[PATCH 4/6] crypto: pcbc - avoid VLA use

From: Salvatore Mesoraca
Date: Mon Apr 09 2018 - 09:55:49 EST


We avoid 2 VLAs[1] by always allocating MAX_BLOCKSIZE bytes.
We also check the selected cipher at instance creation time, if
it doesn't comply with these limits, the creation will fail.

[1] http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFzCG-zNmZwX4A2FQpadafLfEzK6CC=qPXydAacU1RqZWA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Signed-off-by: Salvatore Mesoraca <s.mesoraca16@xxxxxxxxx>
---
crypto/pcbc.c | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/pcbc.c b/crypto/pcbc.c
index d9e45a9..797da2f 100644
--- a/crypto/pcbc.c
+++ b/crypto/pcbc.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include "internal.h"

struct crypto_pcbc_ctx {
struct crypto_cipher *child;
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_encrypt_inplace(struct skcipher_request *req,
unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
u8 *iv = walk->iv;
- u8 tmpbuf[bsize];
+ u8 tmpbuf[MAX_BLOCKSIZE];

do {
memcpy(tmpbuf, src, bsize);
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_decrypt_inplace(struct skcipher_request *req,
unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
u8 *iv = walk->iv;
- u8 tmpbuf[bsize] __aligned(__alignof__(u32));
+ u8 tmpbuf[MAX_BLOCKSIZE] __aligned(__alignof__(u32));

do {
memcpy(tmpbuf, src, bsize);
@@ -251,6 +252,10 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
if (err)
goto err_drop_spawn;

+ err = -EINVAL;
+ if (alg->cra_blocksize > MAX_BLOCKSIZE)
+ goto err_drop_spawn;
+
inst->alg.base.cra_flags = alg->cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL;
inst->alg.base.cra_priority = alg->cra_priority;
inst->alg.base.cra_blocksize = alg->cra_blocksize;
--
1.9.1