[PATCH 10/13] PKCS#7: Handle PKCS#7 messages that contain no X.509 certs

From: David Howells
Date: Mon Sep 08 2014 - 11:39:06 EST


The X.509 certificate list in a PKCS#7 message is optional. To save space, we
can omit the inclusion of any X.509 certificates if we are sure that we can
look the relevant public key up by the serial number and issuer given in a
signed info block.

This also supports use of a signed info block for which we don't have a
matching X.509 cert giving in a populated certificate list.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_trust.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_verify.c | 16 ++++++++---
2 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_trust.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_trust.c
index aa3da326bcdb..21c7ca74f5ba 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_trust.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_trust.c
@@ -55,13 +55,16 @@ int pkcs7_validate_trust_one(struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7,
* keys.
*/
key = x509_request_asymmetric_key(trust_keyring, x509->id);
- if (!IS_ERR(key))
+ if (!IS_ERR(key)) {
/* One of the X.509 certificates in the PKCS#7 message
* is apparently the same as one we already trust.
* Verify that the trusted variant can also validate
* the signature on the descendant.
*/
+ pr_devel("sinfo %u: Cert %u as key %x\n",
+ sinfo->index, x509->index, key_serial(key));
goto matched;
+ }
if (key == ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM))
return -ENOMEM;

@@ -81,15 +84,34 @@ int pkcs7_validate_trust_one(struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7,
/* No match - see if the root certificate has a signer amongst the
* trusted keys.
*/
- if (!last || !last->issuer || !last->authority) {
- kleave(" = -ENOKEY [no backref]");
- return -ENOKEY;
+ if (last && last->authority) {
+ key = x509_request_asymmetric_key(trust_keyring, last->authority);
+ if (!IS_ERR(key)) {
+ pr_devel("sinfo %u: Root cert %u signer is key %x\n",
+ sinfo->index, x509->index, key_serial(key));
+ x509 = last;
+ goto matched;
+ }
+ if (PTR_ERR(key) != -ENOKEY)
+ return PTR_ERR(key);
}

- key = x509_request_asymmetric_key(trust_keyring, last->authority);
- if (IS_ERR(key))
- return PTR_ERR(key) == -ENOMEM ? -ENOMEM : -ENOKEY;
- x509 = last;
+ /* As a last resort, see if we have a trusted public key that matches
+ * the signed info directly.
+ */
+ key = x509_request_asymmetric_key(trust_keyring,
+ sinfo->signing_cert_id);
+ if (!IS_ERR(key)) {
+ pr_devel("sinfo %u: Direct signer is key %x\n",
+ sinfo->index, key_serial(key));
+ x509 = NULL;
+ goto matched;
+ }
+ if (PTR_ERR(key) != -ENOKEY)
+ return PTR_ERR(key);
+
+ kleave(" = -ENOKEY [no backref]");
+ return -ENOKEY;

matched:
ret = verify_signature(key, sig);
@@ -103,10 +125,12 @@ matched:
}

verified:
- x509->verified = true;
- for (p = sinfo->signer; p != x509; p = p->signer) {
- p->verified = true;
- p->trusted = trusted;
+ if (x509) {
+ x509->verified = true;
+ for (p = sinfo->signer; p != x509; p = p->signer) {
+ p->verified = true;
+ p->trusted = trusted;
+ }
}
sinfo->trusted = trusted;
kleave(" = 0");
diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_verify.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_verify.c
index 73a75a5a0b98..b3059f2ad0f7 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_verify.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_verify.c
@@ -154,10 +154,13 @@ static int pkcs7_find_key(struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7,
return 0;
}

- pr_warn("Sig %u: Issuing X.509 cert not found (#%*ph)\n",
- sinfo->index,
- sinfo->signing_cert_id->len, sinfo->signing_cert_id->data);
- return -ENOKEY;
+ /* The relevant X.509 cert isn't found here, but it might be found in
+ * the trust keyring.
+ */
+ pr_debug("Sig %u: Issuing X.509 cert not found (#%*phN)\n",
+ sinfo->index,
+ sinfo->signing_cert_id->len, sinfo->signing_cert_id->data);
+ return 0;
}

/*
@@ -277,11 +280,14 @@ static int pkcs7_verify_one(struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7,
if (ret < 0)
return ret;

- /* Find the key for the signature */
+ /* Find the key for the signature if there is one */
ret = pkcs7_find_key(pkcs7, sinfo);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;

+ if (!sinfo->signer)
+ return 0;
+
pr_devel("Using X.509[%u] for sig %u\n",
sinfo->signer->index, sinfo->index);


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