linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] crypto: ecdh - Pass private key in proper byte order to check valid key

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Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 20:30:25 -0400
From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
To: linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au,
        davem@...emloft.net
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jarkko@...nel.org, ardb@...nel.org,
        salvatore.benedetto@...el.com, Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: ecdh - Pass private key in proper byte order to check valid key

ecc_is_key_valid expects a key with the most significant digit in the last
entry of the digit array. Currently ecdh_set_secret passes a reversed key
to ecc_is_key_valid that then passes the rather simple test checking
whether the private key is in range [2, n-3]. For all current ecdh-
supported curves (NIST P192/256/384) the 'n' parameter is a rather large
number, therefore easily passing this test.

Throughout the ecdh and ecc codebase the variable 'priv' is used for a
private_key holding the bytes in proper byte order. Therefore, introduce
priv in ecdh_set_secret and copy the bytes from ctx->private_key into
priv in proper byte order by using ecc_swap_digits. Pass priv to
ecc_is_valid_key.

Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc: Salvatore Benedetto <salvatore.benedetto@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 crypto/ecdh.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crypto/ecdh.c b/crypto/ecdh.c
index 3049f147e011..a73853bd44de 100644
--- a/crypto/ecdh.c
+++ b/crypto/ecdh.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static int ecdh_set_secret(struct crypto_kpp *tfm, const void *buf,
 			   unsigned int len)
 {
 	struct ecdh_ctx *ctx = ecdh_get_ctx(tfm);
+	u64 priv[ECC_MAX_DIGITS];
 	struct ecdh params;

 	if (crypto_ecdh_decode_key(buf, len, &params) < 0 ||
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ static int ecdh_set_secret(struct crypto_kpp *tfm, const void *buf,
 				       ctx->private_key);

 	memcpy(ctx->private_key, params.key, params.key_size);
+	ecc_swap_digits(ctx->private_key, priv, ctx->ndigits);

 	if (ecc_is_key_valid(ctx->curve_id, ctx->ndigits,
-			     ctx->private_key, params.key_size) < 0) {
+			     priv, params.key_size) < 0) {
 		memzero_explicit(ctx->private_key, params.key_size);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-- 
2.43.0