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multiboot: validate multiboot header address values

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PATCH 1/1 multiboot: validate multiboot header address values

From: Prasad J Pandit <[email protected]>

While loading kernel via multiboot-v1 image, (flags & 0x00010000) indicates that multiboot header contains valid addresses to load the kernel image. These addresses are used to compute kernel size and kernel text offset in the OS image. Validate these address values to avoid an OOB access issue.

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 hw/i386/multiboot.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
hw/i386/multiboot.c +19 -0
index 6001f4caa2..c7b70c91d5 100644
@@ -221,15 +221,34 @@ int load_multiboot(FWCfgState *fw_cfg,
         uint32_t mh_header_addr = ldl_p(header+i+12);
         uint32_t mh_load_end_addr = ldl_p(header+i+20);
         uint32_t mh_bss_end_addr = ldl_p(header+i+24);
+
         mh_load_addr = ldl_p(header+i+16);
+        if (mh_header_addr < mh_load_addr) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "invalid mh_load_addr address\n");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
         uint32_t mb_kernel_text_offset = i - (mh_header_addr - mh_load_addr);
         uint32_t mb_load_size = 0;
         mh_entry_addr = ldl_p(header+i+28);
 
         if (mh_load_end_addr) {
+            if (mh_bss_end_addr < mh_load_addr) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid mh_bss_end_addr address\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
             mb_kernel_size = mh_bss_end_addr - mh_load_addr;
+
+            if (mh_load_end_addr < mh_load_addr) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid mh_load_end_addr address\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
             mb_load_size = mh_load_end_addr - mh_load_addr;
         } else {
+            if (kernel_file_size < mb_kernel_text_offset) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid kernel_file_size\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
             mb_kernel_size = kernel_file_size - mb_kernel_text_offset;
             mb_load_size = mb_kernel_size;
         }
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From: Prasad J Pandit <[email protected]>

While loading kernel via multiboot-v1 image, (flags & 0x00010000) indicates that multiboot header contains valid addresses to load the kernel image. These addresses are used to compute kernel size and kernel text offset in the OS image. Validate these address values to avoid an OOB access issue.

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Looks good, tested.

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 hw/i386/multiboot.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
hw/i386/multiboot.c +19 -1
index 6001f4caa2..c7b70c91d5 100644
@@ -221,15 +221,34 @@ int load_multiboot(FWCfgState *fw_cfg,
         uint32_t mh_header_addr = ldl_p(header+i+12);
         uint32_t mh_load_end_addr = ldl_p(header+i+20);
         uint32_t mh_bss_end_addr = ldl_p(header+i+24);
+
         mh_load_addr = ldl_p(header+i+16);
+        if (mh_header_addr < mh_load_addr) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "invalid mh_load_addr address\n");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
         uint32_t mb_kernel_text_offset = i - (mh_header_addr - mh_load_addr);
         uint32_t mb_load_size = 0;
         mh_entry_addr = ldl_p(header+i+28);
 
         if (mh_load_end_addr) {
+            if (mh_bss_end_addr < mh_load_addr) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid mh_bss_end_addr address\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
             mb_kernel_size = mh_bss_end_addr - mh_load_addr;
+
+            if (mh_load_end_addr < mh_load_addr) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid mh_load_end_addr address\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
             mb_load_size = mh_load_end_addr - mh_load_addr;
         } else {
+            if (kernel_file_size < mb_kernel_text_offset) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid kernel_file_size\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
             mb_kernel_size = kernel_file_size - mb_kernel_text_offset;
             mb_load_size = mb_kernel_size;
         }
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Quoted 9 lines · Thomas Garnier
Quoted 8 lines · P J P

From: Prasad J Pandit <[email protected]>

While loading kernel via multiboot-v1 image, (flags & 0x00010000) indicates that multiboot header contains valid addresses to load the kernel image. These addresses are used to compute kernel size and kernel text offset in the OS image. Validate these address values to avoid an OOB access issue.

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Looks good, tested.

Btw, can you open a CVE for that? (and reference it in the commit).

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 hw/i386/multiboot.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
hw/i386/multiboot.c +19 -1
index 6001f4caa2..c7b70c91d5 100644
@@ -221,15 +221,34 @@ int load_multiboot(FWCfgState *fw_cfg,
         uint32_t mh_header_addr = ldl_p(header+i+12);
         uint32_t mh_load_end_addr = ldl_p(header+i+20);
         uint32_t mh_bss_end_addr = ldl_p(header+i+24);
+
         mh_load_addr = ldl_p(header+i+16);
+        if (mh_header_addr < mh_load_addr) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "invalid mh_load_addr address\n");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
         uint32_t mb_kernel_text_offset = i - (mh_header_addr - mh_load_addr);
         uint32_t mb_load_size = 0;
         mh_entry_addr = ldl_p(header+i+28);
 
         if (mh_load_end_addr) {
+            if (mh_bss_end_addr < mh_load_addr) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid mh_bss_end_addr address\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
             mb_kernel_size = mh_bss_end_addr - mh_load_addr;
+
+            if (mh_load_end_addr < mh_load_addr) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid mh_load_end_addr address\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
             mb_load_size = mh_load_end_addr - mh_load_addr;
         } else {
+            if (kernel_file_size < mb_kernel_text_offset) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid kernel_file_size\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
             mb_kernel_size = kernel_file_size - mb_kernel_text_offset;
             mb_load_size = mb_kernel_size;
         }
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Thomas

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+-- On Tue, 5 Sep 2017, Thomas Garnier wrote --+
| Btw, can you open a CVE for that? (and reference it in the commit).

Done; Sent revised patch v1.

Thank you.
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Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Product Security Team
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