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Threat model for EL3 SPMC. The mitigations are based on the guidance provided in FF-A v1.1 EAC0 spec. Signed-off-by: Shruti Gupta <shruti.gupta@arm.com> Change-Id: I7f4c9370b6eefe6d1a7d1afac27e8b3a7b476072
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EL3 SPMC Threat Model
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Introduction
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This document provides a threat model for the TF-A `EL3 Secure Partition Manager`_
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(EL3 SPM) implementation. The EL3 SPM implementation is based on the
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`Arm Firmware Framework for Arm A-profile`_ specification.
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Target of Evaluation
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In this threat model, the target of evaluation is the ``Secure Partition Manager Core``
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component (SPMC) within the EL3 firmware.
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The monitor and SPMD at EL3 are covered by the `Generic TF-A threat model`_.
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The scope for this threat model is:
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- The TF-A implementation for the EL3 SPMC
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- The implementation complies with the FF-A v1.1 specification.
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- Secure partition is statically provisioned at boot time.
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- Focus on the run-time part of the life-cycle (no specific emphasis on boot
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time, factory firmware provisioning, firmware udpate etc.)
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- Not covering advanced or invasive physical attacks such as decapsulation,
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FIB etc.
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Data Flow Diagram
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Figure 1 shows a high-level data flow diagram for the SPM split into an SPMD
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and SPMC component at EL3. The SPMD mostly acts as a relayer/pass-through between
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the normal world and the secure world. It is assumed to expose small attack surface.
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A description of each diagram element is given in Table 1. In the diagram, the
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red broken lines indicate trust boundaries.
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Components outside of the broken lines are considered untrusted.
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.. uml:: ../resources/diagrams/plantuml/el3_spm_dfd.puml
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:caption: Figure 1: EL3 SPMC Data Flow Diagram
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.. table:: Table 1: EL3 SPMC Data Flow Diagram Description
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+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Element | Description |
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+=====================+========================================================+
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| DF1 | SP to SPMC communication. FF-A function invocation or |
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| | implementation-defined Hypervisor call. |
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| | Note:- To communicate with LSP, SP1 performs a direct |
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| | message request to SPMC targeting LSP as destination. |
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+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
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| DF2 | SPMC to SPMD communication. |
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+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
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| DF3 | SPMD to NS forwarding. |
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+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
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| DF4 | SPMC to LSP communication. |
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| | NWd to LSP communication happens through SPMC. |
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| | LSP can send direct response SP1 or NWd through SPMC. |
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+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
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| DF5 | HW control. |
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+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
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| DF6 | Bootloader image loading. |
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+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
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| DF7 | External memory access. |
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+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
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Threat Analysis
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This threat model follows a similar methodology to the `Generic TF-A threat model`_.
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The following sections define:
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- Trust boundaries
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- Assets
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- Theat agents
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- Threat types
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Trust boundaries
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- Normal world is untrusted.
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- Secure world and normal world are separate trust boundaries.
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- EL3 monitor, SPMD and SPMC are trusted.
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- Bootloaders (in particular BL1/BL2 if using TF-A) and run-time BL31 are
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implicitely trusted by the usage of trusted boot.
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- EL3 monitor, SPMD, SPMC do not trust SPs.
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Assets
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The following assets are identified:
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- SPMC state.
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- SP state.
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- Information exchange between endpoints (partition messages).
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- SPMC secrets (e.g. pointer authentication key when enabled)
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- SP secrets (e.g. application keys).
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- Scheduling cycles.
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- Shared memory.
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Threat Agents
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The following threat agents are identified:
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- Non-secure endpoint (referred NS-Endpoint later): normal world client at
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NS-EL2 (Hypervisor) or NS-EL1 (VM or OS kernel).
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- Secure endpoint (referred as S-Endpoint later): typically a secure partition.
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- Hardware attacks (non-invasive) requiring a physical access to the device,
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such as bus probing or DRAM stress.
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Threat types
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The following threat categories as exposed in the `Generic TF-A threat model`_
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are re-used:
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- Spoofing
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- Tampering
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- Repudiation
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- Information disclosure
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- Denial of service
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- Elevation of privileges
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Similarly this threat model re-uses the same threat risk ratings. The risk
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analysis is evaluated based on the environment being ``Server`` or ``Mobile``.
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IOT is not evaluated as the EL3 SPMC is primarily meant for use in Client.
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Threat Assessment
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The following threats are identified by applying STRIDE analysis on each diagram
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element of the data flow diagram.
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 01 |
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+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **An endpoint impersonates the sender |
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| | FF-A ID in a direct request/response invocation.** |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF2, DF3, DF4 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMD, SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | SP state |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Spoofing |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------++------------------------+
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| Impact | Critical(5) | Critical(5) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------++------------------------+
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| Likelihood | Critical(5) | Critical(5) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------++------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | Critical(25) | Critical(25) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | SPMC must be able to correctly identify an |
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| | endpoint and enforce checks to disallow spoofing. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Yes. |
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| implemented? | The SPMC enforces checks in the direct message |
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| | request/response interfaces such an endpoint cannot|
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| | spoof the origin and destination worlds (e.g. a NWd|
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| | originated message directed to the SWd cannot use a|
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| | SWd ID as the sender ID). |
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| | Also enforces check for direct response being sent |
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| | only to originator of request. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 02 |
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+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **An endpoint impersonates the receiver |
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| | FF-A ID in a direct request/response invocation.** |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF2, DF3, DF4 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMD, SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | SP state |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Spoofing, Denial of Service |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------++------------------------+
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| Impact | Critical(5) | Critical(5) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------++------------------------+
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| Likelihood | Critical(5) | Critical(5) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------++------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | Critical(25) | Critical(25) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Validate if endpoind has permission to send |
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| | request to other endpoint by implementation |
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| | defined means. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Platform specific. |
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| implemented? | |
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| | The guidance below is left for a system integrator |
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| | to implement as necessary. |
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| | Additionally a software component residing in the |
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| | SPMC can be added for the purpose of direct |
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| | request/response filtering. |
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| | It can be configured with the list of known IDs |
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| | and about which interaction can occur between one |
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| | and another endpoint (e.g. which NWd endpoint ID |
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| | sends a direct request to which SWd endpoint ID). |
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| | This component checks the sender/receiver fields |
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| | for a legitimate communication between endpoints. |
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| | A similar component can exist in the OS kernel |
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| | driver, or Hypervisor although it remains untrusted|
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| | by the SPMD/SPMC. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 03 |
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+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **Tampering with memory shared between an endpoint |
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| | and the SPMC.** |
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| | A malicious endpoint may attempt tampering with its|
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| | RX/TX buffer contents while the SPMC is processing |
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| | it (TOCTOU). |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF3, DF7 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | Shared memory, Information exchange |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Tampering |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Impact | High (4) | High (4) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Likelihood | High (4) | High (4) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | High (16) | High (16) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Validate all inputs, copy before use. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Yes. In context of FF-A v1.1 this is the case of |
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| implemented? | sharing the RX/TX buffer pair and usage in the |
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| | PARTITION_INFO_GET or memory sharing primitives. |
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| | The SPMC copies the contents of the TX buffer |
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| | to an internal temporary buffer before processing |
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| | its contents. The SPMC implements hardened input |
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| | validation on data transmitted through the TX |
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| | buffer by an untrusted endpoint. |
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| | The TF-A SPMC enforces |
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| | checks on data transmitted through RX/TX buffers. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 04 |
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+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **An endpoint may tamper with its own state or the |
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| | state of another endpoint.** |
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| | A malicious endpoint may attempt violating: |
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| | - its own or another SP state by using an unusual |
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| | combination (or out-of-order) FF-A function |
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| | invocations. |
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| | This can also be an endpoint emitting FF-A |
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| | function invocations to another endpoint while |
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| | the latter in not in a state to receive it (e.g. |
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| | SP sends a direct request to the normal world |
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| | early while the normal world is not booted yet). |
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| | - the SPMC state itself by employing unexpected |
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| | transitions in FF-A memory sharing, direct |
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| | requests and responses, or handling of interrupts|
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| | This can be led by random stimuli injection or |
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| | fuzzing. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF2, DF3 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMD, SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | SP state, SPMC state |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Tampering |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Impact | High (4) | High (4) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Likelihood | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | High (12) | High (12) |
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+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
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| Mitigations | Follow guidelines in FF-A v1.1 specification on |
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| | state transitions (run-time model). |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Yes. The TF-A SPMC is hardened to follow this |
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| implemented? | guidance. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 05 |
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| Threat | **Replay fragments of past communication between |
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| | endpoints.** |
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| | A malicious endpoint may replay a message exchange |
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| | that occurred between two legitimate endpoints as |
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| | a matter of triggering a malfunction or extracting |
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| | secrets from the receiving endpoint. In particular |
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| | the memory sharing operation with fragmented |
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| | messages between an endpoint and the SPMC may be |
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| | replayed by a malicious agent as a matter of |
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| | getting access or gaining permissions to a memory |
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| | region which does not belong to this agent. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF2, DF3 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | Information exchange |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Repudiation |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Likelihood | High (4) | High (4) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | High (12) | High (12) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Strict input validation and state tracking. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Platform specific. |
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| implemented? | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 06 |
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+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **A malicious endpoint may attempt to extract data |
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| | or state information by the use of invalid or |
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| | incorrect input arguments.** |
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| | Lack of input parameter validation or side effects |
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| | of maliciously forged input parameters might affect|
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| | the SPMC. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF2, DF3 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMD, SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | SP secrets, SPMC secrets, SP state, SPMC state |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Information discolure |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Impact | High (4) | High (4) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Likelihood | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | High (12) | High (12) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | SPMC must be prepared to receive incorrect input |
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| | data from secure partitions and reject them |
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| | appropriately. |
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| | The use of software (canaries) or hardware |
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| | hardening techniques (XN, WXN, pointer |
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| | authentication) helps detecting and stopping |
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| | an exploitation early. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Yes. The TF-A SPMC mitigates this threat by |
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| implemented? | implementing stack protector, pointer |
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| | authentication, XN, WXN, security hardening |
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| | techniques. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 07 |
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+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **A malicious endpoint may forge a direct message |
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| | request such that it reveals the internal state of |
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| | another endpoint through the direct message |
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| | response.** |
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| | The secure partition or SPMC replies to a partition|
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| | message by a direct message response with |
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| | information which may reveal its internal state |
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| | (e.g. partition message response outside of |
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| | allowed bounds). |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF2, DF3 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | SPMC or SP state |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Information discolure |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Likelihood | Low (2) | Low (2) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | Medium (6) | Medium (6) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Follow FF-A specification about state transitions, |
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| | run time model, do input validation. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Yes. For the specific case of direct requests |
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| implemented? | targeting the SPMC, the latter is hardened to |
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| | prevent its internal state or the state of an SP |
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| | to be revealed through a direct message response. |
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| | Further FF-A v1.1 guidance about run time models |
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| | and partition states is followed. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 08 |
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+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **Probing the FF-A communication between |
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| | endpoints.** |
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| | SPMC and SPs are typically loaded to external |
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| | memory (protected by a TrustZone memory |
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| | controller). A malicious agent may use non invasive|
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| | methods to probe the external memory bus and |
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| | extract the traffic between an SP and the SPMC or |
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| | among SPs when shared buffers are held in external |
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| | memory. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF7 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | SP/SPMC state, SP/SPMC secrets |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | Hardware attack |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Information disclosure |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Likelihood | Low (2) | Medium (3) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | Medium (6) | Medium (9) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Implement DRAM protection techniques using |
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| | hardware countermeasures at platform or chip level.|
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Platform specific. |
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| implemented? | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 09 |
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+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **A malicious agent may attempt revealing the SPMC |
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| | state or secrets by the use of software-based cache|
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| | side-channel attack techniques.** |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF7 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | SP or SPMC state |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Information disclosure |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Likelihood | Low (2) | Low (2) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | Medium (6) | Medium (6) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | The SPMC may be hardened further with SW |
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| | mitigations (e.g. speculation barriers) for the |
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| | cases not covered in HW. Usage of hardened |
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| | compilers and appropriate options, code inspection |
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| | are recommended ways to mitigate Spectre types of |
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| | attacks. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | No. |
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| implemented? | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 10 |
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+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **A malicious endpoint may attempt flooding the |
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| | SPMC with requests targeting a service within an |
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| | endpoint such that it denies another endpoint to |
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| | access this service.** |
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| | |
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| | Similarly, the malicious endpoint may target a |
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| | a service within an endpoint such that the latter |
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| | is unable to request services from another |
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| | endpoint. |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF2, DF3 |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Affected TF-A | SPMC |
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| Components | |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Assets | SPMC state, Scheduling cycles |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Denial of service |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Likelihood | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | Medium (9) | Medium (9) |
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+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Bounding the time for operations to complete can |
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| | be achieved by the usage of a trusted watchdog. |
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| | Other quality of service monitoring can be achieved|
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| | in the SPMC such as counting a number of operations|
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| | in a limited timeframe. |
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|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Platform specific. |
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| implemented? | |
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|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 11 |
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|
+========================+====================================================+
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| Threat | **Denying a lender endpoint to make progress if |
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| | borrower endpoint encountered a fatal exception. |
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| | Denying a new sender endpoint to make progress |
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| | if receiver encountered a fatal exception.** |
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|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF2, DF3 |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|
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| Affected TF-A | SPMC |
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|
| Components | |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|
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| Assets | Shared resources, Scheduling cycles. |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
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|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Threat Type | Denial of service |
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|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Application | Server | Mobile |
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|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Likelihood | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
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|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Total Risk Rating | Medium (9) | Medium (9) |
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|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
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| Mitigations | SPMC must be able to detect fatal error in SP and |
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| | take ownership of shared resources. It should |
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| | be able to relinquish the access to shared memory |
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| | regions to allow lender to proceed. |
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| | SPMC must return ABORTED if new direct requests are|
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| | targeted to SP which has had a fatal error. |
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|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| Mitigations | Platform specific. |
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| implemented? | |
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|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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| ID | 12 |
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|
+========================+====================================================+
|
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| Threat | **A malicious endpoint may attempt to donate, |
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| | share, lend, relinquish or reclaim unauthorized |
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|
| | memory region.** |
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|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|
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| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF2, DF3 |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|
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| Affected TF-A | SPMC |
|
|
| Components | |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|
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| Assets | SP secrets, SPMC secrets, SP state, SPMC state |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|
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| Threat Agent | NS-Endpoint, S-Endpoint |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|
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| Threat Type | Elevation of Privilege |
|
|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|
|
| Application | Server | Mobile |
|
|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|
|
| Impact | High (4) | High (4) |
|
|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|
|
| Likelihood | High (4) | High (4) |
|
|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|
|
| Total Risk Rating | High (16) | High (16) |
|
|
+------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|
|
| Mitigations | Follow FF-A specification guidelines |
|
|
| | on Memory management transactions. |
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|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|
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| Mitigations | Yes. The SPMC tracks ownership and access state |
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| implemented? | for memory transactions appropriately, and |
|
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| | validating the same for all operations. |
|
|
| | SPMC follows FF-A v1.1 |
|
|
| | guidance for memory transaction lifecycle. |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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*Copyright (c) 2022, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
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.. _Arm Firmware Framework for Arm A-profile: https://developer.arm.com/docs/den0077/latest
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.. _EL3 Secure Partition Manager: ../components/el3-spmc.html
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.. _Generic TF-A threat model: ./threat_model.html#threat-analysis
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.. _FF-A ACS: https://github.com/ARM-software/ff-a-acs/releases
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