Go-Attestation: Hash injection into trusted measurement list via unskipped SignatureHeaderSize vendor bytes in parseEfiSignatureList()
## Summary `parseEfiSignatureList()` in `attest/internal/events.go` does not skip `SignatureHeaderSize` vendor bytes before reading `EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST` signature entries, violating UEFI specification section 31.4.1. ## Impact For `hashSHA256SigGUID` lists, attacker-controlled vendor header bytes are appended directly to the trusted SHA256 hash list. A crafted TPM event log can inject arbitrary SHA256 hashes into the verifier's trusted measurement database, allowing a remote attestation verifier to accept a compromised boot state as legitimate — breaking the core integrity guarantee of remote attestation. ## Root Cause After `binary.Read(&signatures.Header)` reads 28 bytes, `buf` points to the start of the `SignatureHeaderSize` vendor bytes. Both entry loops start at `sigOffset := 0` instead of `sigOffset := SignatureHeaderSize`, causing vendor bytes to be read as signature entries. ## Affected versions All versions through commit `f877374` (2026-05-15). ## Fix Pull request: https://github.com/google/go-attestation/pull/502 - Add bound check: `SignatureHeaderSize` must not exceed remaining list space - Skip `SignatureHeaderSize` bytes before both entry loops - Regression test: `TestParseEfiSignatureListNonZeroSignatureHeaderSize`
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-12681US | — | — | ||
Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input vulnerability in Google go-attestation. parseEfiSignatureList() does not advance the buffer past vendor bytes b… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/google/go-attestationPACKAGE
- https://github.com/google/go-attestation/commit/b6e905e7ae52937f02b5ca494dd1c6a3ac7a1003WEB
- https://github.com/google/go-attestation/pull/502WEB
- https://github.com/google/go-attestation/releases/tag/v0.6.1WEB
- https://github.com/google/go-attestation/security/advisories/GHSA-9r4w-jg96-92mvWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12681ADVISORY
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