packet_id.c

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/*
 *  OpenVPN -- An application to securely tunnel IP networks
 *             over a single TCP/UDP port, with support for SSL/TLS-based
 *             session authentication and key exchange,
 *             packet encryption, packet authentication, and
 *             packet compression.
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 2002-2024 OpenVPN Inc <sales@openvpn.net>
 *
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 *
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 *
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 */
 
/*
 * These routines are designed to catch replay attacks,
 * where a man-in-the-middle captures packets and then
 * attempts to replay them back later.
 *
 * We use the "sliding-window" algorithm, similar
 * to IPSec.
 */
 
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include "config.h"
#endif
 
#include "syshead.h"
 
#include "packet_id.h"
#include "misc.h"
#include "integer.h"
 
#include "memdbg.h"
 
/* #define PID_SIMULATE_BACKTRACK */
 
/*
 * Special time_t value that indicates that
 * sequence number has expired.
 */
#define SEQ_UNSEEN  ((time_t)0)
#define SEQ_EXPIRED ((time_t)1)
 
#ifdef ENABLE_DEBUG
static void packet_id_debug_print(int msglevel,
                                  const struct packet_id_rec *p,
                                  const struct packet_id_net *pin,
                                  const char *message,
                                  int value);
 
#endif /* ENABLE_DEBUG */
 
static inline void
packet_id_debug(int msglevel,
                const struct packet_id_rec *p,
                const struct packet_id_net *pin,
                const char *message,
                int value)
{
#ifdef ENABLE_DEBUG
    if (unlikely(check_debug_level(msglevel)))
    {
        packet_id_debug_print(msglevel, p, pin, message, value);
    }
#endif
}
 
void
packet_id_init(struct packet_id *p, int seq_backtrack, int time_backtrack, const char *name, int unit)
{
    dmsg(D_PID_DEBUG, "PID packet_id_init seq_backtrack=%d time_backtrack=%d",
         seq_backtrack,
         time_backtrack);
 
    ASSERT(p);
    CLEAR(*p);
 
    p->rec.name = name;
    p->rec.unit = unit;
    if (seq_backtrack)
    {
        ASSERT(MIN_SEQ_BACKTRACK <= seq_backtrack && seq_backtrack <= MAX_SEQ_BACKTRACK);
        ASSERT(MIN_TIME_BACKTRACK <= time_backtrack && time_backtrack <= MAX_TIME_BACKTRACK);
        CIRC_LIST_ALLOC(p->rec.seq_list, struct seq_list, seq_backtrack);
        p->rec.seq_backtrack = seq_backtrack;
        p->rec.time_backtrack = time_backtrack;
    }
    p->rec.initialized = true;
}
 
void
packet_id_free(struct packet_id *p)
{
    if (p)
    {
        dmsg(D_PID_DEBUG, "PID packet_id_free");
        free(p->rec.seq_list);
        CLEAR(*p);
    }
}
 
void
packet_id_add(struct packet_id_rec *p, const struct packet_id_net *pin)
{
    const time_t local_now = now;
    if (p->seq_list)
    {
        packet_id_type diff;
 
        /*
         * If time value increases, start a new
         * sequence number sequence.
         */
        if (!CIRC_LIST_SIZE(p->seq_list)
            || pin->time > p->time
            || (pin->id >= (packet_id_type)p->seq_backtrack
                && pin->id - (packet_id_type)p->seq_backtrack > p->id))
        {
            p->time = pin->time;
            p->id = 0;
            if (pin->id > (packet_id_type)p->seq_backtrack)
            {
                p->id = pin->id - (packet_id_type)p->seq_backtrack;
            }
            CIRC_LIST_RESET(p->seq_list);
        }
 
        while (p->id < pin->id
#ifdef PID_SIMULATE_BACKTRACK
               || (get_random() % 64) < 31
#endif
               )
        {
            CIRC_LIST_PUSH(p->seq_list, SEQ_UNSEEN);
            ++p->id;
        }
 
        diff = p->id - pin->id;
        if (diff < (packet_id_type) CIRC_LIST_SIZE(p->seq_list)
            && local_now > SEQ_EXPIRED)
        {
            CIRC_LIST_ITEM(p->seq_list, diff) = local_now;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        p->time = pin->time;
        p->id = pin->id;
    }
}
 
/*
 * Expire sequence numbers which can no longer
 * be accepted because they would violate
 * time_backtrack.
 */
void
packet_id_reap(struct packet_id_rec *p)
{
    const time_t local_now = now;
    if (p->time_backtrack)
    {
        int i;
        bool expire = false;
        for (i = 0; i < CIRC_LIST_SIZE(p->seq_list); ++i)
        {
            const time_t t = CIRC_LIST_ITEM(p->seq_list, i);
            if (t == SEQ_EXPIRED)
            {
                break;
            }
            if (!expire && t && t + p->time_backtrack < local_now)
            {
                expire = true;
            }
            if (expire)
            {
                CIRC_LIST_ITEM(p->seq_list, i) = SEQ_EXPIRED;
            }
        }
    }
    p->last_reap = local_now;
}
 
/*
 * Return true if packet id is ok, or false if
 * it is a replay.
 */
bool
packet_id_test(struct packet_id_rec *p,
               const struct packet_id_net *pin)
{
    packet_id_type diff;
 
    packet_id_debug(D_PID_DEBUG, p, pin, "PID_TEST", 0);
 
    ASSERT(p->initialized);
 
    if (!pin->id)
    {
        return false;
    }
 
    if (p->seq_backtrack)
    {
        /*
         * In backtrack mode, we allow packet reordering subject
         * to the seq_backtrack and time_backtrack constraints.
         *
         * This mode is used with UDP.
         */
        if (pin->time == p->time)
        {
            /* is packet-id greater than any one we've seen yet? */
            if (pin->id > p->id)
            {
                return true;
            }
 
            /* check packet-id sliding window for original/replay status */
            diff = p->id - pin->id;
 
            /* keep track of maximum backtrack seen for debugging purposes */
            if ((int)diff > p->max_backtrack_stat)
            {
                p->max_backtrack_stat = (int)diff;
                packet_id_debug(D_PID_DEBUG_LOW, p, pin, "PID_ERR replay-window backtrack occurred", p->max_backtrack_stat);
            }
 
            if (diff >= (packet_id_type) CIRC_LIST_SIZE(p->seq_list))
            {
                packet_id_debug(D_PID_DEBUG_LOW, p, pin, "PID_ERR large diff", diff);
                return false;
            }
 
            {
                const time_t v = CIRC_LIST_ITEM(p->seq_list, diff);
                if (v == 0)
                {
                    return true;
                }
                else
                {
                    /* raised from D_PID_DEBUG_LOW to reduce verbosity */
                    packet_id_debug(D_PID_DEBUG_MEDIUM, p, pin, "PID_ERR replay", diff);
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
        else if (pin->time < p->time) /* if time goes back, reject */
        {
            packet_id_debug(D_PID_DEBUG_LOW, p, pin, "PID_ERR time backtrack", 0);
            return false;
        }
        else                        /* time moved forward */
        {
            return true;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        /*
         * In non-backtrack mode, all sequence number series must
         * begin at some number n > 0 and must increment linearly without gaps.
         *
         * This mode is used with TCP.
         */
        if (pin->time == p->time)
        {
            return !p->id || pin->id == p->id + 1;
        }
        else if (pin->time < p->time) /* if time goes back, reject */
        {
            return false;
        }
        else                        /* time moved forward */
        {
            return pin->id == 1;
        }
    }
}
 
/*
 * Read/write a packet ID to/from the buffer.  Short form is sequence number
 * only.  Long form is sequence number and timestamp.
 */
 
bool
packet_id_read(struct packet_id_net *pin, struct buffer *buf, bool long_form)
{
    packet_id_type net_id;
    net_time_t net_time;
 
    pin->id = 0;
    pin->time = 0;
 
    if (!buf_read(buf, &net_id, sizeof(net_id)))
    {
        return false;
    }
    pin->id = ntohpid(net_id);
    if (long_form)
    {
        if (!buf_read(buf, &net_time, sizeof(net_time)))
        {
            return false;
        }
        pin->time = ntohtime(net_time);
    }
    return true;
}
 
static bool
packet_id_send_update(struct packet_id_send *p, bool long_form)
{
    if (!p->time)
    {
        p->time = now;
    }
    if (p->id == PACKET_ID_MAX)
    {
        /* Packet ID only allowed to roll over if using long form and time has
         * moved forward since last roll over.
         */
        if (!long_form || now <= p->time)
        {
            return false;
        }
        p->time = now;
        p->id = 0;
    }
    p->id++;
    return true;
}
 
bool
packet_id_write(struct packet_id_send *p, struct buffer *buf, bool long_form,
                bool prepend)
{
    if (!packet_id_send_update(p, long_form))
    {
        return false;
    }
 
    const packet_id_type net_id = htonpid(p->id);
    const net_time_t net_time = htontime(p->time);
    if (prepend)
    {
        if (long_form)
        {
            if (!buf_write_prepend(buf, &net_time, sizeof(net_time)))
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if (!buf_write_prepend(buf, &net_id, sizeof(net_id)))
        {
            return false;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        if (!buf_write(buf, &net_id, sizeof(net_id)))
        {
            return false;
        }
        if (long_form)
        {
            if (!buf_write(buf, &net_time, sizeof(net_time)))
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    return true;
}
 
const char *
packet_id_net_print(const struct packet_id_net *pin, bool print_timestamp, struct gc_arena *gc)
{
    struct buffer out = alloc_buf_gc(256, gc);
 
    buf_printf(&out, "[ #" packet_id_format, (packet_id_print_type)pin->id);
    if (print_timestamp && pin->time)
    {
        buf_printf(&out, " / time = (" packet_id_format ") %s",
                   (packet_id_print_type)pin->time,
                   time_string(pin->time, 0, false, gc));
    }
 
    buf_printf(&out, " ]");
    return BSTR(&out);
}
 
/* initialize the packet_id_persist structure in a disabled state */
void
packet_id_persist_init(struct packet_id_persist *p)
{
    p->filename = NULL;
    p->fd = -1;
    p->time = p->time_last_written = 0;
    p->id = p->id_last_written = 0;
}
 
/* close the file descriptor if it is open, and switch to disabled state */
void
packet_id_persist_close(struct packet_id_persist *p)
{
    if (packet_id_persist_enabled(p))
    {
        if (close(p->fd))
        {
            msg(D_PID_PERSIST | M_ERRNO, "Close error on --replay-persist file %s", p->filename);
        }
        packet_id_persist_init(p);
    }
}
 
/* load persisted rec packet_id (time and id) only once from file, and set state to enabled */
void
packet_id_persist_load(struct packet_id_persist *p, const char *filename)
{
    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
    if (!packet_id_persist_enabled(p))
    {
        /* open packet-id persist file for both read and write */
        p->fd = platform_open(filename,
                              O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_BINARY,
                              S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
        if (p->fd == -1)
        {
            msg(D_PID_PERSIST | M_ERRNO,
                "Cannot open --replay-persist file %s for read/write",
                filename);
        }
        else
        {
            struct packet_id_persist_file_image image;
            ssize_t n;
 
#if defined(HAVE_FLOCK) && defined(LOCK_EX) && defined(LOCK_NB)
            if (flock(p->fd, LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB))
            {
                msg(M_ERR, "Cannot obtain exclusive lock on --replay-persist file %s", filename);
            }
#endif
 
            p->filename = filename;
            n = read(p->fd, &image, sizeof(image));
            if (n == sizeof(image))
            {
                p->time = p->time_last_written = image.time;
                p->id = p->id_last_written = image.id;
                dmsg(D_PID_PERSIST_DEBUG, "PID Persist Read from %s: %s",
                     p->filename, packet_id_persist_print(p, &gc));
            }
            else if (n == -1)
            {
                msg(D_PID_PERSIST | M_ERRNO,
                    "Read error on --replay-persist file %s",
                    p->filename);
            }
        }
    }
    gc_free(&gc);
}
 
/* save persisted rec packet_id (time and id) to file (only if enabled state) */
void
packet_id_persist_save(struct packet_id_persist *p)
{
    if (packet_id_persist_enabled(p) && p->time && (p->time != p->time_last_written
                                                    || p->id != p->id_last_written))
    {
        struct packet_id_persist_file_image image;
        ssize_t n;
        off_t seek_ret;
        struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
 
        image.time = p->time;
        image.id = p->id;
        seek_ret = lseek(p->fd, (off_t)0, SEEK_SET);
        if (seek_ret == (off_t)0)
        {
            n = write(p->fd, &image, sizeof(image));
            if (n == sizeof(image))
            {
                p->time_last_written = p->time;
                p->id_last_written = p->id;
                dmsg(D_PID_PERSIST_DEBUG, "PID Persist Write to %s: %s",
                     p->filename, packet_id_persist_print(p, &gc));
            }
            else
            {
                msg(D_PID_PERSIST | M_ERRNO,
                    "Cannot write to --replay-persist file %s",
                    p->filename);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            msg(D_PID_PERSIST | M_ERRNO,
                "Cannot seek to beginning of --replay-persist file %s",
                p->filename);
        }
        gc_free(&gc);
    }
}
 
/* transfer packet_id_persist -> packet_id */
void
packet_id_persist_load_obj(const struct packet_id_persist *p, struct packet_id *pid)
{
    if (p && pid && packet_id_persist_enabled(p) && p->time)
    {
        pid->rec.time = p->time;
        pid->rec.id = p->id;
    }
}
 
const char *
packet_id_persist_print(const struct packet_id_persist *p, struct gc_arena *gc)
{
    struct buffer out = alloc_buf_gc(256, gc);
 
    buf_printf(&out, "[");
 
    if (packet_id_persist_enabled(p))
    {
        buf_printf(&out, " #" packet_id_format, (packet_id_print_type)p->id);
        if (p->time)
        {
            buf_printf(&out, " / time = (" packet_id_format ") %s",
                       (packet_id_print_type)p->time,
                       time_string(p->time, 0, false, gc));
        }
    }
 
    buf_printf(&out, " ]");
    return (char *)out.data;
}
 
#ifdef ENABLE_DEBUG
 
static void
packet_id_debug_print(int msglevel,
                      const struct packet_id_rec *p,
                      const struct packet_id_net *pin,
                      const char *message,
                      int value)
{
    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
    struct buffer out = alloc_buf_gc(256, &gc);
    struct timeval tv;
    const time_t prev_now = now;
    const struct seq_list *sl = p->seq_list;
    int i;
 
    CLEAR(tv);
    gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
 
    buf_printf(&out, "%s [%d]", message, value);
    buf_printf(&out, " [%s-%d] [", p->name, p->unit);
    for (i = 0; sl != NULL && i < sl->x_size; ++i)
    {
        char c;
        time_t v;
        int diff;
 
        v = CIRC_LIST_ITEM(sl, i);
        if (v == SEQ_UNSEEN)
        {
            c = '_';
        }
        else if (v == SEQ_EXPIRED)
        {
            c = 'E';
        }
        else
        {
            diff = (int) prev_now - v;
            if (diff < 0)
            {
                c = 'N';
            }
            else if (diff < 10)
            {
                c = '0' + diff;
            }
            else
            {
                c = '>';
            }
        }
        buf_printf(&out, "%c", c);
    }
    buf_printf(&out, "] %" PRIi64 ":" packet_id_format, (int64_t)p->time, (packet_id_print_type)p->id);
    if (pin)
    {
        buf_printf(&out, " %" PRIi64 ":" packet_id_format, (int64_t)pin->time, (packet_id_print_type)pin->id);
    }
 
    buf_printf(&out, " t=%" PRIi64 "[%d]",
               (int64_t)prev_now,
               (int)(prev_now - tv.tv_sec));
 
    buf_printf(&out, " r=[%d,%d,%d,%d,%d]",
               (int)(p->last_reap - tv.tv_sec),
               p->seq_backtrack,
               p->time_backtrack,
               p->max_backtrack_stat,
               (int)p->initialized);
    if (sl != NULL)
    {
        buf_printf(&out, " sl=[%d,%d,%d,%d]",
                   sl->x_head,
                   sl->x_size,
                   sl->x_cap,
                   sl->x_sizeof);
    }
 
 
    msg(msglevel, "%s", BSTR(&out));
    gc_free(&gc);
}
 
#endif /* ifdef ENABLE_DEBUG */