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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions core/secure_boot.c
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#include "eos_hal.h"
#include <string.h>

/* OTP offsets for root-of-trust */
/* OTP offsets for root-of-trust. The map is docs/key_lifecycle.md 3.2
* with OTP base 0x100: key slots at 0x100/0x120 and the revoke mask at
* 0x140 (core/keystore.c), the security_version counter at 0x144. 0x180
* holds the recovery shared secret (core/recovery.c), so the counter must
* never be written there. */
#define OTP_KEY_HASH_OFFSET 0x100
#define OTP_KEY_HASH_SIZE 32
#define OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET 0x180
#define OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET 0x144

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🟠 High · Rollback floor does not advance

When an external caller raises the floor on a board whose monotonic hooks are separate from raw OTP writes, or a later value requires clearing a programmed OTP bit, eos_secure_boot_update_rollback() writes ordinary big-endian bytes directly to OTP, while eos_rollback_verify() reads the floor through eos_hal_monotonic_read() and advances it through eos_hal_monotonic_increment(). The write therefore fails or leaves the checked floor unchanged, despite returning success.

Advance the requested rollback floor through the monotonic HAL interface so updates use the same counter that boot verification checks.

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In `core/secure_boot.c` at line 26:

**Rollback floor does not advance**

When an external caller raises the floor on a board whose monotonic hooks are separate from raw OTP writes, or a later value requires clearing a programmed OTP bit, `eos_secure_boot_update_rollback()` writes ordinary big-endian bytes directly to OTP, while `eos_rollback_verify()` reads the floor through `eos_hal_monotonic_read()` and advances it through `eos_hal_monotonic_increment()`. The write therefore fails or leaves the checked floor unchanged, despite returning success.

Advance the requested rollback floor through the monotonic HAL interface so updates use the same counter that boot verification checks.

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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n -C 4 '(\.otp_write|\.monotonic_read|\.monotonic_increment)\s*=|eos_hal_(otp_write|monotonic_read|monotonic_increment)\s*\(' . -g '*.[ch]'

Repository: embeddedos-org/eBoot

Length of output: 12963

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- secure_boot.c ---'
nl -ba core/secure_boot.c | sed -n '1,45p;245,290p'
printf '%s\n' '--- rollback.c ---'
nl -ba core/rollback.c | sed -n '185,240p'
printf '%s\n' '--- HAL operation types and wrappers ---'
rg -n -C 8 'typedef struct eos_board_ops|otp_read|otp_write|monotonic_read|monotonic_increment' include hal core tests/unit -g '*.[ch]' || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- OTP and monotonic implementations/mappings ---'
rg -n -C 8 'static int (sim_otp|mock_.*monotonic)|int (sim_otp|mock_.*monotonic)|eos_board_ops_t|\.otp_write|\.monotonic_read|\.monotonic_increment' . -g '*.[ch]' || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant documentation ---'
rg -n -C 12 'security_version|recovery.secret|0x144|0x180|OTP|monotonic' docs include core tests/unit -g '*.{md,h,c}' || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- diff against supplied merge base ---'
git diff --stat 41dd5ee22cc2dfb9ba475e4b0ec0613ec1b0a6 71cd49b5809cecc5cf94d08820905ef90cb868f2 -- core/secure_boot.c tests/unit/test_secure_boot_policy.c
git diff --unified=20 41dd5ee22cc2dfb9ba475e4b0ec0613ec1b0a6 71cd49b5809cecc5cf94d08820905ef90cb868f2 -- core/secure_boot.c tests/unit/test_secure_boot_policy.c

Repository: embeddedos-org/eBoot

Length of output: 45411

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- board files ---'
git ls-files 'boards/**' | sort
printf '%s\n' '--- board security hooks ---'
rg -n -C 12 'otp|monotonic|eFuse|efuse|security_version|0x144|0x180' boards -g '*.[ch]' || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- HAL comments and types ---'
nl -ba include/eos_hal.h | sed -n '45,100p;145,165p'
printf '%s\n' '--- secure boot policy test mocks ---'
nl -ba tests/unit/test_secure_boot_policy.c | sed -n '1,90p;300,390p'
printf '%s\n' '--- rollback test mocks ---'
nl -ba tests/unit/test_rollback.c | sed -n '1,90p'
printf '%s\n' '--- key lifecycle section ---'
nl -ba docs/key_lifecycle.md | sed -n '1,150p'

Repository: embeddedos-org/eBoot

Length of output: 24764

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- secure boot API contract and callers ---'
nl -ba include/eos_secure_boot.h | sed -n '112,135p'
rg -n -C 6 'eos_secure_boot_update_rollback|update_rollback' . -g '*.[ch]' -g '*.md' || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- key lifecycle counter sections ---'
nl -ba docs/key_lifecycle.md | sed -n '140,230p'
printf '%s\n' '--- all board ops initializers and security fields ---'
for f in $(git ls-files 'boards/**.c'); do
    if rg -q 'eos_board_ops_t|board_.*_get_ops|monotonic|otp_' "$f"; then
        printf '%s\n' "--- $f"
        rg -n -C 4 'eos_board_ops_t|board_.*_get_ops|monotonic|otp_' "$f" || true
    fi
done

Repository: embeddedos-org/eBoot

Length of output: 40929

Use the monotonic counter contract for repeated updates.

eos_secure_boot_update_rollback writes the binary version directly through eos_hal_otp_write. On a board that implements security_version at 0x144 with one-way OTP bits, updating from 1 to 2 requires clearing a programmed bit. The write can fail or leave a value different from 2. The current test does not detect this because its mock uses memcpy and performs only one update.

Bind security_version to the board's monotonic_read and monotonic_increment hooks, route updates through that contract, and test successive updates with one-way OTP semantics. The shipped board files currently provide no such mapping, so the supported board implementation must define it.

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Review comment at @core/secure_boot.c at line 26:
Bind security_version at OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET to the board’s monotonic_read and
monotonic_increment hooks, and update eos_secure_boot_update_rollback to use
that contract instead of writing the version directly through eos_hal_otp_write.
Add the mapping to the supported board implementation and update the test to
verify successive version updates with one-way OTP semantics.

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#define OTP_DEBUG_LOCK_OFFSET 0x1F0

/* Global attestation log — persisted in RAM for kernel to read */
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37 changes: 37 additions & 0 deletions tests/unit/test_secure_boot_policy.c
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ASSERT(entry == 0x20000001U);
}

/* ---- Anti-rollback counter placement ----
*
* eos_secure_boot_update_rollback() wrote its 4 bytes at OTP 0x180, which is
* where core/recovery.c reads the recovery shared secret. OTP bits only move
* one way, so every counter update permanently corrupted the secret and
* locked authenticated recovery out. It must write only the security_version
* field: OTP base 0x100 + 0x44 per docs/key_lifecycle.md 3.2. */
#define OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET 0x144
#define OTP_RECOVERY_SECRET_OFFSET 0x180
#define OTP_RECOVERY_SECRET_SIZE 32

TEST(test_update_rollback_writes_only_the_counter_field)
{
provide_otp_write = 1;
reset_fixture();
memset(sim_otp, 0xA5, sizeof(sim_otp));

ASSERT(eos_secure_boot_update_rollback(0x01020304U) == EOS_OK);
ASSERT(otp_write_calls == 1);

/* The counter, big-endian, in its own field. */
ASSERT(sim_otp[OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET + 0] == 0x01);
ASSERT(sim_otp[OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET + 1] == 0x02);
ASSERT(sim_otp[OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET + 2] == 0x03);
ASSERT(sim_otp[OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET + 3] == 0x04);

/* Nothing else -- the recovery secret above all -- is touched. */
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < OTP_SIZE; i++) {
if (i >= OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET && i < OTP_ROLLBACK_OFFSET + 4)
continue;
ASSERT(sim_otp[i] == 0xA5);
}
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < OTP_RECOVERY_SECRET_SIZE; i++)
ASSERT(sim_otp[OTP_RECOVERY_SECRET_OFFSET + i] == 0xA5);
}

int main(void)
{
printf("=== eBootloader: Secure Boot Debug-Lock Policy Tests ===\n\n");
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run_test_the_same_image_boots_when_no_debug_lock_is_asked_for();
run_test_secure_boot_proceeds_when_the_debug_lock_succeeds();
run_test_the_ordinary_boot_path_is_unaffected_by_the_step_4_change();
run_test_update_rollback_writes_only_the_counter_field();

printf("\n%d/%d tests passed\n", tests_passed, tests_run);
return (tests_passed == tests_run) ? 0 : 1;
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