linux-kernel - [PATCH] rsa-pkcs1pad: use constant time memory comparison for MACs

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Date:   Sun, 11 Jun 2017 23:20:23 +0200
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Cc:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] rsa-pkcs1pad: use constant time memory comparison for MACs

Otherwise, we enable all sorts of forgeries via timing attack.

Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@...c4.com>
Suggested-by: Stephan Müller <smueller@...onox.de>
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc: linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
---
 crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c b/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
index 8baab4307f7b..7830d304dff6 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
+++ b/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static int pkcs1pad_verify_complete(struct akcipher_request *req, int err)
 		goto done;
 	pos++;
 
-	if (memcmp(out_buf + pos, digest_info->data, digest_info->size))
+	if (crypto_memneq(out_buf + pos, digest_info->data, digest_info->size))
 		goto done;
 
 	pos += digest_info->size;
-- 
2.13.1