From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Ivy Lopez <skunkolee@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: use kfree_sensitive() for key material
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:47:06 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2026071641-stardom-feline-0ada@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260715235511.7357-1-skunkolee@gmail.com>
On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 05:55:11PM -0600, Ivy Lopez wrote:
> The set_stakey_parm struct contains a 16-byte encryption key.
> Use kfree_sensitive() instead of kfree() to ensure the key
> material is zeroed before the memory is freed, preventing
> potential information leaks.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ivy Lopez <skunkolee@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2/v3:
> - Remove unrelated ftmac100 changes accidentally included in v1
Did you forgot to add the version to the subject line too?
Also, you have 72 columns for the changelog, please use it.
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-16 4:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-13 23:34 [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: use kfree_sensitive() for key material Ivy Lopez
2026-07-13 23:37 ` Ivy Lopez
2026-07-15 14:09 ` Greg KH
2026-07-14 7:20 ` Dan Carpenter
2026-07-14 21:20 ` Ivy Lopez
2026-07-15 23:55 ` Ivy Lopez
2026-07-16 4:47 ` Greg KH [this message]
2026-07-16 6:50 ` Dan Carpenter
2026-07-17 22:01 ` Ivy Lopez
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