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From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
To: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
Cc: keyrings@vger.kernel.org, David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>,
	linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org,
	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>,
	Denis Kenzior <denkenz@gmail.com>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KEYS: fix length validation in keyctl_pkey_params_get_2()
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:06:01 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YfFVSeWAFi8eqjpj@iki.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YedZviVNB2X7yeTX@sol.localdomain>

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 04:22:22PM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:26:16PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:53:34AM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > > On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 08:45:03PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 12:04:54PM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > > > > From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > In many cases, keyctl_pkey_params_get_2() is validating the user buffer
> > > > > lengths against the wrong algorithm properties.  Fix it to check against
> > > > > the correct properties.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Probably this wasn't noticed before because for all asymmetric keys of
> > > > > the "public_key" subtype, max_data_size == max_sig_size == max_enc_size
> > > > > == max_dec_size.  However, this isn't necessarily true for the
> > > > > "asym_tpm" subtype (it should be, but it's not strictly validated).  Of
> > > > > course, future key types could have different values as well.
> > > > 
> > > > With a quick look, asym_tpm is TPM 1.x only, which only has 2048-bit RSA
> > > > keys.
> > > 
> > > The code allows other lengths, as well as the case where the "RSA key size"
> > > doesn't match the "public key size".  Probably both are bugs and they should
> > > both be 256 bytes (2048 bits) only.  Anyway, that would be a separate fix.
> > > 
> > > - Eric
> > 
> > I'm fine with the current commit message. E.g. I have no idea at this
> > point whether there should be in future separate asym_tpm2 or all bundled
> > to asym_tpm.
> > 
> > Acked-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
> > 
> 
> Okay, great.  Just to be clear, I'm expecting either you or David
> (maintainer:KEYS/KEYRINGS) to apply this patch.  Acked-by is usually given by a
> maintainer when someone else applies a patch.

I changed it to reviewed-by and applied.

BR, Jarkko

      reply	other threads:[~2022-01-26 14:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-01-13 20:04 [PATCH] KEYS: fix length validation in keyctl_pkey_params_get_2() Eric Biggers
2022-01-15 18:45 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2022-01-15 19:53   ` Eric Biggers
2022-01-15 21:26     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2022-01-19  0:22       ` Eric Biggers
2022-01-26 14:06         ` Jarkko Sakkinen [this message]

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