linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: sun8i-ce - Fix use after free in unprepare.

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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:46:12 +0300
From: Andrey Skvortsov <andrej.skvortzov@...il.com>
To: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc: Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>,
	Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...il.com>,
	Samuel Holland <samuel@...lland.org>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Ovidiu Panait <ovidiu.panait@...driver.com>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-sunxi@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnaud Ferraris <arnaud.ferraris@...labora.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: sun8i-ce - Fix use after free in unprepare.

Hi Herbert,
On 24-02-28 17:18, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 12:53:57AM +0300, Andrey Skvortsov wrote:
> > sun8i_ce_cipher_unprepare should be called before
> > crypto_finalize_skcipher_request, because client callbacks may
> > immediately free memory, that isn't needed anymore. But it will be
> > used by unprepare after free. Before removing prepare/unprepare
> > callbacks it was handled by crypto engine in crypto_finalize_request.
> > 
> > Usually that results in a pointer dereference problem during a in
> > crypto selftest.
> >  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
> >                                       virtual address 0000000000000030
..
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Andrey Skvortsov <andrej.skvortzov@...il.com>
> > Fixes: 4136212ab18e ("crypto: sun8i-ce - Remove prepare/unprepare request")
> > ---
> >  .../allwinner/sun8i-ce/sun8i-ce-cipher.c      | 34 +++++++++----------
> >  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> Patch applied.  Thanks.

You marked your rockchip fix for backport to stable releases.
  Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>

I think it makes sense to do the same for the sun8i-ce fix as well. 

-- 
Best regards,
Andrey Skvortsov