From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
To: linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de>,
"Jason A . Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com>,
Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 04/38] crypto: drbg - Fix drbg_max_addtl() on 64-bit kernels
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:33:48 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260420063422.324906-5-ebiggers@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260420063422.324906-1-ebiggers@kernel.org>
On 64-bit kernels, drbg_max_addtl() returns 2**35 bytes. That's too
large, for two reasons:
1. SP800-90A says the maximum limit is 2**35 *bits*, not 2**35 bytes.
So the implemented limit has confused bits and bytes.
2. When drbg_kcapi_hash() calls crypto_shash_update() on the additional
information string, the length is implicitly cast to 'unsigned int'.
That truncates the additional information string to U32_MAX bytes.
Fix the maximum additional information string length to always be
U32_MAX - 1, causing an error to be returned for any longer lengths.
Fixes: 541af946fe13 ("crypto: drbg - SP800-90A Deterministic Random Bit Generator")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
---
include/crypto/drbg.h | 18 +++++++-----------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/crypto/drbg.h b/include/crypto/drbg.h
index 2d42518cbdce..c11eaf757ed0 100644
--- a/include/crypto/drbg.h
+++ b/include/crypto/drbg.h
@@ -146,23 +146,19 @@ static inline size_t drbg_max_request_bytes(struct drbg_state *drbg)
{
/* SP800-90A requires the limit 2**19 bits, but we return bytes */
return (1 << 16);
}
+/*
+ * SP800-90A allows implementations to support additional info / personalization
+ * strings of up to 2**35 bits. Implementations can have a smaller maximum. We
+ * use 2**35 - 16 bits == U32_MAX - 1 bytes so that the max + 1 always fits in a
+ * size_t, allowing drbg_healthcheck_sanity() to verify its enforcement.
+ */
static inline size_t drbg_max_addtl(struct drbg_state *drbg)
{
- /* SP800-90A requires 2**35 bytes additional info str / pers str */
-#if (__BITS_PER_LONG == 32)
- /*
- * SP800-90A allows smaller maximum numbers to be returned -- we
- * return SIZE_MAX - 1 to allow the verification of the enforcement
- * of this value in drbg_healthcheck_sanity.
- */
- return (SIZE_MAX - 1);
-#else
- return (1UL<<35);
-#endif
+ return U32_MAX - 1;
}
static inline size_t drbg_max_requests(struct drbg_state *drbg)
{
/* SP800-90A requires 2**48 maximum requests before reseeding */
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-20 6:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-20 6:33 [PATCH 00/38] Fix and simplify the NIST DRBG implementation Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 01/38] crypto: drbg - Fix returning success on failure in CTR_DRBG Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 02/38] crypto: drbg - Fix misaligned writes in CTR_DRBG and HASH_DRBG Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 03/38] crypto: drbg - Fix ineffective sanity check Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` Eric Biggers [this message]
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 05/38] crypto: drbg - Fix the fips_enabled priority boost Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 06/38] crypto: drbg - Remove always-enabled symbol CRYPTO_DRBG_HMAC Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 07/38] crypto: drbg - Remove broken commented-out code Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 08/38] crypto: drbg - Remove unhelpful helper functions Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 09/38] crypto: drbg - Remove obsolete FIPS 140-2 continuous test Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 10/38] crypto: drbg - Fold include/crypto/drbg.h into crypto/drbg.c Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 11/38] crypto: drbg - Remove import of crypto_cipher functions Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 12/38] crypto: drbg - Remove support for CTR_DRBG Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 8:07 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2026-04-20 14:40 ` Stephan Mueller
2026-04-20 17:47 ` Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 19:54 ` Stephan Mueller
2026-04-20 20:56 ` Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 20:58 ` Stephan Mueller
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 13/38] crypto: drbg - Remove support for HASH_DRBG Eric Biggers
2026-04-21 7:21 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 14/38] crypto: drbg - Flatten the DRBG menu Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:33 ` [PATCH 15/38] crypto: testmgr - Add test for drbg_pr_hmac_sha512 Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 16:04 ` Joachim Vandersmissen
2026-04-20 17:06 ` Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 16/38] crypto: testmgr - Update test for drbg_nopr_hmac_sha512 Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 17/38] crypto: drbg - Remove support for HMAC-SHA256 and HMAC-SHA384 Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 18/38] crypto: drbg - Simplify algorithm registration Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 19/38] crypto: drbg - De-virtualize drbg_state_ops Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 20/38] crypto: drbg - Move fixed values into constants Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 16:06 ` Joachim Vandersmissen
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 21/38] crypto: drbg - Embed V and C into struct drbg_state Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 22/38] crypto: drbg - Use HMAC-SHA512 library API Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 23/38] crypto: drbg - Remove drbg_core Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 24/38] crypto: drbg - Install separate seed functions for pr and nopr Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 25/38] crypto: drbg - Move module aliases to end of file Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 26/38] crypto: drbg - Consolidate "instantiate" logic and remove drbg_state::C Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 27/38] crypto: drbg - Eliminate use of 'drbg_string' and lists Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 28/38] crypto: drbg - Simplify drbg_generate_long() and fold into caller Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 29/38] crypto: drbg - Put rng_alg methods in logical order Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 30/38] crypto: drbg - Fold drbg_instantiate() into drbg_kcapi_seed() Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 31/38] crypto: drbg - Separate "reseed" case in drbg_kcapi_seed() Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 32/38] crypto: drbg - Fold drbg_prepare_hrng() into drbg_kcapi_seed() Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 33/38] crypto: drbg - Simplify "uninstantiate" logic Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 34/38] crypto: drbg - Include get_random_bytes() output in additional input Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 35/38] crypto: drbg - Change DRBG_MAX_REQUESTS to 4096 Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 36/38] crypto: drbg - Remove redundant reseeding based on random.c state Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 16:48 ` Joachim Vandersmissen
2026-04-20 17:25 ` Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 37/38] crypto: drbg - Clean up generation code Eric Biggers
2026-04-20 6:34 ` [PATCH 38/38] crypto: drbg - Clean up loop in drbg_hmac_update() Eric Biggers
2026-05-05 8:49 ` [PATCH 00/38] Fix and simplify the NIST DRBG implementation Herbert Xu
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