[PATCH 4/6] security/keys: use constant time memory comparison for macs

From: Jason A. Donenfeld
Date: Fri Jun 09 2017 - 22:59:43 EST


Otherwise, we enable a MAC forgery via timing attack.

Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Safford <safford@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: keyrings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
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