crypto/tls: enforce TLS 1.3 (and TLS 1.2) downgrade protection checks

Fixes #37763

Change-Id: Ic6bcc9af0d164966f4ae31087998e5b546540038
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/231038
Run-TryBot: Filippo Valsorda <filippo@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Katie Hockman <katie@golang.org>

common.go

@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ const (
 	downgradeCanaryTLS11 = "DOWNGRD\x00"
 )
 
+// testingOnlyForceDowngradeCanary is set in tests to force the server side to
+// include downgrade canaries even if it's using its highers supported version.
+var testingOnlyForceDowngradeCanary bool
+
 // ConnectionState records basic TLS details about the connection.
 type ConnectionState struct {
 	Version                     uint16                // TLS version used by the connection (e.g. VersionTLS12)

handshake_client.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (c *Conn) makeClientHello() (*clientHelloMsg, ecdheParameters, error) {
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("tls: no supported versions satisfy MinVersion and MaxVersion")
 	}
 
-	clientHelloVersion := supportedVersions[0]
+	clientHelloVersion := config.maxSupportedVersion()
 	// The version at the beginning of the ClientHello was capped at TLS 1.2
 	// for compatibility reasons. The supported_versions extension is used
 	// to negotiate versions now. See RFC 8446, Section 4.2.1.
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ func (c *Conn) clientHandshake() (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// If we are negotiating a protocol version that's lower than what we
+	// support, check for the server downgrade canaries.
+	// See RFC 8446, Section 4.1.3.
+	maxVers := c.config.maxSupportedVersion()
+	tls12Downgrade := string(serverHello.random[24:]) == downgradeCanaryTLS12
+	tls11Downgrade := string(serverHello.random[24:]) == downgradeCanaryTLS11
+	if maxVers == VersionTLS13 && c.vers <= VersionTLS12 && (tls12Downgrade || tls11Downgrade) ||
+		maxVers == VersionTLS12 && c.vers <= VersionTLS11 && tls11Downgrade {
+		c.sendAlert(alertIllegalParameter)
+		return errors.New("tls: downgrade attempt detected, possibly due to a MitM attack or a broken middlebox")
+	}
+
 	if c.vers == VersionTLS13 {
 		hs := &clientHandshakeStateTLS13{
 			c:           c,

handshake_client_test.go

@@ -1984,3 +1984,48 @@ func TestCloseClientConnectionOnIdleServer(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Error expected, but no error returned")
 	}
 }
+
+func testDowngradeCanary(t *testing.T, clientVersion, serverVersion uint16) error {
+	defer func() { testingOnlyForceDowngradeCanary = false }()
+	testingOnlyForceDowngradeCanary = true
+
+	clientConfig := testConfig.Clone()
+	clientConfig.MaxVersion = clientVersion
+	serverConfig := testConfig.Clone()
+	serverConfig.MaxVersion = serverVersion
+	_, _, err := testHandshake(t, clientConfig, serverConfig)
+	return err
+}
+
+func TestDowngradeCanary(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := testDowngradeCanary(t, VersionTLS13, VersionTLS12); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("downgrade from TLS 1.3 to TLS 1.2 was not detected")
+	}
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping the rest of the checks in short mode")
+	}
+	if err := testDowngradeCanary(t, VersionTLS13, VersionTLS11); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("downgrade from TLS 1.3 to TLS 1.1 was not detected")
+	}
+	if err := testDowngradeCanary(t, VersionTLS13, VersionTLS10); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("downgrade from TLS 1.3 to TLS 1.0 was not detected")
+	}
+	if err := testDowngradeCanary(t, VersionTLS12, VersionTLS11); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("downgrade from TLS 1.2 to TLS 1.1 was not detected")
+	}
+	if err := testDowngradeCanary(t, VersionTLS12, VersionTLS10); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("downgrade from TLS 1.2 to TLS 1.0 was not detected")
+	}
+	if err := testDowngradeCanary(t, VersionTLS13, VersionTLS13); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("server unexpectedly sent downgrade canary for TLS 1.3")
+	}
+	if err := testDowngradeCanary(t, VersionTLS12, VersionTLS12); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("client didn't ignore expected TLS 1.2 canary")
+	}
+	if err := testDowngradeCanary(t, VersionTLS11, VersionTLS11); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("client unexpectedly reacted to a canary in TLS 1.1")
+	}
+	if err := testDowngradeCanary(t, VersionTLS10, VersionTLS10); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("client unexpectedly reacted to a canary in TLS 1.0")
+	}
+}

handshake_server.go

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (hs *serverHandshakeState) processClientHello() error {
 	serverRandom := hs.hello.random
 	// Downgrade protection canaries. See RFC 8446, Section 4.1.3.
 	maxVers := c.config.maxSupportedVersion()
-	if maxVers >= VersionTLS12 && c.vers < maxVers {
+	if maxVers >= VersionTLS12 && c.vers < maxVers || testingOnlyForceDowngradeCanary {
 		if c.vers == VersionTLS12 {
 			copy(serverRandom[24:], downgradeCanaryTLS12)
 		} else {