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Signed-off-by: Sandrine Bailleux <sandrine.bailleux@arm.com>
diff --git a/docs/threat_model/threat_model.rst b/docs/threat_model/threat_model.rst
index 072babc..d7cbaf6 100644
--- a/docs/threat_model/threat_model.rst
+++ b/docs/threat_model/threat_model.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
Generic Threat Model
********************
-************************
+************
Introduction
-************************
+************
+
This document provides a generic threat model for TF-A firmware.
.. note::
@@ -11,9 +12,10 @@
This threat model doesn't consider Root and Realm worlds introduced by
:ref:`Realm Management Extension (RME)`.
-************************
+********************
Target of Evaluation
-************************
+********************
+
In this threat model, the target of evaluation is the Trusted
Firmware for A-class Processors (TF-A). This includes the boot ROM (BL1),
the trusted boot firmware (BL2) and the runtime EL3 firmware (BL31) as
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@
Secure-EL2 software.
Data Flow Diagram
-======================
+=================
+
Figure 1 shows a high-level data flow diagram for TF-A. The diagram
shows a model of the different components of a TF-A-based system and
their interactions with TF-A. A description of each diagram element
@@ -51,26 +54,26 @@
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Diagram Element | Description |
+=================+========================================================+
- | ``DF1`` | | At boot time, images are loaded from non-volatile |
+ | DF1 | | At boot time, images are loaded from non-volatile |
| | memory and verified by TF-A boot firmware. These |
| | images include TF-A BL2 and BL31 images, as well as |
| | other secure and non-secure images. |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
- | ``DF2`` | | TF-A log system framework outputs debug messages |
+ | DF2 | | TF-A log system framework outputs debug messages |
| | over a UART interface. |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
- | ``DF3`` | | Debug and trace IP on a platform can allow access |
+ | DF3 | | Debug and trace IP on a platform can allow access |
| | to registers and memory of TF-A. |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
- | ``DF4`` | | Secure world software (e.g. trusted OS) interact |
+ | DF4 | | Secure world software (e.g. trusted OS) interact |
| | with TF-A through SMC call interface and/or shared |
| | memory. |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
- | ``DF5`` | | Non-secure world software (e.g. rich OS) interact |
+ | DF5 | | Non-secure world software (e.g. rich OS) interact |
| | with TF-A through SMC call interface and/or shared |
| | memory. |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
- | ``DF6`` | | This path represents the interaction between TF-A and|
+ | DF6 | | This path represents the interaction between TF-A and|
| | various hardware IPs such as TrustZone controller |
| | and GIC. At boot time TF-A configures/initializes the|
| | IPs and interacts with them at runtime through |
@@ -78,9 +81,10 @@
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
-*********************
+***************
Threat Analysis
-*********************
+***************
+
In this section we identify and provide assessment of potential threats to TF-A
firmware. The threats are identified for each diagram element on the
data flow diagram above.
@@ -91,7 +95,8 @@
potential mitigations.
Assets
-==================
+======
+
We have identified the following assets for TF-A:
.. table:: Table 2: TF-A Assets
@@ -99,21 +104,22 @@
+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| Asset | Description |
+====================+===================================================+
- | ``Sensitive Data`` | | These include sensitive data that an attacker |
+ | Sensitive Data | | These include sensitive data that an attacker |
| | must not be able to tamper with (e.g. the Root |
| | of Trust Public Key) or see (e.g. secure logs, |
| | debugging information such as crash reports). |
+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
- | ``Code Execution`` | | This represents the requirement that the |
+ | Code Execution | | This represents the requirement that the |
| | platform should run only TF-A code approved by |
| | the platform provider. |
+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
- | ``Availability`` | | This represents the requirement that TF-A |
+ | Availability | | This represents the requirement that TF-A |
| | services should always be available for use. |
+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
Threat Agents
-=====================
+=============
+
To understand the attack surface, it is important to identify potential
attackers, i.e. attack entry points. The following threat agents are
in scope of this threat model.
@@ -123,16 +129,16 @@
+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Threat Agent | Description |
+===================+=======================================================+
- | ``NSCode`` | | Malicious or faulty code running in the Non-secure |
+ | NSCode | | Malicious or faulty code running in the Non-secure |
| | world, including NS-EL0 NS-EL1 and NS-EL2 levels |
+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
- | ``SecCode`` | | Malicious or faulty code running in the secure |
+ | SecCode | | Malicious or faulty code running in the secure |
| | world, including S-EL0 and S-EL1 levels |
+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
- | ``AppDebug`` | | Physical attacker using debug signals to access |
+ | AppDebug | | Physical attacker using debug signals to access |
| | TF-A resources |
+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
- | ``PhysicalAccess``| | Physical attacker having access to external device |
+ | PhysicalAccess | | Physical attacker having access to external device |
| | communication bus and to external flash |
| | communication bus using common hardware |
+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -145,7 +151,8 @@
considered out-of-scope.
Threat Types
-========================
+============
+
In this threat model we categorize threats using the `STRIDE threat
analysis technique`_. In this technique a threat is categorized as one
or more of these types: ``Spoofing``, ``Tampering``, ``Repudiation``,
@@ -153,7 +160,8 @@
``Elevation of privilege``.
Threat Risk Ratings
-========================
+===================
+
For each threat identified, a risk rating that ranges
from *informational* to *critical* is given based on the likelihood of the
threat occuring if a mitigation is not in place, and the impact of the
@@ -165,7 +173,7 @@
+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
| **Rating (Score)** | **Impact** | **Likelihood** |
+=======================+=========================+===========================+
- | ``Critical (5)`` | | Extreme impact to | | Threat is almost |
+ | Critical (5) | | Extreme impact to | | Threat is almost |
| | entire organization | certain to be exploited.|
| | if exploited. | |
| | | | Knowledge of the threat |
@@ -173,17 +181,17 @@
| | | are in the public |
| | | domain. |
+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
- | ``High (4)`` | | Major impact to entire| | Threat is relatively |
+ | High (4) | | Major impact to entire| | Threat is relatively |
| | organization or single| easy to detect and |
| | line of business if | exploit by an attacker |
| | exploited | with little skill. |
+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
- | ``Medium (3)`` | | Noticeable impact to | | A knowledgeable insider |
+ | Medium (3) | | Noticeable impact to | | A knowledgeable insider |
| | line of business if | or expert attacker could|
| | exploited. | exploit the threat |
| | | without much difficulty.|
+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
- | ``Low (2)`` | | Minor damage if | | Exploiting the threat |
+ | Low (2) | | Minor damage if | | Exploiting the threat |
| | exploited or could | would require |
| | be used in conjunction| considerable expertise |
| | with other | and resources |
@@ -191,7 +199,7 @@
| | perform a more serious| |
| | attack | |
+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
- | ``Informational (1)`` | | Poor programming | | Threat is not likely |
+ | Informational (1) | | Poor programming | | Threat is not likely |
| | practice or poor | to be exploited on its |
| | design decision that | own, but may be used to |
| | may not represent an | gain information for |
@@ -235,14 +243,15 @@
``Internet of Things(IoT)``, ``Mobile`` and ``Server``.
Threat Assessment
-============================
+=================
+
The following threats were identified by applying STRIDE analysis on
each diagram element of the data flow diagram.
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 01 |
+========================+====================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **An attacker can mangle firmware images to |
+| Threat | | **An attacker can mangle firmware images to |
| | execute arbitrary code** |
| | |
| | | Some TF-A images are loaded from external |
@@ -252,26 +261,26 @@
| | updating mechanism to modify the non-volatile |
| | images to execute arbitrary code. |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF1, DF4, DF5 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF4, DF5 |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL2, BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL2, BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Code Execution |
+| Assets | Code Execution |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | PhysicalAccess, NSCode, SecCode |
+| Threat Agent | PhysicalAccess, NSCode, SecCode |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Tampering, Elevation of Privilege |
+| Threat Type | Tampering, Elevation of Privilege |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Impact`` | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+| Impact | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+| Likelihood | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | Critical (25) | Critical (25) | Critical (25) |
+| Total Risk Rating | Critical (25) | Critical (25) | Critical (25) |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | TF-A implements the `Trusted Board Boot (TBB)`_ |
+| Mitigations | | TF-A implements the `Trusted Board Boot (TBB)`_ |
| | feature which prevents malicious firmware from |
| | running on the platform by authenticating all |
| | firmware images. In addition to this, the TF-A |
@@ -283,33 +292,33 @@
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 02 |
+========================+====================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **An attacker may attempt to boot outdated, |
+| Threat | | **An attacker may attempt to boot outdated, |
| | potentially vulnerable firmware image** |
| | |
| | | When updating firmware, an attacker may attempt |
| | to rollback to an older version that has unfixed |
| | vulnerabilities. |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF1, DF4, DF5 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF1, DF4, DF5 |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL2, BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL2, BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Code Execution |
+| Assets | Code Execution |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | PhysicalAccess, NSCode, SecCode |
+| Threat Agent | PhysicalAccess, NSCode, SecCode |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Tampering |
+| Threat Type | Tampering |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Impact`` | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+| Impact | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+| Likelihood | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | Critical (25) | Critical (25) | Critical (25) |
+| Total Risk Rating | Critical (25) | Critical (25) | Critical (25) |
+------------------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | TF-A supports anti-rollback protection using |
+| Mitigations | | TF-A supports anti-rollback protection using |
| | non-volatile counters (NV counters) as required |
| | by `TBBR-Client specification`_. After a firmware|
| | image is validated, the image revision number |
@@ -324,7 +333,7 @@
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 03 |
+========================+=======================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **An attacker can use Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use |
+| Threat | | **An attacker can use Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use |
| | (TOCTOU) attack to bypass image authentication |
| | during the boot process** |
| | |
@@ -336,33 +345,33 @@
| | after the integrity and authentication check has |
| | been performed. |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF1 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF1 |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Code Execution, Sensitive Data |
+| Assets | Code Execution, Sensitive Data |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | PhysicalAccess |
+| Threat Agent | PhysicalAccess |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Elevation of Privilege |
+| Threat Type | Elevation of Privilege |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Impact`` | N/A | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+| Impact | N/A | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | N/A | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+| Likelihood | N/A | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | N/A | High (15) | High (15) |
+| Total Risk Rating | N/A | High (15) | High (15) |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | TF-A boot firmware copies image to on-chip |
+| Mitigations | | TF-A boot firmware copies image to on-chip |
| | memory before authenticating an image. |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 04 |
+========================+=======================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **An attacker with physical access can execute |
+| Threat | | **An attacker with physical access can execute |
| | arbitrary image by bypassing the signature |
| | verification stage using glitching techniques** |
| | |
@@ -381,26 +390,26 @@
| | points where the image is validated against the |
| | signature. |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF1 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF1 |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Code Execution |
+| Assets | Code Execution |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | PhysicalAccess |
+| Threat Agent | PhysicalAccess |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Tampering, Elevation of Privilege |
+| Threat Type | Tampering, Elevation of Privilege |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Impact`` | N/A | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+| Impact | N/A | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | N/A | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+| Likelihood | N/A | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | N/A | High (15) | High (15) |
+| Total Risk Rating | N/A | High (15) | High (15) |
+------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | The most effective mitigation is adding glitching |
+| Mitigations | | The most effective mitigation is adding glitching |
| | detection and mitigation circuit at the hardware |
| | level. However, software techniques, |
| | such as adding redundant checks when performing |
@@ -413,7 +422,7 @@
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 05 |
+========================+===================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **Information leak via UART logs such as |
+| Threat | | **Information leak via UART logs such as |
| | crashes** |
| | |
| | | During the development stages of software it is |
@@ -426,26 +435,26 @@
| | attacker to develop a working exploit if left |
| | in the production version. |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF2 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF2 |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2, BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2, BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Sensitive Data |
+| Assets | Sensitive Data |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | AppDebug |
+| Threat Agent | AppDebug |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Information Disclosure |
+| Threat Type | Information Disclosure |
+------------------------+------------------+----------------+---------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+------------------+----------------+---------------+
-| ``Impact`` | N/A | Low (2) | Low (2) |
+| Impact | N/A | Low (2) | Low (2) |
+------------------------+------------------+----------------+---------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | N/A | High (4) | High (4) |
+| Likelihood | N/A | High (4) | High (4) |
+------------------------+------------------+----------------+---------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | N/A | Medium (8) | Medium (8) |
+| Total Risk Rating | N/A | Medium (8) | Medium (8) |
+------------------------+------------------+----------------+---------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | In TF-A, crash reporting is only enabled for |
+| Mitigations | | In TF-A, crash reporting is only enabled for |
| | debug builds by default. Alternatively, the log |
| | level can be tuned at build time (from verbose |
| | to no output at all), independently of the |
@@ -455,7 +464,7 @@
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 06 |
+========================+====================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **An attacker can read sensitive data and |
+| Threat | | **An attacker can read sensitive data and |
| | execute arbitrary code through the external |
| | debug and trace interface** |
| | |
@@ -468,27 +477,27 @@
| | attacker to read sensitive data and execute |
| | arbitrary code. |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF3 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF3 |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2, BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2, BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Code Execution, Sensitive Data |
+| Assets | Code Execution, Sensitive Data |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | AppDebug |
+| Threat Agent | AppDebug |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Tampering, Information Disclosure, |
+| Threat Type | Tampering, Information Disclosure, |
| | Elevation of privilege |
+------------------------+------------------+---------------+-----------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+------------------+---------------+-----------------+
-| ``Impact`` | N/A | High (4) | High (4) |
+| Impact | N/A | High (4) | High (4) |
+------------------------+------------------+---------------+-----------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | N/A | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+| Likelihood | N/A | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+------------------------+------------------+---------------+-----------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | N/A | Critical (20) | Critical (20) |
+| Total Risk Rating | N/A | Critical (20) | Critical (20) |
+------------------------+------------------+---------------+-----------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | Configuration of debug and trace capabilities is |
+| Mitigations | | Configuration of debug and trace capabilities is |
| | platform specific. Therefore, platforms must |
| | disable the debug and trace capability for |
| | production releases or enable proper debug |
@@ -498,7 +507,7 @@
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 07 |
+========================+======================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **An attacker can perform a denial-of-service |
+| Threat | | **An attacker can perform a denial-of-service |
| | attack by using a broken SMC call that causes the |
| | system to reboot or enter into unknown state.** |
| | |
@@ -508,26 +517,26 @@
| | by calling unimplemented SMC call or by passing |
| | invalid arguments. |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF4, DF5 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF4, DF5 |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Availability |
+| Assets | Availability |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | NSCode, SecCode |
+| Threat Agent | NSCode, SecCode |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Denial of Service |
+| Threat Type | Denial of Service |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Impact`` | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | High (4) | High (4) | High (4) |
+| Likelihood | High (4) | High (4) | High (4) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | High (12) | High (12) | High (12) |
+| Total Risk Rating | High (12) | High (12) | High (12) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | The generic TF-A code validates SMC function ids |
+| Mitigations | | The generic TF-A code validates SMC function ids |
| | and arguments before using them. |
| | Platforms that implement SiP services must also |
| | validate SMC call arguments. |
@@ -536,7 +545,7 @@
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 08 |
+========================+======================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **Memory corruption due to memory overflows and |
+| Threat | | **Memory corruption due to memory overflows and |
| | lack of boundary checking when accessing resources |
| | could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, |
| | modify some state variable to change the normal |
@@ -558,27 +567,27 @@
| | validations might also result in these kinds of |
| | errors in release builds. |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF4, DF5 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF4, DF5 |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2, BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2, BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Code Execution, Sensitive Data |
+| Assets | Code Execution, Sensitive Data |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | NSCode, SecCode |
+| Threat Agent | NSCode, SecCode |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Tampering, Information Disclosure, |
+| Threat Type | Tampering, Information Disclosure, |
| | Elevation of Privilege |
+------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Impact`` | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+| Impact | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | Medium (3 | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+| Likelihood | Medium (3 | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | High (15) | High (15) | High (15) |
+| Total Risk Rating | High (15) | High (15) | High (15) |
+------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | TF-A uses a combination of manual code reviews and |
+| Mitigations | | TF-A uses a combination of manual code reviews and |
| | automated program analysis and testing to detect |
| | and fix memory corruption bugs. All TF-A code |
| | including platform code go through manual code |
@@ -607,7 +616,7 @@
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 09 |
+========================+======================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **Improperly handled SMC calls can leak register |
+| Threat | | **Improperly handled SMC calls can leak register |
| | contents** |
| | |
| | | When switching between secure and non-secure |
@@ -615,26 +624,26 @@
| | register contents of other normal world clients |
| | can be leaked. |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF5 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF5 |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Sensitive Data |
+| Assets | Sensitive Data |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | NSCode |
+| Threat Agent | NSCode |
+------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Information Disclosure |
+| Threat Type | Information Disclosure |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Impact`` | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | High (4) | High (4) | High (4) |
+| Likelihood | High (4) | High (4) | High (4) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | High (12) | High (12) | High (12) |
+| Total Risk Rating | High (12) | High (12) | High (12) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | TF-A saves and restores registers |
+| Mitigations | | TF-A saves and restores registers |
| | by default when switching contexts. Build options |
| | are also provided to save/restore additional |
| | registers such as floating-point registers. |
@@ -643,7 +652,7 @@
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 10 |
+========================+=====================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **SMC calls can leak sensitive information from |
+| Threat | | **SMC calls can leak sensitive information from |
| | TF-A memory via microarchitectural side channels**|
| | |
| | | Microarchitectural side-channel attacks such as |
@@ -652,26 +661,26 @@
| | use this kind of attack to leak sensitive |
| | data from TF-A memory. |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF4, DF5 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF4, DF5 |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Sensitive Data |
+| Assets | Sensitive Data |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | SecCode, NSCode |
+| Threat Agent | SecCode, NSCode |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Information Disclosure |
+| Threat Type | Information Disclosure |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+
-| ``Impact`` | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+| Likelihood | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | Medium (9) | Medium (9) | Medium (9) |
+| Total Risk Rating | Medium (9) | Medium (9) | Medium (9) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | TF-A implements software mitigations for Spectre |
+| Mitigations | | TF-A implements software mitigations for Spectre |
| | type attacks as recommended by `Cache Speculation |
| | Side-channels`_ for the generic code. SiPs should |
| | implement similar mitigations for code that is |
@@ -681,7 +690,7 @@
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 11 |
+========================+====================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **Misconfiguration of the Memory Management Unit |
+| Threat | | **Misconfiguration of the Memory Management Unit |
| | (MMU) may allow a normal world software to |
| | access sensitive data or execute arbitrary |
| | code** |
@@ -692,26 +701,26 @@
| | execute code if the proper security mechanisms |
| | are not in place. |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF5, DF6 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF5, DF6 |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2, BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL1, BL2, BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Sensitive Data, Code execution |
+| Assets | Sensitive Data, Code execution |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | NSCode |
+| Threat Agent | NSCode |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Information Disclosure, Elevation of Privilege |
+| Threat Type | Information Disclosure, Elevation of Privilege |
+------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Application`` | ``Server`` | ``IoT`` | ``Mobile`` |
+| Application | Server | IoT | Mobile |
+------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Impact`` | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+| Impact | Critical (5) | Critical (5) | Critical (5) |
+------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | High (4) | High (4) | High (4) |
+| Likelihood | High (4) | High (4) | High (4) |
+------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | Critical (20) | Critical (20) | Critical (20) |
+| Total Risk Rating | Critical (20) | Critical (20) | Critical (20) |
+------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | In TF-A, configuration of the MMU is done |
+| Mitigations | | In TF-A, configuration of the MMU is done |
| | through a translation tables library. The |
| | library provides APIs to define memory regions |
| | and assign attributes including memory types and |
@@ -729,7 +738,7 @@
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 12 |
+========================+=====================================================+
-| ``Threat`` | | **Incorrect configuration of Performance Monitor |
+| Threat | | **Incorrect configuration of Performance Monitor |
| | Unit (PMU) counters can allow an attacker to |
| | mount side-channel attacks using information |
| | exposed by the counters** |
@@ -741,24 +750,24 @@
| | software) to potentially carry out |
| | side-channel timing attacks against TF-A. |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Diagram Elements`` | DF5, DF6 |
+| Diagram Elements | DF5, DF6 |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Affected TF-A | BL31 |
-| Components`` | |
+| Affected TF-A | BL31 |
+| Components | |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Assets`` | Sensitive Data |
+| Assets | Sensitive Data |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Agent`` | NSCode |
+| Threat Agent | NSCode |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| ``Threat Type`` | Information Disclosure |
+| Threat Type | Information Disclosure |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+
-| ``Impact`` | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+| Impact | Medium (3) | Medium (3) | Medium (3) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+
-| ``Likelihood`` | Low (2) | Low (2) | Low (2) |
+| Likelihood | Low (2) | Low (2) | Low (2) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+
-| ``Total Risk Rating`` | Medium (6) | Medium (6) | Medium (6) |
+| Total Risk Rating | Medium (6) | Medium (6) | Medium (6) |
+------------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+
-| ``Mitigations`` | | TF-A follows mitigation strategies as described |
+| Mitigations | | TF-A follows mitigation strategies as described |
| | in `Secure Development Guidelines`_. General |
| | events and cycle counting in the Secure world is |
| | prohibited by default when applicable. However, |
@@ -774,7 +783,7 @@
--------------
-*Copyright (c) 2021, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
+*Copyright (c) 2021-2022, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
.. _STRIDE threat analysis technique: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/develop/threat-modeling-tool-threats#stride-model