linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: AF_ALG - race-free access of encryption flag

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Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 2017 23:17:20 +1100
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Stephan Müller <smueller@...onox.de>
Cc:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@...il.com>,
        syzbot 
        <bot+3401d9494b9380f7244bcc7fec49680878fccba6@...kaller.appspotmail.com>,
        davem@...emloft.net, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: AF_ALG - race-free access of encryption flag

On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:05:13PM +0100, Stephan Müller wrote:
>
> Shouldn't we then create a patch for the pre-4.14 algif_skcipher code that 
> moves the wait out of the while loop to the beginning of the function in 
> recvmsg?

When I said dead-lock I just meant that the recvmsg will block
indefinitely.  It can still be interrupted from user-space.

As the behaviour is currently undefined anyway, I don't think we
need to backport this fix.  At least not until we maintain a list
of ctx->enc like we discussed.

Cheers,
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