From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
Anoob Joseph <anoobj@marvell.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 6/6] crypto/octeontx: use timing-safe RSA signature verification
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:59:29 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260629190027.2071745-7-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260629190027.2071745-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>
Replace memcmp() with rte_memeq_timingsafe() when verifying
RSA signatures to prevent timing-based side-channel attacks.
The comparison at drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c:742
is used to verify RSA signed data against expected message content.
Using regular memcmp() for cryptographic verification can leak
information about the compared data through timing differences.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c
index d6d1b2cea9..40f565cd78 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include <rte_errno.h>
#include <rte_malloc.h>
#include <rte_mempool.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
#include "otx_cryptodev.h"
#include "otx_cryptodev_capabilities.h"
@@ -739,7 +740,7 @@ otx_cpt_asym_rsa_op(struct rte_crypto_op *cop, struct cpt_request_info *req,
}
memcpy(rsa->sign.data, req->rptr, rsa->sign.length);
- if (memcmp(rsa->sign.data, rsa->message.data,
+ if (!rte_memeq_timingsafe(rsa->sign.data, rsa->message.data,
rsa->message.length)) {
CPT_LOG_DP_ERR("RSA verification failed");
cop->status = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_ERROR;
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-29 19:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-25 15:56 [PATCH 0/5] crypto: use timing-safe digest comparison Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-25 15:56 ` [PATCH 1/5] eal: take experimental flag off of rte_memeq_timingsafe Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-25 15:56 ` [PATCH 2/5] crypto/uadk: use timing-safe digest comparison Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-25 15:56 ` [PATCH 3/5] crypto/ccp: " Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-25 15:56 ` [PATCH 4/5] crypto/armv8: " Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-26 17:11 ` Jack Bond-Preston
2026-06-25 15:56 ` [PATCH 5/5] crypto/cnxk: " Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-29 6:42 ` [EXTERNAL] " Tejasree Kondoj
2026-06-29 7:38 ` [EXTERNAL] [PATCH 0/5] crypto: " Akhil Goyal
2026-06-29 18:59 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-29 18:59 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] eal: take experimental flag off of rte_memeq_timingsafe Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-29 18:59 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] crypto/uadk: use timing-safe digest comparison Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-29 18:59 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] crypto/ccp: " Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-29 18:59 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] crypto/armv8: " Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-29 18:59 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] crypto/cnxk: " Stephen Hemminger
2026-06-29 18:59 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-06-30 9:50 ` [EXTERNAL] [PATCH v2 6/6] crypto/octeontx: use timing-safe RSA signature verification Tejasree Kondoj
2026-06-30 17:22 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] crypto: use timing-safe digest comparison Morten Brørup
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