disk/cryptodisk: Require authentication after TPM unlock for CLI access

The GRUB may use TPM to verify the integrity of boot components and the
result can determine whether a previously sealed key can be released. If
everything checks out, showing nothing has been tampered with, the key
is released and GRUB unlocks the encrypted root partition for the next
stage of booting.

However, the liberal Command Line Interface (CLI) can be misused by
anyone in this case to access files in the encrypted partition one way
or another. Despite efforts to keep the CLI secure by preventing utility
command output from leaking file content, many techniques in the wild
could still be used to exploit the CLI, enabling attacks or learning
methods to attack. It's nearly impossible to account for all scenarios
where a hack could be applied.

Therefore, to mitigate potential misuse of the CLI after the root device
has been successfully unlocked via TPM, the user should be required to
authenticate using the LUKS password. This added layer of security
ensures that only authorized users can access the CLI reducing the risk
of exploitation or unauthorized access to the encrypted partition.

Fixes: CVE-2024-49504

Signed-off-by: Michael Chang <mchang@suse.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
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Michael Chang authored and Daniel Kiper committed 2025-01-23 16:22:47 +01:00
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@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ grub_err_t grub_auth_unregister_authentication (const char *user);
grub_err_t grub_auth_authenticate (const char *user);
grub_err_t grub_auth_deauthenticate (const char *user);
grub_err_t grub_auth_check_authentication (const char *userlist);
grub_err_t grub_auth_check_cli_access (void);
#endif /* ! GRUB_AUTH_HEADER */
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@@ -203,4 +203,7 @@ grub_util_get_geli_uuid (const char *dev);
grub_cryptodisk_t grub_cryptodisk_get_by_uuid (const char *uuid);
grub_cryptodisk_t grub_cryptodisk_get_by_source_disk (grub_disk_t disk);
#ifdef GRUB_MACHINE_EFI
grub_err_t grub_cryptodisk_challenge_password (void);
#endif
#endif
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@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ grub_uint64_t EXPORT_FUNC(grub_divmod64) (grub_uint64_t n,
grub_uint64_t *r);
extern bool EXPORT_FUNC(grub_is_cli_disabled) (void);
extern bool EXPORT_FUNC(grub_is_cli_need_auth) (void);
extern void EXPORT_FUNC(grub_cli_set_auth_needed) (void);
/* Must match softdiv group in gentpl.py. */
#if !defined(GRUB_MACHINE_EMU) && (defined(__arm__) || defined(__ia64__) || \