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ASN.1: check for error from ASN1_OP_END__ACT actions

PATCH In review Eric Biggers 2 participants 2 messages Nov 27, 2017

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PATCH 1/1 ASN.1: check for error from ASN1_OP_END__ACT actions

From: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>

asn1_ber_decoder() was ignoring errors from actions associated with the opcodes ASN1_OP_END_SEQ_ACT, ASN1_OP_END_SET_ACT, ASN1_OP_END_SEQ_OF_ACT, and ASN1_OP_END_SET_OF_ACT. In practice, this meant the pkcs7_note_signed_info() action (since that was the only user of those opcodes). Fix it by checking for the error, just like the decoder does for actions associated with the other opcodes.

This bug allowed users to leak slab memory by repeatedly trying to add a specially crafted "pkcs7_test" key (requires CONFIG_PKCS7_TEST_KEY).

In theory, this bug could also be used to bypass module signature verification, by providing a PKCS#7 message that is misparsed such that a signature's ->authattrs do not contain its ->msgdigest. But it doesn't seem practical in normal cases, due to restrictions on the format of the ->authattrs.

Fixes 42d5ec27f873 ("X.509: Add an ASN.1 decoder")
Cc <[email protected]> # v3.7+
---
 lib/asn1_decoder.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
lib/asn1_decoder.c +2 -0
index d77cdfc4b554..dc14beae2c9a 100644
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ int asn1_ber_decoder(const struct asn1_decoder *decoder,
 			else
 				act = machine[pc + 1];
 			ret = actions[act](context, hdr, 0, data + tdp, len);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
 		}
 		pc += asn1_op_lengths[op];
 		goto next_op;
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2.15.0