linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: gcm - restrict assoclen for rfc4543

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:59:08 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Iuliana Prodan <iuliana.prodan@....com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: gcm - restrict assoclen for rfc4543

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 02:56:35PM +0000, Iuliana Prodan wrote:
>
> Yes, this is for fuzz testing.
> The generic implementation for rfc4543 considers any assoclen valid, 
> which is not correct.

So I presume the driver does enforce the limit.  Please actually
state that in the commit description for future reference.

Thanks,
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