Messages in this thread | | | From | Eric Dumazet <> | Date | Tue, 7 Nov 2023 04:40:08 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v1] net/tcp: use kfree_sensitive() instend of kfree() in tcp_md5_twsk_free_rcu() |
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On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 3:35 AM Minjie Du <duminjie@vivo.com> wrote: > > key might contain private information, so better use > kfree_sensitive to free it. > In tcp_md5_twsk_free_rcu() use kfree_sensitive(). > > Signed-off-by: Minjie Du <duminjie@vivo.com> > --- > net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c > index a9807eeb311c..a7be78096783 100644 > --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c > +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c > @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static void tcp_md5_twsk_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head) > struct tcp_md5sig_key *key; > > key = container_of(head, struct tcp_md5sig_key, rcu); > - kfree(key); > + kfree_sensitive(key); > static_branch_slow_dec_deferred(&tcp_md5_needed); > tcp_md5_release_sigpool(); > } > -- > 2.39.0 >
1) net-next is currently closed.
2) such patch could send a wrong signal (false sense of security with MD5)
3) You forgot tcp_time_wait_init(), tcp_md5_do_del(), tcp_md5_key_copy(), tcp_md5_do_add(), tcp_clear_md5_list().
More work is needed I am afraid, please wait until next week when 6-7-rc1 is tagged and net-next opens again.
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