Re: [PATCH v4 0/6] tpm: retrieve digest size of unknown algorithms from TPM

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Thu Nov 08 2018 - 08:51:48 EST


On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 04:01:53PM +0100, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> The TPM driver currently relies on the crypto subsystem to determine the
> digest size of supported TPM algorithms. In the future, TPM vendors might
> implement new algorithms in their chips, and those algorithms might not
> be supported by the crypto subsystem.
>
> Usually, vendors provide patches for the new hardware, and likely
> the crypto subsystem will be updated before the new algorithm is
> introduced. However, old kernels might be updated later, after patches
> are included in the mainline kernel. This would leave the opportunity
> for attackers to misuse PCRs, as PCR banks with an unknown algorithm
> are not extended.
>
> This patch set provides a long term solution for this issue. If a TPM
> algorithm is not known by the crypto subsystem, the TPM driver retrieves
> the digest size from the TPM with a PCR read. All the PCR banks are
> extended, even if the algorithm is not yet supported by the crypto
> subsystem.
>
> PCR bank information (TPM algorithm ID, digest size, crypto subsystem ID)
> is stored in the tpm_chip structure and available for users of the TPM
> driver.
>
> Changelog
>
> v3:
> - remove end marker change
> - replace active_banks static array with pointer to dynamic array
> - remove TPM2_ACTIVE_PCR_BANKS
>
> v2:
> - change the end marker of the active_banks array
> - check digest size from output of PCR read command
> - remove count parameter from tpm_pcr_read() and tpm2_pcr_read()
>
> v1:
> - modify definition of tpm_pcr_read()
> - move hash algorithms and definition of tpm2_digest to include/linux/tpm.h
>
> Roberto Sassu (6):
> tpm: dynamically allocate active_banks array
> tpm: remove definition of TPM2_ACTIVE_PCR_BANKS
> tpm: rename and export tpm2_digest and tpm2_algorithms
> tpm: modify tpm_pcr_read() definition to pass a TPM hash algorithm
> tpm: retrieve digest size of unknown algorithms with PCR read
> tpm: ensure that the output of PCR read contains the correct digest
> size
>
> drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c | 1 +
> drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c | 34 +++++---
> drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h | 19 ++---
> drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c | 115 ++++++++++++++++++++--------
> include/linux/tpm.h | 30 +++++++-
> include/linux/tpm_eventlog.h | 12 +--
> security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c | 10 +--
> 7 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.17.1
>

You should rebase your series to the latest upstream.

/Jarkko