From: Johannes Schneider <johannes.schneider@leica-geosystems.com>
To: barebox@lists.infradead.org
Cc: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@pengutronix.de>,
Johannes Schneider <johannes.schneider@leica-geosystems.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 00/14] efi: loader: boot Authenticode-signed UKIs
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2026 01:19:33 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261004011958.3255011-1-johannes.schneider@leica-geosystems.com> (raw)
Hoi,
motivated by yet another FIT image CVE that "forced" us to roll out an
update (not really, we do that regularly anyway ;-) and Marco's hint
about UKIs on ARM, this series lets the EFI loader boot an
Authenticode-signed UKI with signed images forced, as an alternative
to a signed FIT image.
systemd-stub picks the devicetree from the UKI and hands it back
through EFI_DT_FIXUP_PROTOCOL, so barebox's fixups and overlays apply
as with FIT. With signing forced, LoadImage() verifies as well, as the
stub would otherwise load unsigned addons, and a UKI barebox cannot
boot properly is refused before it starts.
Open for opinions: overlays travel in a barebox-specific ".bbdtbo"
section, as UKIs have no place for them.
Known gap: memory reserved via EFI_DT_FIXUP_PROTOCOL stays reserved if
the payload returns to barebox instead of calling ExitBootServices().
Tested on an i.MX8MM board with rauc A/B updates and bootchooser,
including the refusal cases; the Authenticode parser has a fuzz test.
Beware: AI-generated code ahead. It went through a couple of
iterations, trimming and manual rewording, bench and smoke tests, and
agentic monkey-testing of the links in the verified boot chain.
Gruß
Johannes
Johannes Schneider (14):
mfd: hgs-efi: do not claim the name of the EFI loader's device
efi: loader: file: report EFI_UNSUPPORTED for volumes without a
filesystem
efi: loader: bootm: free the devicetree after installing it
efi: loader: provide EFI_DT_FIXUP_PROTOCOL
efi: loader: pe: add helpers for the image size and a named section
efi: loader: bootm: load only the PE image, not the whole file
efi: loader: bootm: pass the kernel command line to UKIs
efi: loader: verify Authenticode signatures against built-in keys
efi: loader: authenticode: add a fuzz test
efi: loader: authenticate LoadImage() images when signing is forced
efi: loader: file: expose no filesystem when signed images are forced
bootm: efi: boot signed EFI images when signed images are forced
efi: loader: bootm: install a devicetree for matching UKI devicetrees
efi: loader: bootm: apply overlays carried by a UKI
arch/arm/boards/hgs-gs05/board.c | 2 +-
common/boards/configs/libfuzzer.config | 1 +
common/boards/hgs/common.c | 2 +-
common/bootm.c | 6 +-
drivers/mfd/hgs-efi.c | 2 +-
efi/Kconfig | 11 +
efi/loader/Kconfig | 17 +
efi/loader/Makefile | 1 +
efi/loader/authenticode.c | 448 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
efi/loader/boot.c | 3 +
efi/loader/bootm.c | 275 ++++++++++++++-
efi/loader/pe.c | 123 ++++++-
efi/loader/protocols/Kconfig | 9 +
efi/loader/protocols/Makefile | 1 +
efi/loader/protocols/dt_fixup.c | 185 ++++++++++
efi/loader/protocols/file.c | 16 +
include/efi/loader/authenticode.h | 20 ++
include/efi/loader/pe.h | 7 +
include/efi/protocol/dt_fixup.h | 21 ++
19 files changed, 1138 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 efi/loader/authenticode.c
create mode 100644 efi/loader/protocols/dt_fixup.c
create mode 100644 include/efi/loader/authenticode.h
create mode 100644 include/efi/protocol/dt_fixup.h
base-commit: 58eda915df7a4e907dc741e26a90c9c7ba59a18b
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2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-10-04 1:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-04 1:19 Johannes Schneider [this message]
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 01/14] mfd: hgs-efi: do not claim the name of the EFI loader's device Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 02/14] efi: loader: file: report EFI_UNSUPPORTED for volumes without a filesystem Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 03/14] efi: loader: bootm: free the devicetree after installing it Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 04/14] efi: loader: provide EFI_DT_FIXUP_PROTOCOL Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 05/14] efi: loader: pe: add helpers for the image size and a named section Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 06/14] efi: loader: bootm: load only the PE image, not the whole file Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 07/14] efi: loader: bootm: pass the kernel command line to UKIs Johannes Schneider
2026-10-05 17:18 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 08/14] efi: loader: verify Authenticode signatures against built-in keys Johannes Schneider
2026-10-05 5:33 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-10-05 5:45 ` SCHNEIDER Johannes
2026-10-09 0:07 ` SCHNEIDER Johannes
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 09/14] efi: loader: authenticode: add a fuzz test Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 10/14] efi: loader: authenticate LoadImage() images when signing is forced Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 11/14] efi: loader: file: expose no filesystem when signed images are forced Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 12/14] bootm: efi: boot signed EFI images " Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 13/14] efi: loader: bootm: install a devicetree for matching UKI devicetrees Johannes Schneider
2026-10-04 1:19 ` [PATCH v1 14/14] efi: loader: bootm: apply overlays carried by a UKI Johannes Schneider
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