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From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Cc: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] KEYS: asymmetric: Fix PKCS#1 decryption of an empty message
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:48:29 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-209325@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261111-keyctl-pkey-fixes-v1-2-934ebaa267a7@cispa.de>

> From: Florian Bauckholt <florian.bauckholt@cispa.de>
> 
> KEYCTL_PKEY_DECRYPT with enc=pkcs1 on a valid ciphertext of an empty
> message returns the key size instead of 0, and the output buffer is
> filled with the ciphertext.
> 
> crypto_akcipher_sync_encrypt() returns 0 on success, so
> software_key_eds_op() maps a result of 0 to crypto_akcipher_maxsize().
> The mapping is applied to decryption as well, but
> crypto_akcipher_sync_decrypt() returns the length of the plaintext,
> which is 0 for an empty message. By then crypto_akcipher_sync_post()
> has copied its scratch buffer to the output. pkcs1pad copied nothing
> into that buffer, so it still holds the ciphertext.
> 
> Only the caller's own input is returned, so nothing is disclosed, and
> messages that are not empty are decrypted correctly. An empty message
> is valid, though: RFC 8017 section 7.2 only limits the message length
> to k - 11 octets.
> 
> Apply the mapping to encryption only.
> 
> Fixes: 63ba4d67594a ("KEYS: asymmetric: Use new crypto interface without scatterlists")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v6.5+
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260919221742.3709658-1-benquike@gmail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Florian Bauckholt <florian.bauckholt@cispa.de>

Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues.

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  reply	other threads:[~2026-11-11 16:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-11 15:56 [PATCH 0/2] KEYS: two fixes for the asymmetric keyctl operations Florian Bauckholt via B4 Relay
2026-11-11 15:56 ` [PATCH 1/2] KEYS: fix signature length passed to KEYCTL_PKEY_VERIFY Florian Bauckholt via B4 Relay
2026-11-11 16:40   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-11 22:56   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-11-11 15:56 ` [PATCH 2/2] KEYS: asymmetric: Fix PKCS#1 decryption of an empty message Florian Bauckholt via B4 Relay
2026-11-11 16:48   ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-11-11 23:01   ` Jarkko Sakkinen

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