CVE-2023-43634CWE-522CWE-922

Config Partition Not Protected by Measured Boot

High · published September 21, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

When sealing/unsealing the “vault” key, a list of PCRs is used, which defines which PCRs

are used.

In a previous project, CYMOTIVE found that the configuration is not protected by the secure

boot, and in response Zededa implemented measurements on the config partition that was

mapped to PCR 13.

In that process, PCR 13 was added to the list of PCRs that seal/unseal the key.

In commit “56e589749c6ff58ded862d39535d43253b249acf”, the config partition

measurement moved from PCR 13 to PCR 14, but PCR 14 was not added to the list of

PCRs that seal/unseal the key.

This change makes the measurement of PCR 14 effectively redundant as it would not affect

the sealing/unsealing of the key.

An attacker could modify the config partition without triggering the measured boot, this could

result in the attacker gaining full control over the device with full access to the contents of the

encrypted “vault”

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00171 · 6.1th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected Credentials; CWE-922 · Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
Published
2023-09-21T13:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 SEP 13:05Z
    Config Partition Not Protected by Measured Boot
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