linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] efi: Only print errors about failing to get certs if EFI vars are found

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Message-Id: <20191119115043.21585-1-javierm@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:50:43 +0100
From:   Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] efi: Only print errors about failing to get certs if EFI vars are found

If CONFIG_LOAD_UEFI_KEYS is enabled, the kernel attempts to load the certs
from the db, dbx and MokListRT EFI variables into the appropriate keyrings.

But it just assumes that the variables will be present and prints an error
if the certs can't be loaded, even when is possible that the variables may
not exist. For example the MokListRT variable will only be present if shim
is used.

So only print an error message about failing to get the certs list from an
EFI variable if this is found. Otherwise these printed errors just pollute
the kernel ring buffer with confusing messages like the following:

[    5.427251] Couldn't get size: 0x800000000000000e
[    5.427261] MODSIGN: Couldn't get UEFI db list
[    5.428012] Couldn't get size: 0x800000000000000e
[    5.428023] Couldn't get UEFI MokListRT

Reported-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>

---
Hans,

I'll really appreciate if you can test this patch. I just built tested it
because I don't have access to a machine to reproduce the issue right now.

Best regards,
Javier

Changes in v2:
- Fix flaws in the logic, that caused the signature list was parsed if
  the return code was EFI_NOT_FOUND that pointed out Hans de Goede.
- Print debug messages if the variables are not found.

 security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c | 40 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c b/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c
index 81b19c52832..020fc7a11ef 100644
--- a/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c
+++ b/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c
@@ -39,16 +39,18 @@ static __init bool uefi_check_ignore_db(void)
  * Get a certificate list blob from the named EFI variable.
  */
 static __init void *get_cert_list(efi_char16_t *name, efi_guid_t *guid,
-				  unsigned long *size)
+				  unsigned long *size, efi_status_t *status)
 {
-	efi_status_t status;
 	unsigned long lsize = 4;
 	unsigned long tmpdb[4];
 	void *db;
 
-	status = efi.get_variable(name, guid, NULL, &lsize, &tmpdb);
-	if (status != EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
-		pr_err("Couldn't get size: 0x%lx\n", status);
+	*status = efi.get_variable(name, guid, NULL, &lsize, &tmpdb);
+	if (*status == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (*status != EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+		pr_err("Couldn't get size: 0x%lx\n", *status);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -56,10 +58,10 @@ static __init void *get_cert_list(efi_char16_t *name, efi_guid_t *guid,
 	if (!db)
 		return NULL;
 
-	status = efi.get_variable(name, guid, NULL, &lsize, db);
-	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+	*status = efi.get_variable(name, guid, NULL, &lsize, db);
+	if (*status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
 		kfree(db);
-		pr_err("Error reading db var: 0x%lx\n", status);
+		pr_err("Error reading db var: 0x%lx\n", *status);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ static int __init load_uefi_certs(void)
 	efi_guid_t mok_var = EFI_SHIM_LOCK_GUID;
 	void *db = NULL, *dbx = NULL, *mok = NULL;
 	unsigned long dbsize = 0, dbxsize = 0, moksize = 0;
+	efi_status_t status;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (!efi.get_variable)
@@ -153,9 +156,12 @@ static int __init load_uefi_certs(void)
 	 * an error if we can't get them.
 	 */
 	if (!uefi_check_ignore_db()) {
-		db = get_cert_list(L"db", &secure_var, &dbsize);
+		db = get_cert_list(L"db", &secure_var, &dbsize, &status);
 		if (!db) {
-			pr_err("MODSIGN: Couldn't get UEFI db list\n");
+			if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
+				pr_debug("MODSIGN: db variable wasn't found\n");
+			else
+				pr_err("MODSIGN: Couldn't get UEFI db list\n");
 		} else {
 			rc = parse_efi_signature_list("UEFI:db",
 					db, dbsize, get_handler_for_db);
@@ -166,9 +172,12 @@ static int __init load_uefi_certs(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	mok = get_cert_list(L"MokListRT", &mok_var, &moksize);
+	mok = get_cert_list(L"MokListRT", &mok_var, &moksize, &status);
 	if (!mok) {
-		pr_info("Couldn't get UEFI MokListRT\n");
+		if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
+			pr_debug("MokListRT variable wasn't found\n");
+		else
+			pr_info("Couldn't get UEFI MokListRT\n");
 	} else {
 		rc = parse_efi_signature_list("UEFI:MokListRT",
 					      mok, moksize, get_handler_for_db);
@@ -177,9 +186,12 @@ static int __init load_uefi_certs(void)
 		kfree(mok);
 	}
 
-	dbx = get_cert_list(L"dbx", &secure_var, &dbxsize);
+	dbx = get_cert_list(L"dbx", &secure_var, &dbxsize, &status);
 	if (!dbx) {
-		pr_info("Couldn't get UEFI dbx list\n");
+		if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
+			pr_debug("dbx variable wasn't found\n");
+		else
+			pr_info("Couldn't get UEFI dbx list\n");
 	} else {
 		rc = parse_efi_signature_list("UEFI:dbx",
 					      dbx, dbxsize,
-- 
2.23.0