linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] crypto: virtio: Fix use-after-free in virtio_crypto_skcipher_finalize

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Date:   Mon, 25 May 2020 08:30:25 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     longpeng2@...wei.com, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Cc:     Arei Gonglei <arei.gonglei@...wei.com>,
        Corentin Labbe <clabbe@...libre.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] crypto: virtio: Fix use-after-free in
 virtio_crypto_skcipher_finalize_req()

> … So the system will crash
> at last when this memory be used again.

I would prefer a wording with less typos here.

> We can free the resources before calling ->complete to fix this issue.

* An imperative wording can be nicer.
  https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?id=9cb1fd0efd195590b828b9b865421ad345a4a145#n151

* You proposed to move a call of the function “crypto_finalize_skcipher_request”.
  How does this change fit to the mentioned position?

* Would you like to add the tag “Fixes” to the commit message?

Regards,
Markus