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    crypto: skcipher - set CRYPTO_TFM_NEED_KEY if ->setkey() fails · b1f6b4bf
    Eric Biggers authored
    Some algorithms have a ->setkey() method that is not atomic, in the
    sense that setting a key can fail after changes were already made to the
    tfm context.  In this case, if a key was already set the tfm can end up
    in a state that corresponds to neither the old key nor the new key.
    
    For example, in lrw.c, if gf128mul_init_64k_bbe() fails due to lack of
    memory, then priv::table will be left NULL.  After that, encryption with
    that tfm will cause a NULL pointer dereference.
    
    It's not feasible to make all ->setkey() methods atomic, especially ones
    that have to key multiple sub-tfms.  Therefore, make the crypto API set
    CRYPTO_TFM_NEED_KEY if ->setkey() fails and the algorithm requires a
    key, to prevent the tfm from being used until a new key is set.
    
    [Cc stable mainly because when introducing the NEED_KEY flag I changed
     AF_ALG to rely on it; and unlike in-kernel crypto API users, AF_ALG
     previously didn't have this problem.  So these "incompletely keyed"
     states became theoretically accessible via AF_ALG -- though, the
     opportunities for causing real mischief seem pretty limited.]
    
    Fixes: f8d33fac ("crypto: skcipher - prevent using skciphers without setting key")
    Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v4.16+
    Signed-off-by: default avatarEric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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