From: Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>
To: Daniel Hodges <hodgesd@meta.com>
Cc: axboe@kernel.dk, hch@lst.de, sagi@grimberg.me,
linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvme-fabrics: use kfree_sensitive() for DHCHAP secrets
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 09:10:12 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aYDMZO7el37ZPQTE@kbusch-mbp> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260201030840.3173507-1-hodgesd@meta.com>
On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 07:08:40PM -0800, Daniel Hodges wrote:
> The DHCHAP secrets (dhchap_secret and dhchap_ctrl_secret) contain
> authentication key material for NVMe-oF. Use kfree_sensitive() instead
> of kfree() in nvmf_free_options() to ensure secrets are zeroed before
> the memory is freed, preventing recovery from freed pages.
Thanks, applied to nvme-7.0.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-02 16:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-01 3:08 [PATCH] nvme-fabrics: use kfree_sensitive() for DHCHAP secrets Daniel Hodges
2026-02-02 6:58 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-02-02 16:10 ` Keith Busch [this message]
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