SMM memory corruption vulnerability in combined DXE/SMM driver on Fujitsu device (SMRAM write).
BINARLY efiXplorer team has discovered a SMM memory corruption vulnerability in a Fujitsu device allowing a possible attacker to write fixed or predictable data to SMRAM. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.
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Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges from ring 0 to ring -2, execute arbitrary code in System Management Mode - an environment more privileged than operating system (OS) and completely isolated from it. Running arbitrary code in SMM additionally bypasses SMM-based SPI flash protections against modifications, which can help an attacker to install a firmware backdoor/implant into BIOS. Such a malicious firmware code in BIOS could persist across operating system re-installs. Additionally, this vulnerability potentially could be used by malicious actors to bypass security mechanisms provided by UEFI firmware (for example, Secure Boot and some types of memory isolation for hypervisors).
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Vulnerability Information
- BINARLY internal vulnerability identifier: BRLY-DVA-2023-025
- Insyde PSIRT assigned CVE identifier: CVE-2024-25078
- CVSS v3.1: 8.2 High AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Affected Insyde-based Fujitsu firmware images
| Device name | Unpacked firmware SHA256 | Firmware version | IBV | Module name | Module GUID | Module SHA256 | Module kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STYLISTIC Q739 | fc7721316290cc58a177d8fd530215652609528d5afc3eed9a29282a5e5509d6 | 2.18 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | c93e4b4e5962d689a0e8c075f2ee5c21e6f3ae1a7438f65645ed16cac12d26c3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK A3510 | 9c9c6b24f4cafc078e00a46b4ee4ecb4f4eba5d8d04b8b77e41da6862ea9cbc0 | 1.13 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 79deccfc57b4615ddbb7f6e6f4deb044a5419eeab731e84b66544be6ac5f6bd4 | CombinedSmmDxe |
STYLISTIC Q738 | 4f91b0aefd3cfd44d839c2a4bec6cb96e642d220df43542fe93bd79888ba3deb | 1.18 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK P728 | 0a1f9bb3f9fc27dfbce3ddd80538488113bc335ba549dadea33c3f99fd0c2e23 | 1.22 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U758 | 51c8f4b3ffb9c3b77c9bbb4eb6d0f873ef23d6bf51a1aa29e47e56cb45ebc1ff | 1.27 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | b6ca91f46a20784bdfb801db3399ee2c8ec545f724f19aa2828608c19501dd69 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U747 6th Gen | df6a8316a6ed5faa82b29e9adc536c8690c25bfa0d919b1cccd21f7acd5e145a | 1.21 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U937 | 120c3697d39e682909ea5158936034db331070054478677e97ac47a35a8042a1 | 1.26 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK T938 | 5cebe3bbe58f12cd8463ab158779fd234866577b3caa0986ba08d30db44fbb20 | 1.21 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK P727 | 742561424f3c97f23758a71e66547e6b75197fc651fd42d0cac16b4916cd2946 | 1.26 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK T937 | f6d59010a9d79bfbe25dede2eb5b8dd4303f9ff8dd1ec74c5384a4b488bf66b3 | 1.27 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U747 | bd1e9d7f4fbcd6ce428a7626cfc156367dc4853606eab4a671bb56ff769eea34 | 1.31 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | b6ca91f46a20784bdfb801db3399ee2c8ec545f724f19aa2828608c19501dd69 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK S937 | 3a15b1495893966ac363c59b40d1e292f1d7baca7aedcd62dd4a520a3951e44a | 1.21 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U939 (BLACK, RED) | a4a0d485c8bf3ab7f841543a4b4eb8d1a0fab3acd18a9364ac682cb3b354ee8a | 2.20 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | c93e4b4e5962d689a0e8c075f2ee5c21e6f3ae1a7438f65645ed16cac12d26c3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
CELSIUS H7510 | 105afe7aa90d14ecf48c61d1b60ca2657bac0d15d5cafc64aee3051db8c869db | 1.13 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 79deccfc57b4615ddbb7f6e6f4deb044a5419eeab731e84b66544be6ac5f6bd4 | CombinedSmmDxe |
CELSIUS H770 | af200fcf1fa19a065c86c2ee1808d67a1de3dba3e566f388925f441ad1c25a0b | 1.26 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK E547 | ec6a61357892d9ad6cecf6565947fe36215b87ee0907aa396fc57ca4c3967e37 | 1.22 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
STYLISTIC V727 | b6cd4a6459cb5c5598e83b4000d25decef379657e067520d0db545af0bbd6dfe | 1.26 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U939X (BLACK, RED) | f32195a473344f1f61ca942966bb90bab48204d9c159fdd26e0463bbcb2b6b4f | 2.23 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | c93e4b4e5962d689a0e8c075f2ee5c21e6f3ae1a7438f65645ed16cac12d26c3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK E458 | 3fdade3dad6e8b360b167bfab6809668e978201bdecf669981f0b2cf94b75153 | 1.24 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK T939 | 2031ebddf840f721a6054142a1b26d39fb66f6ea1f07c7848eaab17e46c2b4a1 | 2.17 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | c93e4b4e5962d689a0e8c075f2ee5c21e6f3ae1a7438f65645ed16cac12d26c3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U749 | 034e8072b13718fdd5975b90ff8af0ed83a3ed75cb57d5f0e551d8594225d7c6 | 2.27 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | c93e4b4e5962d689a0e8c075f2ee5c21e6f3ae1a7438f65645ed16cac12d26c3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK E559 | d1bcd6291c4de1033fd46330d73c5dfe8a9a988a36d548ff00aed75ab075d6c4 | 2.22 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | c93e4b4e5962d689a0e8c075f2ee5c21e6f3ae1a7438f65645ed16cac12d26c3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK E449 | 7794a7d2beb3573a4267c3bfd6180f395042d1eecd3e56cfb0f59ffa3201fa65 | 1.12 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U728 | 70be8159c33280abd6a47b3e4c54e73853d35bf1f30396fad3569f0b32a72885 | 1.28 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK E557 vPro | 5a0f060b8fe3eb88b05707e486dc4b01d5365df4a37a59ccff61bdf2727b44f7 | 1.26 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK A3511 | 4eb7a6577974e0a7527bb762906602387b2f2e10d530cb3e9a664a624ac22b8a | 1.11 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 6de60437bd9dba4327515e5362aa9957adf0d578ef30050ea1ec261d526419c6 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK S938 | 80add3e6396559f8819af060c6e29826c877e386948a09d4412202c9607bcb65 | 1.22 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U727 | a1f89866b257767599ee7ac9e5983e1661689d25f2b8da0646553bd3f5c5c14b | 1.32 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK U938 | edc048167fa29fc64738219dbcdb243264e95f1c42f391a0454ad2c66f0a9ee5 | 1.29 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
LIFEBOOK E548 | 55689016cfe7ea6221d1849648db43c6ceb4962bb4f6853e72d76b50915e7d14 | 1.25 | Insyde | StorageSecurityCommandDxe | 70d57d67-7f05-494d-a014-b75d7345b700 | 901eda690697d617b60e7fcae40857a99b04d056b7106200b7f08b74aaa5bcd3 | CombinedSmmDxe |
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Vulnerability description
Let's consider the vulnerability on the example of a module with SHA256 c93e4b4e5962d689a0e8c075f2ee5c21e6f3ae1a7438f65645ed16cac12d26c3.
The pseudocode of the vulnerable ChildSwSmiHandler function (with the HandlerType: EFI_ATA_PASS_THRU_PROTOCOL_GUID) is presented below:
EFI_STATUS __fastcall ChildSwSmiHandler(
EFI_HANDLE DispatchHandle,
const void *Context,
_QWORD *CommBuffer,
UINTN *CommBufferSize)
{
__int64 v4; // r13
__int64 NestedPtr; // rsi
__int64 Status; // rbx
__int64 Ptr; // rdi
bool Res; // al
UINTN v10; // rdi
unsigned __int8 v11; // r12
__int64 v12; // rax
EFI_STORAGE_SECURITY_SEND_DATA *p_SendData; // r14
__int64 i; // rax
__int64 v15; // rbx
EFI_STORAGE_SECURITY_COMMAND_PROTOCOL *EfiStorageSecurityCommandProtocol; // [rsp+30h] [rbp-10h] BYREF
void *Buffer; // [rsp+90h] [rbp+50h] BYREF
UINTN BufferSize; // [rsp+98h] [rbp+58h] BYREF
BufferSize = 0;
v4 = 0;
Buffer = 0;
if ( gUnknownProtocol == CommBuffer && *CommBufferSize == 31 && CommBuffer )
{
NestedPtr = CommBuffer[2];
gGlobalPtr1 = *(NestedPtr - 16);
gGlobalPtr2 = *(NestedPtr - 8);
if ( *CommBuffer == 1 )
{
Status = Command1(*(NestedPtr + 16), 1, NestedPtr);
goto _Exit;
}
if ( *CommBuffer != 2 )
{
if ( *CommBuffer == 3 )
{
Ptr = Deref1(NestedPtr);
Res = Compare(NestedPtr, Ptr);
Status = Buffer;
while ( !Res )
{
if ( *(Ptr + 16) )
{
Status = gSmst_0->SmmUninstallProtocolInterface(
*(Ptr - 136),
&EFI_STORAGE_SECURITY_COMMAND_PROTOCOL_GUID,
(Ptr - 88));
if ( Status >= 0 )
{
Status = gSmst_0->SmmUninstallProtocolInterface(*(Ptr - 136), &EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL_GUID, *(Ptr - 56));
if ( Status >= 0 )
*(Ptr + 16) = 0; // unchecked write (SMRAM corruption)
}
}
Ptr = Deref2(NestedPtr, Ptr);
Res = Compare(NestedPtr, Ptr);
}
}
else
{
Status = EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
}
goto _Exit;
}
...
_Exit:
CommBuffer[1] = Status;
}
return EFI_SUCCESS;
}
The pseudocode for the Deref1 function is shown below:
__int64 __fastcall Deref1(__int64 Address)
{
return *Address;
}
As we can see from the pseudocode above, command 3 branch (if ( *CommBuffer == 3 )) contains an unchecked write operation to a nested pointer derived from the CommBuffer structure, which is specified by a user. So that the user can write fixed value 0x00 to a controllable address in SMRAM, which could lead to arbitrary code execution and privileges escalation to SMM.
In order to fix this vulnerability, it is necessary to check all nested pointers for overlapping with SMRAM before attempting to write to buffer pointed by it.
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Disclosure timeline
This bug is subject to a 90 day disclosure deadline. After 90 days elapsed or a patch has been made broadly available (whichever is earlier), the bug report will become visible to the public.
| Disclosure Activity | Date (YYYY-mm-dd) |
|---|---|
Fujitsu PSIRT is notified | 2023-12-22 |
Fujitsu PSIRT informed Insyde | 2024-01-22 |
Insyde PSIRT is confirmed issue | 2024-01-24 |
Insyde PSIRT provide patch release | 2024-05-13 |
BINARLY public disclosure date | 2024-06-17 |
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