From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
To: Daniel Hodges <hodgesd@meta.com>
Cc: jmaloy@redhat.com, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com,
kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, horms@kernel.org,
tuong.t.lien@dektech.com.au, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] tipc: use kfree_sensitive() for session key material
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 02:00:04 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <177008400463.1271965.16783467877403840640.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260131180114.2121438-1-hodgesd@meta.com>
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:
On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:01:14 -0800 you wrote:
> The rx->skey field contains a struct tipc_aead_key with GCM-AES
> encryption keys used for TIPC cluster communication. Using plain
> kfree() leaves this sensitive key material in freed memory pages
> where it could potentially be recovered.
>
> Switch to kfree_sensitive() to ensure the key material is zeroed
> before the memory is freed.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [RESEND] tipc: use kfree_sensitive() for session key material
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/74d9391e8849
You are awesome, thank you!
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2026-01-31 18:01 [PATCH RESEND] tipc: use kfree_sensitive() for session key material Daniel Hodges
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