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Description
A write-once register in hardware design is programmable by an untrusted software component earlier than the trusted software component, resulting in a race condition issue.
Modes of Introduction:
– Architecture and Design
Related Weaknesses
Consequences
Access Control: Bypass Protection Mechanism
System configuration cannot be programmed in a secure way.
Potential Mitigations
Phase: Architecture and Design
Description:
During hardware design all register write-once or sticky fields must be evaluated for proper configuration.
Phase: Testing
Description:
The testing phase should use automated tools to test that values are not reprogrammable and that write-once fields lock on writing zeros.