[PATCH] Support UEFI variable append and deleting authenticated variables.

From: Peter Jones
Date: Mon Jul 30 2012 - 10:16:25 EST


This adds support for appending to all UEFI variables, and also for
deleting authentication variables.

(Updated to address mfleming's concerns on 7/30/2012)

Signed-off-by: Peter Jones <pjones@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/firmware/efivars.c | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 91 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
index 47408e8..ff8b524 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -108,6 +108,27 @@ struct efi_variable {
__u32 Attributes;
} __attribute__((packed));

+struct win_certificate {
+ __u32 dwLength;
+ __u16 wRevision;
+ __u16 wCertificateType;
+ __u8 wCertificate[];
+};
+
+struct win_certificate_uefi_guid {
+ struct win_certificate Hdr;
+ efi_guid_t CertType;
+};
+
+struct efi_variable_authentication {
+ __u64 MonotonicCount;
+ struct win_certificate_uefi_guid AuthInfo;
+};
+
+struct efi_variable_authentication_2 {
+ efi_time_t TimeStamp;
+ struct win_certificate_uefi_guid AuthInfo;
+};

struct efivar_entry {
struct efivars *efivars;
@@ -812,6 +833,7 @@ static ssize_t efivar_create(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
unsigned long strsize1, strsize2;
efi_status_t status = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
int found = 0;
+ int is_append = 0;

if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
return -EACCES;
@@ -839,7 +861,13 @@ static ssize_t efivar_create(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
break;
}
}
- if (found) {
+ if (new_var->Attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_APPEND_WRITE) {
+ if (!found) {
+ spin_unlock(&efivars->lock);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ is_append = 1;
+ } else if (found) {
spin_unlock(&efivars->lock);
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -857,20 +885,73 @@ static ssize_t efivar_create(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
spin_unlock(&efivars->lock);
return -EIO;
}
- spin_unlock(&efivars->lock);

/* Create the entry in sysfs. Locking is not required here */
- status = efivar_create_sysfs_entry(efivars,
+ if (is_append) {
+ spin_unlock(&efivars->lock);
+ } else {
+ spin_unlock(&efivars->lock);
+ status = efivar_create_sysfs_entry(efivars,
utf16_strsize(new_var->VariableName,
1024),
new_var->VariableName,
&new_var->VendorGuid);
- if (status) {
- printk(KERN_WARNING "efivars: variable created, but sysfs entry wasn't.\n");
+ if (status)
+ pr_warn("efivars: variable created, but sysfs entry wasn't.\n");
}
return count;
}

+static int is_authenticated_delete(struct efi_variable *new_var)
+{
+ /*
+ * If we get a set_variable() call that's got an authenticated
+ * variable attribute set, and its DataSize is the same size as
+ * the AuthInfo descriptor, then it's really a delete.
+ */
+ if (new_var->Attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATED_WRITE_ACCESS) {
+ struct efi_variable_authentication *eva;
+ __u32 size;
+
+ if (new_var->DataSize < sizeof(*eva))
+ return 0;
+
+ eva = (struct efi_variable_authentication *)new_var->Data;
+
+ /*
+ * 27.2.4 says:
+ * dwLength: The length of the entire certificate, including
+ * the length of the header, in bytes.
+ */
+ size = sizeof(eva->AuthInfo.CertType) +
+ eva->AuthInfo.Hdr.dwLength;
+
+ if (size == new_var->DataSize)
+ return 1;
+ } else if (new_var->Attributes
+ & EFI_VARIABLE_TIME_BASED_AUTHENTICATED_WRITE_ACCESS) {
+ struct efi_variable_authentication_2 *eva;
+ __u32 size;
+
+ if (new_var->DataSize < sizeof(*eva))
+ return 0;
+
+ eva = (struct efi_variable_authentication_2 *)new_var->Data;
+
+ /*
+ * 27.2.4 says:
+ * dwLength: The length of the entire certificate, including
+ * the length of the header, in bytes.
+ */
+ size = sizeof(eva->AuthInfo.CertType) +
+ eva->AuthInfo.Hdr.dwLength;
+
+ if (size == new_var->DataSize)
+ return 1;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
static ssize_t efivar_delete(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t count)
@@ -906,9 +987,11 @@ static ssize_t efivar_delete(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
spin_unlock(&efivars->lock);
return -EINVAL;
}
- /* force the Attributes/DataSize to 0 to ensure deletion */
- del_var->Attributes = 0;
- del_var->DataSize = 0;
+ if (!is_authenticated_delete(del_var)) {
+ /* force the Attributes/DataSize to 0 to ensure deletion */
+ del_var->DataSize = 0;
+ del_var->Attributes = 0;
+ }

status = efivars->ops->set_variable(del_var->VariableName,
&del_var->VendorGuid,
--
1.7.10.4

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