From: Srish Srinivasan <ssrish@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org, keyrings@vger.kernel.org,
linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Cc: maddy@linux.ibm.com, ritesh.list@gmail.com,
sshegde@linux.ibm.com, mpe@ellerman.id.au, npiggin@gmail.com,
christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu,
James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com, jarkko@kernel.org,
zohar@linux.ibm.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, nayna@linux.ibm.com,
rnsastry@linux.ibm.com, ssrish@linux.ibm.com,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/6] keys/trusted_keys: clear sensitive PKWM buffers
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:18:47 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261017074850.164031-4-ssrish@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261017074850.164031-1-ssrish@linux.ibm.com>
The input buffer to PKWM seal and the output buffer from PKWM unseal
contain plaintext trusted-key payload data. Freeing these buffers with
kfree(), without wiping the contents, can leave sensitive key material
in memory.
Use kfree_sensitive() to wipe the sensitive key material when freeing
these buffers.
Fixes: c99fcb0d735b ("keys/trusted_keys: establish PKWM as a trusted source")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 7.0
Signed-off-by: Srish Srinivasan <ssrish@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Nayna Jain <nayna@linux.ibm.com>
Tested-by: R Nageswara Sastry <rnsastry@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
---
security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_pkwm.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_pkwm.c b/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_pkwm.c
index 633a7674d065..6774557f818a 100644
--- a/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_pkwm.c
+++ b/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_pkwm.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static int trusted_pkwm_seal(struct trusted_key_payload *p, char *datablob)
pr_err("Wrapping of payload key failed: %d\n", rc);
}
- kfree(input_buf);
+ kfree_sensitive(input_buf);
kfree(output_buf);
out:
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int trusted_pkwm_unseal(struct trusted_key_payload *p, char *datablob)
}
kfree(input_buf);
- kfree(output_buf);
+ kfree_sensitive(output_buf);
return rc;
}
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-17 7:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-17 7:48 [PATCH v3 0/6] Extend PKWM to support user-created wrapping keys Srish Srinivasan
2026-10-17 7:48 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] pseries/plpks: fix length types for wrapping operations Srish Srinivasan
2026-10-17 7:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-17 7:48 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] keys/trusted_keys: propagate wrapping key generation errors Srish Srinivasan
2026-10-17 7:53 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-17 7:48 ` Srish Srinivasan [this message]
2026-10-17 7:54 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] keys/trusted_keys: clear sensitive PKWM buffers sashiko-bot
2026-10-17 7:48 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] pseries/plpks: add HCALLs for PKWM wrapping key life cycle management Srish Srinivasan
2026-10-17 8:07 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-17 7:48 ` [PATCH v3 5/6] keys/trusted_keys: enable PKWM wrapping key selection by label Srish Srinivasan
2026-10-17 8:08 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-17 7:48 ` [PATCH v3 6/6] pseries/plpks/wrapkey: expose PKWM wrapping key management to userspace via sysfs Srish Srinivasan
2026-10-17 8:07 ` sashiko-bot
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