linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] crypto: algif_hash - Require setkey before accept(2)

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Date:	Sat, 9 Jan 2016 11:15:21 +0100
From:	Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
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,
	Ondrej Kozina <okozina@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] crypto: algif_hash - Require setkey before accept(2)

On 01/08/2016 02:31 PM, Herbert Xu wrote:
> Hash implementations that require a key may crash if you use
> them without setting a key.  This patch adds the necessary checks
> so that if you do attempt to use them without a key that we return
> -ENOKEY instead of proceeding.
> 
> This patch also adds a compatibility path to support old applications
> that do acept(2) before setkey.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Reported-and-tested-by: Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com>

(tested both patches, ditto for previous skcipher series)

Thanks,
Milan