linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] crypto: api

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Date:   Sun, 8 Apr 2018 11:16:20 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Salvatore Mesoraca <s.mesoraca16@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@...il.com>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] crypto: api - avoid VLA use

On Sat, Apr 07, 2018 at 08:38:20PM +0200, Salvatore Mesoraca wrote:
>
>  int crypto_init_cipher_ops(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
>  {
> +	const unsigned long alignmask = crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(tfm);
> +	const unsigned int size = crypto_tfm_alg_blocksize(tfm);
>  	struct cipher_tfm *ops = &tfm->crt_cipher;
>  	struct cipher_alg *cipher = &tfm->__crt_alg->cra_cipher;
>  
> +	if (size > MAX_BLOCKSIZE || alignmask > MAX_ALIGNMASK)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +

This check should be done when the algorithm is registered.  Perhaps
crypto_check_alg.

Thanks,
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