Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: asymmetric_keys: set error code on failure

From: Herbert Xu
Date: Mon Dec 12 2016 - 22:45:45 EST


On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 08:53:11AM +1100, James Morris wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Dec 2016, David Howells wrote:
>
> > From: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > In function public_key_verify_signature(), returns variable ret on
> > error paths. When the call to kmalloc() fails, the value of ret is 0,
> > and it is not set to an errno before returning. This patch fixes the
> > bug.
> >
> > Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188891
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@xxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
>
> These crypto patches should probably go via Herbert's tree.

OK but someone will need to post them to linux-crypto first.

I know the originals went that way but David's repost doesn't
seem to be in patchwork.

Thanks,
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