From: Ivy Lopez <skunkolee@gmail.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Ivy Lopez <skunkolee@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: use kfree_sensitive() for key material
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:34:01 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260713233401.48262-1-skunkolee@gmail.com> (raw)
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>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftmac100.c | 47 +++++-------------------
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c | 8 ++--
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftmac100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftmac100.c
index 5803a382f0ba..adb318925f44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftmac100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftmac100.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ struct ftmac100_descs {
};
struct ftmac100 {
- struct resource *res;
void __iomem *base;
int irq;
@@ -1137,11 +1136,9 @@ static int ftmac100_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
return irq;
/* setup net_device */
- netdev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*priv));
- if (!netdev) {
- err = -ENOMEM;
- goto err_alloc_etherdev;
- }
+ netdev = devm_alloc_etherdev(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv));
+ if (!netdev)
+ return -ENOMEM;
SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &pdev->dev);
netdev->ethtool_ops = &ftmac100_ethtool_ops;
@@ -1150,7 +1147,7 @@ static int ftmac100_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
err = platform_get_ethdev_address(&pdev->dev, netdev);
if (err == -EPROBE_DEFER)
- goto defer_get_mac;
+ return err;
platform_set_drvdata(pdev, netdev);
@@ -1165,20 +1162,9 @@ static int ftmac100_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
netif_napi_add(netdev, &priv->napi, ftmac100_poll);
/* map io memory */
- priv->res = request_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res),
- dev_name(&pdev->dev));
- if (!priv->res) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not reserve memory region\n");
- err = -ENOMEM;
- goto err_req_mem;
- }
-
- priv->base = ioremap(res->start, resource_size(res));
- if (!priv->base) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to ioremap ethernet registers\n");
- err = -EIO;
- goto err_ioremap;
- }
+ priv->base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
+ if (IS_ERR(priv->base))
+ return PTR_ERR(priv->base);
priv->irq = irq;
@@ -1208,32 +1194,17 @@ static int ftmac100_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
return 0;
err_register_netdev:
- iounmap(priv->base);
-err_ioremap:
- release_resource(priv->res);
-err_req_mem:
netif_napi_del(&priv->napi);
-defer_get_mac:
- free_netdev(netdev);
-err_alloc_etherdev:
return err;
}
static void ftmac100_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
- struct net_device *netdev;
- struct ftmac100 *priv;
-
- netdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
- priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+ struct net_device *netdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+ struct ftmac100 *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
unregister_netdev(netdev);
-
- iounmap(priv->base);
- release_resource(priv->res);
-
netif_napi_del(&priv->napi);
- free_netdev(netdev);
}
static const struct of_device_id ftmac100_of_ids[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
index b932670f5d63..a34ee407285b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ u8 rtw_setstakey_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *sta, u8 unicast_
if (enqueue) {
ph2c = kzalloc_obj(*ph2c);
if (!ph2c) {
- kfree(psetstakey_para);
+ kfree_sensitive(psetstakey_para);
res = _FAIL;
goto exit;
}
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ u8 rtw_setstakey_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *sta, u8 unicast_
psetstakey_rsp = kzalloc_obj(*psetstakey_rsp);
if (!psetstakey_rsp) {
kfree(ph2c);
- kfree(psetstakey_para);
+ kfree_sensitive(psetstakey_para);
res = _FAIL;
goto exit;
}
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ u8 rtw_setstakey_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *sta, u8 unicast_
res = rtw_enqueue_cmd(pcmdpriv, ph2c);
} else {
set_stakey_hdl(padapter, (u8 *)psetstakey_para);
- kfree(psetstakey_para);
+ kfree_sensitive(psetstakey_para);
}
exit:
return res;
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ u8 rtw_clearstakey_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *sta, u8 enqueu
psetstakey_rsp = kzalloc_obj(*psetstakey_rsp);
if (!psetstakey_rsp) {
kfree(ph2c);
- kfree(psetstakey_para);
+ kfree_sensitive(psetstakey_para);
res = _FAIL;
goto exit;
}
--
2.55.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-07-13 23:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-13 23:34 Ivy Lopez [this message]
2026-07-13 23:37 ` [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: use kfree_sensitive() for key material Ivy Lopez
2026-07-14 7:20 ` Dan Carpenter
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