Author: des
Date: Sun Dec 11 20:40:23 2011
New Revision: 228421
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/228421

Log:
  MFH r227757: check for null passphrases, since openssl doesn't
  
  Security:     prevents users with unencrypted ssh keys (prohibited
                unless the nullok option is specified) from logging in
                by providing a bogus non-null passphrase.

Modified:
  stable/7/lib/libpam/modules/pam_ssh/pam_ssh.c
Directory Properties:
  stable/7/lib/libpam/   (props changed)

Modified: stable/7/lib/libpam/modules/pam_ssh/pam_ssh.c
==============================================================================
--- stable/7/lib/libpam/modules/pam_ssh/pam_ssh.c       Sun Dec 11 20:38:36 
2011        (r228420)
+++ stable/7/lib/libpam/modules/pam_ssh/pam_ssh.c       Sun Dec 11 20:40:23 
2011        (r228421)
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ static char *const pam_ssh_agent_envp[] 
  * struct pam_ssh_key containing the key and its comment.
  */
 static struct pam_ssh_key *
-pam_ssh_load_key(const char *dir, const char *kfn, const char *passphrase)
+pam_ssh_load_key(const char *dir, const char *kfn, const char *passphrase,
+    int nullok)
 {
        struct pam_ssh_key *psk;
        char fn[PATH_MAX];
@@ -98,7 +99,21 @@ pam_ssh_load_key(const char *dir, const 
        if (snprintf(fn, sizeof(fn), "%s/%s", dir, kfn) > (int)sizeof(fn))
                return (NULL);
        comment = NULL;
-       key = key_load_private(fn, passphrase, &comment);
+       /*
+        * If the key is unencrypted, OpenSSL ignores the passphrase, so
+        * it will seem like the user typed in the right one.  This allows
+        * a user to circumvent nullok by providing a dummy passphrase.
+        * Verify that the key really *is* encrypted by trying to load it
+        * with an empty passphrase, and if the key is not encrypted,
+        * accept only an empty passphrase.
+        */
+       key = key_load_private(fn, NULL, &comment);
+       if (key != NULL && !(*passphrase == '\0' && nullok)) {
+               key_free(key);
+               return (NULL);
+       }
+       if (key == NULL)
+               key = key_load_private(fn, passphrase, &comment);
        if (key == NULL) {
                openpam_log(PAM_LOG_DEBUG, "failed to load key from %s\n", fn);
                return (NULL);
@@ -165,9 +180,6 @@ pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh, 
        if (pam_err != PAM_SUCCESS)
                return (pam_err);
 
-       if (*passphrase == '\0' && !nullok)
-               goto skip_keys;
-
        /* switch to user credentials */
        pam_err = openpam_borrow_cred(pamh, pwd);
        if (pam_err != PAM_SUCCESS)
@@ -175,7 +187,7 @@ pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh, 
 
        /* try to load keys from all keyfiles we know of */
        for (kfn = pam_ssh_keyfiles; *kfn != NULL; ++kfn) {
-               psk = pam_ssh_load_key(pwd->pw_dir, *kfn, passphrase);
+               psk = pam_ssh_load_key(pwd->pw_dir, *kfn, passphrase, nullok);
                if (psk != NULL) {
                        pam_set_data(pamh, *kfn, psk, pam_ssh_free_key);
                        ++nkeys;
@@ -185,7 +197,6 @@ pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh, 
        /* switch back to arbitrator credentials */
        openpam_restore_cred(pamh);
 
- skip_keys:
        /*
         * If we tried an old token and didn't get anything, and
         * try_first_pass was specified, try again after prompting the
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