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Windows: Enhance memory protection mechanism by preventing process owner from granting permissions to itself.

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Mounir IDRASSI 2024-05-08 17:31:57 +02:00
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src/Common/Dlgcode.c
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@ -14240,9 +14240,11 @@ BOOL BufferHasPattern (const unsigned char* buffer, size_t bufferLen, const void
return bRet;
}
/* Implementation borrowed from KeePassXC source code (https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/release/2.4.0/src/core/Bootstrap.cpp#L150)
/* Implementation borrowed from KeePassXC source code (https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/2.7.8/src/core/Bootstrap.cpp#L121)
*
* Reduce current user acess rights for this process to the minimum in order to forbid non-admin users from reading the process memory.
* Restrict access to changing DACL's after the process is started. This prevents the creator of veracrypt process from simply adding
* the permission to read memory back to the DACL list.
*/
BOOL ActivateMemoryProtection()
{
@ -14252,6 +14254,8 @@ BOOL ActivateMemoryProtection()
HANDLE hToken = NULL;
PTOKEN_USER pTokenUser = NULL;
DWORD cbBufferSize = 0;
PSID pOwnerRightsSid = NULL;
DWORD pOwnerRightsSidSize = SECURITY_MAX_SID_SIZE;
// Access control list
PACL pACL = NULL;
@ -14292,8 +14296,19 @@ BOOL ActivateMemoryProtection()
goto Cleanup;
}
// Retrieve CreaterOwnerRights SID
pOwnerRightsSid = (PSID) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, pOwnerRightsSidSize);
if (pOwnerRightsSid == NULL) {
goto Cleanup;
}
if (!CreateWellKnownSid(WinCreatorOwnerRightsSid, NULL, pOwnerRightsSid, &pOwnerRightsSidSize)) {
goto Cleanup;
}
// Calculate the amount of memory that must be allocated for the DACL
cbACL = sizeof(ACL) + sizeof(ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE) + GetLengthSid(pTokenUser->User.Sid);
cbACL = sizeof(ACL) + sizeof(ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE) + GetLengthSid(pTokenUser->User.Sid)
+ sizeof(ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE) + GetLengthSid(pOwnerRightsSid);
// Create and initialize an ACL
pACL = (PACL) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, cbACL);
@ -14315,6 +14330,17 @@ BOOL ActivateMemoryProtection()
goto Cleanup;
}
// Explicitly set "Process Owner" rights to Read Only. The default is Full Control.
if (!AddAccessAllowedAce(
pACL,
ACL_REVISION,
READ_CONTROL,
pOwnerRightsSid
)) {
goto Cleanup;
}
// Set discretionary access control list
bSuccess = (ERROR_SUCCESS == SetSecurityInfo(GetCurrentProcess(), // object handle
SE_KERNEL_OBJECT, // type of object
@ -14333,6 +14359,9 @@ BOOL ActivateMemoryProtection()
if (pACL != NULL) {
HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, pACL);
}
if (pOwnerRightsSid != NULL) {
HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, pOwnerRightsSid);
}
if (pTokenUser != NULL) {
HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, pTokenUser);
}