Fix CVE-2020-12399 (Timing attack on DSA signature generation: NSS has shown timing differences when performing DSA signatures, which was exploitable and could eventually leak private keys.) Copied from upstream: but with "nss/" inserted into the file name to patch. # HG changeset patch # User Robert Relyea # Date 1589907685 0 # Node ID daa823a4a29bcef0fec33a379ec83857429aea2e # Parent d2cfb4ccdf167e5ea06d2bb5bc39c50f789929c8 Bug 1631576 - Force a fixed length for DSA exponentiation r=pereida,bbrumley Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D72011 diff --git a/nss/lib/freebl/dsa.c b/nss/lib/freebl/dsa.c --- a/nss/lib/freebl/dsa.c +++ b/nss/lib/freebl/dsa.c @@ -308,23 +308,24 @@ DSA_NewKeyFromSeed(const PQGParams *para SECItem seedItem; seedItem.data = (unsigned char *)seed; seedItem.len = PQG_GetLength(¶ms->subPrime); return dsa_NewKeyExtended(params, &seedItem, privKey); } static SECStatus dsa_SignDigest(DSAPrivateKey *key, SECItem *signature, const SECItem *digest, - const unsigned char *kb) + const unsigned char *kbytes) { mp_int p, q, g; /* PQG parameters */ mp_int x, k; /* private key & pseudo-random integer */ mp_int r, s; /* tuple (r, s) is signature) */ mp_int t; /* holding tmp values */ mp_int ar; /* holding blinding values */ + mp_digit fuzz; /* blinding multiplier for q */ mp_err err = MP_OKAY; SECStatus rv = SECSuccess; unsigned int dsa_subprime_len, dsa_signature_len, offset; SECItem localDigest; unsigned char localDigestData[DSA_MAX_SUBPRIME_LEN]; SECItem t2 = { siBuffer, NULL, 0 }; /* FIPS-compliance dictates that digest is a SHA hash. */ @@ -368,31 +369,46 @@ dsa_SignDigest(DSAPrivateKey *key, SECIt CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_init(&q)); CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_init(&g)); CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_init(&x)); CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_init(&k)); CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_init(&r)); CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_init(&s)); CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_init(&t)); CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_init(&ar)); + /* ** Convert stored PQG and private key into MPI integers. */ SECITEM_TO_MPINT(key->params.prime, &p); SECITEM_TO_MPINT(key->params.subPrime, &q); SECITEM_TO_MPINT(key->params.base, &g); SECITEM_TO_MPINT(key->privateValue, &x); - OCTETS_TO_MPINT(kb, &k, dsa_subprime_len); + OCTETS_TO_MPINT(kbytes, &k, dsa_subprime_len); + + /* k blinding create a single value that has the high bit set in + * the mp_digit*/ + if (RNG_GenerateGlobalRandomBytes(&fuzz, sizeof(mp_digit)) != SECSuccess) { + PORT_SetError(SEC_ERROR_NEED_RANDOM); + rv = SECFailure; + goto cleanup; + } + fuzz |= 1ULL << ((sizeof(mp_digit) * PR_BITS_PER_BYTE - 1)); /* ** FIPS 186-1, Section 5, Step 1 ** ** r = (g**k mod p) mod q */ - CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_exptmod(&g, &k, &p, &r)); /* r = g**k mod p */ - CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mod(&r, &q, &r)); /* r = r mod q */ + CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mul_d(&q, fuzz, &t)); /* t = q*fuzz */ + CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_add(&k, &t, &t)); /* t = k+q*fuzz */ + /* length of t is now fixed, bits in k have been blinded */ + CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_exptmod(&g, &t, &p, &r)); /* r = g**t mod p */ + /* r is now g**(k+q*fuzz) == g**k mod p */ + CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mod(&r, &q, &r)); /* r = r mod q */ + /* ** FIPS 186-1, Section 5, Step 2 ** ** s = (k**-1 * (HASH(M) + x*r)) mod q */ if (DSA_NewRandom(NULL, &key->params.subPrime, &t2) != SECSuccess) { PORT_SetError(SEC_ERROR_NEED_RANDOM); rv = SECFailure; @@ -406,25 +422,34 @@ dsa_SignDigest(DSAPrivateKey *key, SECIt goto cleanup; } SECITEM_TO_MPINT(t2, &ar); /* ar <-$ Zq */ SECITEM_FreeItem(&t2, PR_FALSE); /* Using mp_invmod on k directly would leak bits from k. */ CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mul(&k, &ar, &k)); /* k = k * ar */ CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mulmod(&k, &t, &q, &k)); /* k = k * t mod q */ - CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_invmod(&k, &q, &k)); /* k = k**-1 mod q */ + /* k is now k*t*ar */ + CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_invmod(&k, &q, &k)); /* k = k**-1 mod q */ + /* k is now (k*t*ar)**-1 */ CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mulmod(&k, &t, &q, &k)); /* k = k * t mod q */ - SECITEM_TO_MPINT(localDigest, &s); /* s = HASH(M) */ + /* k is now (k*ar)**-1 */ + SECITEM_TO_MPINT(localDigest, &s); /* s = HASH(M) */ /* To avoid leaking secret bits here the addition is blinded. */ - CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mul(&x, &ar, &x)); /* x = x * ar */ - CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mulmod(&x, &r, &q, &x)); /* x = x * r mod q */ + CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mul(&x, &ar, &x)); /* x = x * ar */ + /* x is now x*ar */ + CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mulmod(&x, &r, &q, &x)); /* x = x * r mod q */ + /* x is now x*r*ar */ CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mulmod(&s, &ar, &q, &t)); /* t = s * ar mod q */ - CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_add(&t, &x, &s)); /* s = t + x */ - CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mulmod(&s, &k, &q, &s)); /* s = s * k mod q */ + /* t is now hash(M)*ar */ + CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_add(&t, &x, &s)); /* s = t + x */ + /* s is now (HASH(M)+x*r)*ar */ + CHECK_MPI_OK(mp_mulmod(&s, &k, &q, &s)); /* s = s * k mod q */ + /* s is now (HASH(M)+x*r)*ar*(k*ar)**-1 = (k**-1)*(HASH(M)+x*r) */ + /* ** verify r != 0 and s != 0 ** mentioned as optional in FIPS 186-1. */ if (mp_cmp_z(&r) == 0 || mp_cmp_z(&s) == 0) { PORT_SetError(SEC_ERROR_NEED_RANDOM); rv = SECFailure; goto cleanup;