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authorMichael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>2020-07-09 14:20:53 +0100
committerMichael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>2020-07-09 14:20:53 +0100
commitb6eecb182e07a82bae2a5f8c28dadb1bea409090 (patch)
tree366c1f338fc6d51c921b5a095a8c5d82fa4e5c8d
parentfcdd9c0982e6c5a435fefdcc9444242fd4fbdd8b (diff)
downloadqemu-ipxe-cookie.tar.gz
[efi] Ensure NUL byte is at lowest address within stack cookiecookie
The NUL byte included within the stack cookie to act as a string terminator should be placed at the lowest byte address within the stack cookie, in order to avoid potentially including the stack cookie value within an accidentally unterminated string. Suggested-by: Pete Beck <pete.beck@ioactive.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
-rw-r--r--src/interface/efi/efi_init.c8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/interface/efi/efi_init.c b/src/interface/efi/efi_init.c
index 284c39b3..e1041a5e 100644
--- a/src/interface/efi/efi_init.c
+++ b/src/interface/efi/efi_init.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
+#include <endian.h>
#include <ipxe/init.h>
#include <ipxe/rotate.h>
#include <ipxe/efi/efi.h>
@@ -128,6 +129,13 @@ efi_stack_cookie ( EFI_HANDLE handle ) {
*/
cookie <<= 8;
+ /* Ensure that the NUL byte is placed at the bottom of the
+ * stack cookie, to avoid potential disclosure via an
+ * unterminated string.
+ */
+ if ( __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN )
+ cookie >>= 8;
+
return cookie;
}