linux-kernel - Re: TPM: hibernate with IMA PCR 10

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Message-ID: <2bc656bf67af52e0b9a68e91c5b574e0ab4ffa8e.camel@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:15:20 -0400
From:   Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
Cc:     Evan Green <evgreen@...omium.org>,
        Matthew Garrett <mgarrett@...ora.tech>,
        Ken Goldman <kgold@...ux.ibm.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Daniil Lunev <dlunev@...gle.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Gwendal Grignou <gwendal@...omium.org>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: TPM: hibernate with IMA PCR 10

On Tue, 2022-09-20 at 07:36 +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 10:40:05PM -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > On Thu, 2022-09-08 at 08:25 +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > On Wed, Sep 07, 2022 at 07:57:27PM -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2022-09-07 at 13:47 -0700, Evan Green wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 7:48 PM Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 02:51:50PM -0700, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 2:45 PM Ken Goldman <kgold@...ux.ibm.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 5/4/2022 7:20 PM, Evan Green wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Enabling the kernel to be able to do encryption and integrity checks on
> > > > > > > > > the hibernate image prevents a malicious userspace from escalating to
> > > > > > > > > kernel execution via hibernation resume.  [snip]
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I have a related question.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When a TPM powers up from hibernation, PCR 10 is reset.  When a
> > > > > > > > hibernate image is restored:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 1. Is there a design for how PCR 10 is restored?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't see anything that does that at present.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2. How are /sys/kernel/security/ima/[pseudofiles] saved and
> > > > > > > > restored?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > They're part of the running kernel state, so should re-appear without
> > > > > > > any special casing. However, in the absence of anything repopulating
> > > > > > > PCR 10, they'll no longer match the in-TPM value.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This feature could still be supported, if IMA is disabled
> > > > > > in the kernel configuration, which I see a non-issue as
> > > > > > long as config flag checks are there.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Right, from what I understand about IMA, the TPM's PCR getting out of
> > > > > sync with the in-kernel measurement list across a hibernate (because
> > > > > TPM is reset) or kexec() (because in-memory list gets reset) is
> > > > > already a problem. This series doesn't really address that, in that it
> > > > > doesn't really make that situation better or worse.
> > > > 
> > > > For kexec, the PCRs are not reset, so the IMA measurment list needs to
> > > > be carried across kexec and restored.  This is now being done on most
> > > > architectures.  Afterwards, the IMA measurement list does match the
> > > > PCRs.
> > > > 
> > > > Hibernation introduces a different situation, where the the PCRs are
> > > > reset, but the measurement list is restored, resulting in their not
> > > > matching.
> > > 
> > > As I said earlier the feature still can be supported if
> > > kernel does not use IMA but obviously needs to be flagged.
> > 
> > Jumping to the conclusion that "hibernate" is acceptable for non-IMA
> > enabled kernels misses the security implications of mixing (kexec) non-
> > IMA and IMA enabled kernels. 
> > I would prefer some sort of hibernate marker, the equivalent of a
> > "boot_aggregate" record.
> 
> Not sure if this matters. If you run a kernel, which is not aware
> of IMA, it's your choice. I don't undestand why here is so important
> to protect user from doing illogical decisions.
> 
> If you want non-IMA kernels to support IMA, CONFIG_IMA should not
> probably even exist because you are essentially saying that any
> kernel play well with IMA.

That will never happen, nor am I suggesting it should.

Enabling hibernate or IMA shouldn't be an either-or decision, if at all
possible.  The main concern is that attestation servers be able to
detect hibernation and possibly the loss of measurement
history.  Luckily, although the PCRs are reset, the TPM
pcrUpdateCounter is not.

I would appreciate including a "hibernate" marker, similar to the
"boot_aggregate".

Mimi