linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] KEYS: use kfree

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Message-ID: <ZMOWx2zxHQ1+JpeR@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:   Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:21:59 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Mahmoud Adam <mngyadam@...zon.com>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] KEYS: use kfree_sensitive with key

On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:55:09PM +0000, Mahmoud Adam wrote:
> key might contain private part of the key, so better use
> kfree_sensitive to free it
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mahmoud Adam <mngyadam@...zon.com>
> ---
>  crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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