| Message ID | E1YkOD3-0007MI-6D@gondolin.me.apana.org.au (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Delegated to: | Herbert Xu |
| Headers | show |
diff --git a/crypto/rng.c b/crypto/rng.c index 055e276..1315505 100644 --- a/crypto/rng.c +++ b/crypto/rng.c @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int crypto_rng_reset(struct crypto_rng *tfm, const u8 *seed, unsigned int slen) err = crypto_rng_alg(tfm)->seed(tfm, seed, slen); - kfree(buf); + kzfree(buf); return err; } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_rng_reset);
If we allocate a seed on behalf ot the user in crypto_rng_reset, we must ensure that it is zeroed afterwards or the RNG may be compromised. Reported-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> --- crypto/rng.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-crypto" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html