[PATCH v2] net/tcp: use kfree_sensitive() instend of kfree() in two functions

Minjie Du posted 1 patch 2 years, 1 month ago
net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
[PATCH v2] net/tcp: use kfree_sensitive() instend of kfree() in two functions
Posted by Minjie Du 2 years, 1 month ago
key might contain private information, so use kfree_sensitive to free it.
In tcp_time_wait_init() and tcp_md5_twsk_free_rcu() use kfree_sensitive().

Signed-off-by: Minjie Du <duminjie@vivo.com>
---
 net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index a9807eeb311c..83686c7e7ce9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static void tcp_time_wait_init(struct sock *sk, struct tcp_timewait_sock *tcptw)
 	return;
 out_free:
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-	kfree(tcptw->tw_md5_key);
+	kfree_sensitive(tcptw->tw_md5_key);
 	tcptw->tw_md5_key = NULL;
 #endif
 }
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static void tcp_md5_twsk_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 	struct tcp_md5sig_key *key;
 
 	key = container_of(head, struct tcp_md5sig_key, rcu);
-	kfree(key);
+	kfree_sensitive(key);
 	static_branch_slow_dec_deferred(&tcp_md5_needed);
 	tcp_md5_release_sigpool();
 }
-- 
2.39.0
Re: [PATCH v2] net/tcp: use kfree_sensitive() instend of kfree() in two functions
Posted by Eric Dumazet 2 years, 1 month ago
On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 3:22 AM Minjie Du <duminjie@vivo.com> wrote:
>
> key might contain private information, so use kfree_sensitive to free it.
> In tcp_time_wait_init() and tcp_md5_twsk_free_rcu() use kfree_sensitive().
>
> Signed-off-by: Minjie Du <duminjie@vivo.com>
> ---
>

You have not addressed my prior feedback.

3) You forgot tcp_time_wait_init(), tcp_md5_do_del(), tcp_md5_key_copy(),
    tcp_md5_do_add(), tcp_clear_md5_list().