linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: algif_skcipher

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Message-ID: <20160103013126.GA30385@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Sun, 3 Jan 2016 09:31:26 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com>
Cc:	Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>,
	Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>, syzkaller@...glegroups.com,
	davem@...emloft.net, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kcc@...gle.com, glider@...gle.com,
	edumazet@...gle.com, sasha.levin@...cle.com, keescook@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: algif_skcipher - Require setkey before
 accept(2)

On Sat, Jan 02, 2016 at 09:18:30PM +0100, Milan Broz wrote:
>
> But I cannot change thousands of cryptsetup installations that are actively using that code.
> This is clear userspace breakage which should not happen this way.

I'll try to add some compatibility code for your case, assuming
your modus operandi is accept(2) followed by a single setkey before
proceeding to encryption/decryption.

> (Moreover it still doesn't work for cipher_null that has min/max key size 0.)

Setkey works just fine on cipher_null.

Cheers,
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