Re: [PATCH 0/3] lib/crypto: Provide a function for zeroizing hmac_sha1_ctx

From: Jarkko Sakkinen

Date: Thu Aug 20 2026 - 20:03:53 EST


On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 06:33:33PM +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
> It's maybe not worth the effort for hmac_sha1_ctx right now (since there
> is only one spot that forgot to zeroize the structure in case of errors),
> but offering a function for zeroizing the data via __cleanup might help to
> get future code into the proper shape right from the start. Thus let's
> introduce a hmac_sha1_zeroize_ctx() function now and use it in the
> appropriate spots.
>
> Thomas Huth (3):
> crypto: Provide a wrapper for zeroizing hmac_sha1_ctx
> security: keys: trusted: always clear the hmac_sha1_ctx before
> returning
> lib/crypto: sha1: Use hmac_sha1_zeroize_ctx() instead of
> memzero_explicit()
>
> include/crypto/sha1.h | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> lib/crypto/sha1.c | 2 +-
> security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm1.c | 2 +-
> 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.55.0
>

Looks right to me:


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Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx>

BR, Jarkko