linux-kernel - [PATCH] hw_random: prevent too-small buffer sizes

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Wed,  2 Dec 2009 12:50:38 +0000
From:	Ian Molton <ian.molton@...labora.co.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au,
	Ian Molton <ian.molton@...labora.co.uk>
Subject: [PATCH] hw_random: prevent too-small buffer sizes

	This patch prevents the hw_random core using too small of a buffer
on machines with small cacheline sizes.

Signed-off-by: Ian Molton <ian.molton@...labora.co.uk>
---
 drivers/char/hw_random/core.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index 5c2d13c..8b7d56a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ static struct hwrng *current_rng;
 static LIST_HEAD(rng_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(rng_mutex);
 static int data_avail;
-static u8 rng_buffer[SMP_CACHE_BYTES] __cacheline_aligned;
+static u8 rng_buffer[SMP_CACHE_BYTES < 32 ? 32 : SMP_CACHE_BYTES]
+	__cacheline_aligned;
 
 static inline int hwrng_init(struct hwrng *rng)
 {
-- 
1.6.5

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/