2021-03-22 05:10:45

by Eric Biggers

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Subject: [PATCH] crypto: rng - fix crypto_rng_reset() refcounting when !CRYPTO_STATS

From: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>

crypto_stats_get() is a no-op when the kernel is compiled without
CONFIG_CRYPTO_STATS, so pairing it with crypto_alg_put() unconditionally
(as crypto_rng_reset() does) is wrong.

Fix this by moving the call to crypto_stats_get() to just before the
actual algorithm operation which might need it. This makes it always
paired with crypto_stats_rng_seed().

Fixes: eed74b3eba9e ("crypto: rng - Fix a refcounting bug in crypto_rng_reset()")
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>
---
crypto/rng.c | 10 +++-------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/rng.c b/crypto/rng.c
index a888d84b524a4..fea082b25fe4b 100644
--- a/crypto/rng.c
+++ b/crypto/rng.c
@@ -34,22 +34,18 @@ int crypto_rng_reset(struct crypto_rng *tfm, const u8 *seed, unsigned int slen)
u8 *buf = NULL;
int err;

- crypto_stats_get(alg);
if (!seed && slen) {
buf = kmalloc(slen, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!buf) {
- crypto_alg_put(alg);
+ if (!buf)
return -ENOMEM;
- }

err = get_random_bytes_wait(buf, slen);
- if (err) {
- crypto_alg_put(alg);
+ if (err)
goto out;
- }
seed = buf;
}

+ crypto_stats_get(alg);
err = crypto_rng_alg(tfm)->seed(tfm, seed, slen);
crypto_stats_rng_seed(alg, err);
out:
--
2.31.0


2021-03-22 05:47:19

by Dan Carpenter

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: rng - fix crypto_rng_reset() refcounting when !CRYPTO_STATS

On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 10:07:48PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>
>
> crypto_stats_get() is a no-op when the kernel is compiled without
> CONFIG_CRYPTO_STATS, so pairing it with crypto_alg_put() unconditionally
> (as crypto_rng_reset() does) is wrong.
>

Presumably the intention was that _get() and _put() should always pair.
It's really ugly and horrible that they don't. We could have
predicted bug like this would happen and will continue to happen until
the crypto_stats_get() is renamed.

regards,
dan carpenter

2021-03-22 06:04:06

by Eric Biggers

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: rng - fix crypto_rng_reset() refcounting when !CRYPTO_STATS

On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 08:45:22AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 10:07:48PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > From: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>
> >
> > crypto_stats_get() is a no-op when the kernel is compiled without
> > CONFIG_CRYPTO_STATS, so pairing it with crypto_alg_put() unconditionally
> > (as crypto_rng_reset() does) is wrong.
> >
>
> Presumably the intention was that _get() and _put() should always pair.
> It's really ugly and horrible that they don't. We could have
> predicted bug like this would happen and will continue to happen until
> the crypto_stats_get() is renamed.
>

Well, the crypto stats stuff has always been pretty broken, so I don't think
people have looked at it too closely. Currently crypto_stats_get() pairs with
one of the functions that tallies the statistics, such as
crypto_stats_rng_seed() or crypto_stats_aead_encrypt(). What change are you
suggesting, exactly? Maybe moving the conditional crypto_alg_put() into a new
function crypto_stats_put() and moving it into the callers? Or do you think the
functions should just be renamed to something like crypto_stats_begin() and
crypto_stats_end_{rng_seed,aead_encrypt}()?

Another issue is that a lot of operations (such as the rng one in question here)
don't actually need the get/put at all because they are never asynchronous. I
didn't aim to address that in my patch though...

- Eric

2021-03-22 07:35:25

by Dan Carpenter

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: rng - fix crypto_rng_reset() refcounting when !CRYPTO_STATS

On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 11:00:09PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 08:45:22AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 10:07:48PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > > From: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>
> > >
> > > crypto_stats_get() is a no-op when the kernel is compiled without
> > > CONFIG_CRYPTO_STATS, so pairing it with crypto_alg_put() unconditionally
> > > (as crypto_rng_reset() does) is wrong.
> > >
> >
> > Presumably the intention was that _get() and _put() should always pair.
> > It's really ugly and horrible that they don't. We could have
> > predicted bug like this would happen and will continue to happen until
> > the crypto_stats_get() is renamed.
> >
>
> Well, the crypto stats stuff has always been pretty broken, so I don't think
> people have looked at it too closely. Currently crypto_stats_get() pairs with
> one of the functions that tallies the statistics, such as
> crypto_stats_rng_seed() or crypto_stats_aead_encrypt(). What change are you
> suggesting, exactly? Maybe moving the conditional crypto_alg_put() into a new
> function crypto_stats_put() and moving it into the callers? Or do you think the
> functions should just be renamed to something like crypto_stats_begin() and
> crypto_stats_end_{rng_seed,aead_encrypt}()?

To be honest, I misread the crypto_alg_put() thinking that it was
crypto_*stats*_put(). My favourite fix would be to introduce a
crypto_stats_put() which is a mirror of crypto_stats_get() and ifdeffed
out if we don't have CONFIG_CRYPTO_STATS.

regards,
dan carpenter

2021-03-22 12:14:51

by Corentin LABBE

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: rng - fix crypto_rng_reset() refcounting when !CRYPTO_STATS

Le Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 10:33:01AM +0300, Dan Carpenter a ?crit :
> On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 11:00:09PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 08:45:22AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 10:07:48PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > > > From: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>
> > > >
> > > > crypto_stats_get() is a no-op when the kernel is compiled without
> > > > CONFIG_CRYPTO_STATS, so pairing it with crypto_alg_put() unconditionally
> > > > (as crypto_rng_reset() does) is wrong.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Presumably the intention was that _get() and _put() should always pair.
> > > It's really ugly and horrible that they don't. We could have
> > > predicted bug like this would happen and will continue to happen until
> > > the crypto_stats_get() is renamed.
> > >
> >
> > Well, the crypto stats stuff has always been pretty broken, so I don't think
> > people have looked at it too closely. Currently crypto_stats_get() pairs with
> > one of the functions that tallies the statistics, such as
> > crypto_stats_rng_seed() or crypto_stats_aead_encrypt(). What change are you
> > suggesting, exactly? Maybe moving the conditional crypto_alg_put() into a new
> > function crypto_stats_put() and moving it into the callers? Or do you think the
> > functions should just be renamed to something like crypto_stats_begin() and
> > crypto_stats_end_{rng_seed,aead_encrypt}()?
>
> To be honest, I misread the crypto_alg_put() thinking that it was
> crypto_*stats*_put(). My favourite fix would be to introduce a
> crypto_stats_put() which is a mirror of crypto_stats_get() and ifdeffed
> out if we don't have CONFIG_CRYPTO_STATS.
>

I agree it will be better.
I can work on adding crypto_stats_put() if you want.

Regards

2021-04-02 09:04:16

by Herbert Xu

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: rng - fix crypto_rng_reset() refcounting when !CRYPTO_STATS

Eric Biggers <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>
>
> crypto_stats_get() is a no-op when the kernel is compiled without
> CONFIG_CRYPTO_STATS, so pairing it with crypto_alg_put() unconditionally
> (as crypto_rng_reset() does) is wrong.
>
> Fix this by moving the call to crypto_stats_get() to just before the
> actual algorithm operation which might need it. This makes it always
> paired with crypto_stats_rng_seed().
>
> Fixes: eed74b3eba9e ("crypto: rng - Fix a refcounting bug in crypto_rng_reset()")
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>
> ---
> crypto/rng.c | 10 +++-------
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Patch applied. Thanks.
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