Re: [PATCH] lib/crypto: tests: Fix KMSAN warning in test_sha256_finup_2x()

From: Ard Biesheuvel

Date: Fri Nov 21 2025 - 06:01:57 EST


On Fri, 21 Nov 2025 at 04:36, Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Fully initialize *ctx, including the buf field which sha256_init()
> doesn't initialize, to avoid a KMSAN warning when comparing *ctx to
> orig_ctx. This KMSAN warning slipped in while KMSAN was not working
> reliably due to a stackdepot bug, which has now been fixed.
>
> Fixes: 6733968be7cb ("lib/crypto: tests: Add tests and benchmark for sha256_finup_2x()")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> lib/crypto/tests/sha256_kunit.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/lib/crypto/tests/sha256_kunit.c b/lib/crypto/tests/sha256_kunit.c
> index dcedfca06df6..5dccdee79693 100644
> --- a/lib/crypto/tests/sha256_kunit.c
> +++ b/lib/crypto/tests/sha256_kunit.c
> @@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ static void test_sha256_finup_2x(struct kunit *test)
> ctx = alloc_guarded_buf(test, sizeof(*ctx));
>
> rand_bytes(data1_buf, max_data_len);
> rand_bytes(data2_buf, max_data_len);
> rand_bytes(salt, sizeof(salt));
> + memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
>
> for (size_t i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
> size_t salt_len = rand_length(sizeof(salt));
> size_t data_len = rand_length(max_data_len);
> const u8 *data1 = data1_buf + max_data_len - data_len;
>
> base-commit: 10a1140107e0b98bd67d37ae7af72989dd7df00b
> --
> 2.51.2
>