Re: [PATCH] crypto: authencesn - Fix src offset when decrypting in-place

From: Wolfgang Walter

Date: Wed Apr 15 2026 - 15:56:02 EST


Hello,

Am 2026-04-15 01:39, schrieb Herbert Xu:
On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 06:52:22PM +0200, Wolfgang Walter wrote:
Hello,

with 6.12.18 ipsec stopped working for us. After reverting commit

commit 153d5520c3f9fd62e71c7e7f9e34b59cf411e555.
Author: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri Mar 27 15:04:17 2026 +0900

crypto: authencesn - Do not place hiseq at end of dst for out-of-place
decryption

Yes this is broken. Please try this patch:

---8<---
The src SG list offset wasn't set properly when decrypting in-place,
fix it.

Reported-by: Wolfgang Walter <linux@xxxxxxx>
Fixes: e02494114ebf ("crypto: authencesn - Do not place hiseq at end of dst for out-of-place decryption")
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/crypto/authencesn.c b/crypto/authencesn.c
index c0a01d738d9b..af3d584e584f 100644
--- a/crypto/authencesn.c
+++ b/crypto/authencesn.c
@@ -228,9 +228,11 @@ static int crypto_authenc_esn_decrypt_tail(struct aead_request *req,

decrypt:

- if (src != dst)
- src = scatterwalk_ffwd(areq_ctx->src, src, assoclen);
dst = scatterwalk_ffwd(areq_ctx->dst, dst, assoclen);
+ if (req->src == req->dst)
+ src = dst;
+ else
+ src = scatterwalk_ffwd(areq_ctx->src, src, assoclen);

skcipher_request_set_tfm(skreq, ctx->enc);
skcipher_request_set_callback(skreq, flags,

Applied the patch on v6.18.22, and ipsec works again.

Thanks,
--
Wolfgang Walter
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