Re: [RFC PATCH] certs: Only allow certs signed by keys on the builtin keyring

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Mon Oct 23 2023 - 19:29:01 EST


On Tue Oct 17, 2023 at 3:25 PM EEST, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> Originally the secondary trusted keyring provided a keyring to which extra
> keys may be added, provided those keys were not blacklisted and were
> vouched for by a key built into the kernel or already in the secondary
> trusted keyring.
>
> On systems with the machine keyring configured, additional keys may also
> be vouched for by a key on the machine keyring.
>
> Prevent loading additional certificates directly onto the secondary
> keyring, vouched for by keys on the machine keyring, yet allow these
> certificates to be loaded onto other trusted keyrings.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> certs/Kconfig | 16 +++++++++++++++-
> crypto/asymmetric_keys/restrict.c | 4 ++++
> 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/certs/Kconfig b/certs/Kconfig
> index 4a4dc8aab892..2e621963d260 100644
> --- a/certs/Kconfig
> +++ b/certs/Kconfig
> @@ -88,7 +88,21 @@ config SECONDARY_TRUSTED_KEYRING
> help
> If set, provide a keyring to which extra keys may be added, provided
> those keys are not blacklisted and are vouched for by a key built
> - into the kernel or already in the secondary trusted keyring.
> + into the kernel, machine keyring (if configured), or already in the
> + secondary trusted keyring.
> +
> +config SECONDARY_TRUSTED_KEYRING_SIGNED_BY_BUILTIN
> + bool "Only allow additional certs signed by keys on the builtin trusted keyring"
> + depends on SECONDARY_TRUSTED_KEYRING
> + help
> + If set, only certificates signed by keys on the builtin trusted
> + keyring may be loaded onto the secondary trusted keyring.
> +
> + Note: The machine keyring, if configured, will be linked to the
> + secondary keyring. When enabling this option, it is recommended
> + to also configure INTEGRITY_CA_MACHINE_KEYRING_MAX to prevent
> + linking code signing keys with imputed trust to the secondary
> + trusted keyring.
>
> config SECONDARY_TRUSTED_KEYRING_FOR_CA_CERTIFICATES_ONLY
> bool "Allow only CA certificates to be added to the secondary trusted keyring"
> diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/restrict.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/restrict.c
> index 6b69ea40da23..afcd4d101ac5 100644
> --- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/restrict.c
> +++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/restrict.c
> @@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ int restrict_link_by_signature(struct key *dest_keyring,
>
> if (use_builtin_keys && !test_bit(KEY_FLAG_BUILTIN, &key->flags))
> ret = -ENOKEY;
> + else if (IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_SECONDARY_TRUSTED_KEYRING_SIGNED_BY_BUILTIN) &&
> + !strcmp(dest_keyring->description, ".secondary_trusted_keys") &&
> + !test_bit(KEY_FLAG_BUILTIN, &key->flags))
> + ret = -ENOKEY;
> else
> ret = verify_signature(key, sig);
> key_put(key);

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Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx>

BR, Jarkko