netdev - Re: [PATCH net 2/2] net: sctp: sctp_auth_key

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Date:	Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:45:14 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dborkman@...hat.com
Cc:	vyasevich@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 2/2] net: sctp: sctp_auth_key_put: use kzfree
 instead of kfree

From: Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>
Date: Thu,  7 Feb 2013 11:55:37 +0100

> For sensitive data like keying material, it is common practice to zero
> out keys before returning the memory back to the allocator. Thus, use
> kzfree instead of kfree.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable.
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