mic);
- if (memcmp(mic, data + data_len, MICHAEL_MIC_LEN) != 0)
+ if (crypto_memneq(mic, data + data_len, MICHAEL_MIC_LEN))
goto mic_fail;
/* remove Michael MIC from payload */
@@ -1048,7 +1049,7 @@ ieee80211_crypto_aes_cmac_decrypt(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
bip_aad(skb, aad);
ieee80211_aes_cmac(key->u.aes_cmac.tfm, aad,
skb->data + 24, skb->len - 24, mic);
- if (memcmp(mic, mmie->mic, sizeof(mmie->mic)) != 0) {
+ if (crypto_memneq(mic, mmie->mic, sizeof(mmie->mic))) {
key->u.aes_cmac.icverrors++;
return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
}
@@ -1098,7 +1099,7 @@ ieee80211_crypto_aes_cmac_256_decrypt(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
bip_aad(skb, aad);
ieee80211_aes_cmac_256(key->u.aes_cmac.tfm, aad,
skb->data + 24, skb->len - 24, mic);
- if (memcmp(mic, mmie->mic, sizeof(mmie->mic)) != 0) {
+ if (crypto_memneq(mic, mmie->mic, sizeof(mmie->mic))) {
key->u.aes_cmac.icverrors++;
return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
}
@@ -1202,7 +1203,7 @@ ieee80211_crypto_aes_gmac_decrypt(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
if (ieee80211_aes_gmac(key->u.aes_gmac.tfm, aad, nonce,
skb->data + 24, skb->len - 24,
mic) < 0 ||
- memcmp(mic, mmie->mic, sizeof(mmie->mic)) != 0) {
+ crypto_memneq(mic, mmie->mic, sizeof(mmie->mic))) {
key->u.aes_gmac.icverrors++;
return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
}
--
2.13.1
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| From | Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-13 10:30 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH 6/6] mac80211/wpa: use constant time memory comparison for MACs |
| Message-ID | <tRPn4-5Bu-15@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662859 |
On Sat, 2017-06-10 at 04:59 +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote: > Otherwise, we enable all sorts of forgeries via timing attack. I'm not really sure that this is actually true, since you don't get much feedback on your frame that's dropped, especially if you're attacking from remote. Basically, I don't see how you can observe the timing of this operation? Anyway, applied. johannes
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| From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-13 15:30 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH 6/6] mac80211/wpa: use constant time memory comparison for MACs |
| Message-ID | <tRU3o-8vr-15@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1664592 |
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> wrote: > I'm not really sure that this is actually true, since you don't get > much feedback on your frame that's dropped, especially if you're > attacking from remote. Basically, I don't see how you can observe the > timing of this operation? There have been practical attacks published before that relied on jitter coming from simultaneous operations. > Anyway, applied. Great, thanks.
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| From | Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-11 10:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <tR6gh-2GL-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1662851 |
"Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> writes: > Whenever you're comparing two MACs, it's important to do this using > crypto_memneq instead of memcmp. With memcmp, you leak timing information, > which could then be used to iteratively forge a MAC. Do you have any pointers where I could learn more about this? -- Kalle Valo
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| From | Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-11 15:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <tRbfY-5C7-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1663075 |
On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:13 AM, Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> wrote: > "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> writes: > >> Whenever you're comparing two MACs, it's important to do this using >> crypto_memneq instead of memcmp. With memcmp, you leak timing information, >> which could then be used to iteratively forge a MAC. > > Do you have any pointers where I could learn more about this? While not using C specifically, this talks about the problem generally: https://www.chosenplaintext.ca/articles/beginners-guide-constant-time-cryptography.html -Kees -- Kees Cook Pixel Security
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| From | Emmanuel Grumbach <egrumbach@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-11 22:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <tRhY5-1cV-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1663103 |
On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:13 AM, Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> wrote: > > "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> writes: > > > >> Whenever you're comparing two MACs, it's important to do this using > >> crypto_memneq instead of memcmp. With memcmp, you leak timing information, > >> which could then be used to iteratively forge a MAC. > > > > Do you have any pointers where I could learn more about this? > > While not using C specifically, this talks about the problem generally: > https://www.chosenplaintext.ca/articles/beginners-guide-constant-time-cryptography.html > Sorry for the stupid question, but the MAC address is in plaintext in the air anyway or easily accessible via user space tools. I fail to see what it is so secret about a MAC address in that code where that same MAC address is accessible via myriads of ways.
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| From | Emil Lenngren <emil.lenngren@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-11 23:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <tRiKt-1K0-13@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1663146 |
2017-06-11 22:48 GMT+02:00 Emmanuel Grumbach <egrumbach@gmail.com>: > On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote: >> >> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:13 AM, Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> wrote: >> > "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> writes: >> > >> >> Whenever you're comparing two MACs, it's important to do this using >> >> crypto_memneq instead of memcmp. With memcmp, you leak timing information, >> >> which could then be used to iteratively forge a MAC. >> > >> > Do you have any pointers where I could learn more about this? >> >> While not using C specifically, this talks about the problem generally: >> https://www.chosenplaintext.ca/articles/beginners-guide-constant-time-cryptography.html >> > > Sorry for the stupid question, but the MAC address is in plaintext in > the air anyway or easily accessible via user space tools. I fail to > see what it is so secret about a MAC address in that code where that > same MAC address is accessible via myriads of ways. I think you're mixing up Media Access Control (MAC) addresses with Message Authentication Code (MAC). The second one is a cryptographic signature of a message.
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| From | Emmanuel Grumbach <egrumbach@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-12 07:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <tRpLX-6km-11@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1663155 |
On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 12:30 AM, Emil Lenngren <emil.lenngren@gmail.com> wrote: > 2017-06-11 22:48 GMT+02:00 Emmanuel Grumbach <egrumbach@gmail.com>: >> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote: >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:13 AM, Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> wrote: >>> > "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> writes: >>> > >>> >> Whenever you're comparing two MACs, it's important to do this using >>> >> crypto_memneq instead of memcmp. With memcmp, you leak timing information, >>> >> which could then be used to iteratively forge a MAC. >>> > >>> > Do you have any pointers where I could learn more about this? >>> >>> While not using C specifically, this talks about the problem generally: >>> https://www.chosenplaintext.ca/articles/beginners-guide-constant-time-cryptography.html >>> >> >> Sorry for the stupid question, but the MAC address is in plaintext in >> the air anyway or easily accessible via user space tools. I fail to >> see what it is so secret about a MAC address in that code where that >> same MAC address is accessible via myriads of ways. > > I think you're mixing up Media Access Control (MAC) addresses with > Message Authentication Code (MAC). The second one is a cryptographic > signature of a message. Obviously... Sorry for the noise.
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| From | Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017-06-12 09:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <tRs78-7DQ-15@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1663155 |
On 6/11/2017 11:30 PM, Emil Lenngren wrote: > 2017-06-11 22:48 GMT+02:00 Emmanuel Grumbach <egrumbach@gmail.com>: >> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote: >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:13 AM, Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> wrote: >>>> "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> writes: >>>> >>>>> Whenever you're comparing two MACs, it's important to do this using >>>>> crypto_memneq instead of memcmp. With memcmp, you leak timing information, >>>>> which could then be used to iteratively forge a MAC. >>>> >>>> Do you have any pointers where I could learn more about this? >>> >>> While not using C specifically, this talks about the problem generally: >>> https://www.chosenplaintext.ca/articles/beginners-guide-constant-time-cryptography.html >>> >> >> Sorry for the stupid question, but the MAC address is in plaintext in >> the air anyway or easily accessible via user space tools. I fail to >> see what it is so secret about a MAC address in that code where that >> same MAC address is accessible via myriads of ways. > > I think you're mixing up Media Access Control (MAC) addresses with > Message Authentication Code (MAC). The second one is a cryptographic > signature of a message. While this may be obvious to those who are in the know this mixup is easily made outside the crypto domain and especially in the (wireless) networking domain (my mind wandered towards the same error path). As this series is touching stuff outside crypto it is good to be explicit and not use such abbreviations that can be misinterpreted. The article Kees referred to is also useful to get into the proper context here and at least worth mentioning this or other useful references in the cover letter. Regards, Arend
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