ppp: mppe: Remove VLA usage

In the quest to remove all stack VLA usage from the kernel[1], this removes the discouraged use of AHASH_REQUEST_ON_STACK (and associated VLA) by switching to shash directly and keeping the associated descriptor allocated with the regular state on the heap.

[1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFzCG-zNmZwX4A2FQpadafLfEzK6CC=qPXydAacU1RqZWA@mail.gmail.com

Signed-off-by Kees Cook <[email protected]>

Quoted 7 lines · Kees Cook

In the quest to remove all stack VLA usage from the kernel[1], this removes the discouraged use of AHASH_REQUEST_ON_STACK (and associated VLA) by switching to shash directly and keeping the associated descriptor allocated with the regular state on the heap.

[1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFzCG-zNmZwX4A2FQpadafLfEzK6CC=qPXydAacU1RqZWA@mail.gmail.com

Quoted 1 line

Signed-off-by Kees Cook <[email protected]>

I had concerns at first that this approach might make it slower, but upon reading through implementation of the shash_ahash_ implementation, I concluded that it can only be better than before, improving both performance and stack usage.

Acked-by Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>

Quoted 15 lines · Arnd Bergmann

Quoted 8 lines · Kees Cook

In the quest to remove all stack VLA usage from the kernel[1], this removes the discouraged use of AHASH_REQUEST_ON_STACK (and associated VLA) by switching to shash directly and keeping the associated descriptor allocated with the regular state on the heap.

[1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFzCG-zNmZwX4A2FQpadafLfEzK6CC=qPXydAacU1RqZWA@mail.gmail.com

Signed-off-by Kees Cook <[email protected]>

I had concerns at first that this approach might make it slower, but upon reading through implementation of the shash_ahash_ implementation, I concluded that it can only be better than before, improving both performance and stack usage.

Quoted 1 line

Acked-by Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>

Paul,

Is this something you can take via your tree?

In the quest to remove all stack VLA usage from the kernel[1], this removes the discouraged use of AHASH_REQUEST_ON_STACK (and associated VLA) by switching to shash directly and keeping the associated descriptor allocated with the regular state on the heap.

[1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFzCG-zNmZwX4A2FQpadafLfEzK6CC=qPXydAacU1RqZWA@mail.gmail.com

Signed-off-by Kees Cook <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c +24 -24

index 6c7fd98cb00a..5b4b81027a75 100644
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static inline void sha_pad_init(struct sha_pad *shapad)
  */
 struct ppp_mppe_state {
 	struct crypto_skcipher *arc4;
-	struct crypto_ahash *sha1;
+	struct shash_desc *sha1;
 	unsigned char *sha1_digest;
 	unsigned char master_key[MPPE_MAX_KEY_LEN];
 	unsigned char session_key[MPPE_MAX_KEY_LEN];

@@ -136,25 +136,16 @@ struct ppp_mppe_state {
  */
 static void get_new_key_from_sha(struct ppp_mppe_state * state)
 {
-	AHASH_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, state->sha1);
-	struct scatterlist sg[4];
-	unsigned int nbytes;
-
-	sg_init_table(sg, 4);
-
-	nbytes = setup_sg(&sg[0], state->master_key, state->keylen);
-	nbytes += setup_sg(&sg[1], sha_pad->sha_pad1,
-			   sizeof(sha_pad->sha_pad1));
-	nbytes += setup_sg(&sg[2], state->session_key, state->keylen);
-	nbytes += setup_sg(&sg[3], sha_pad->sha_pad2,
-			   sizeof(sha_pad->sha_pad2));
-
-	ahash_request_set_tfm(req, state->sha1);
-	ahash_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	ahash_request_set_crypt(req, sg, state->sha1_digest, nbytes);
-
-	crypto_ahash_digest(req);
-	ahash_request_zero(req);
+	crypto_shash_init(state->sha1);
+	crypto_shash_update(state->sha1, state->master_key,
+			    state->keylen);
+	crypto_shash_update(state->sha1, sha_pad->sha_pad1,
+			    sizeof(sha_pad->sha_pad1));
+	crypto_shash_update(state->sha1, state->session_key,
+			    state->keylen);
+	crypto_shash_update(state->sha1, sha_pad->sha_pad2,
+			    sizeof(sha_pad->sha_pad2));
+	crypto_shash_final(state->sha1, state->sha1_digest);
 }
 
 /*

@@ -200,6 +191,7 @@ static void mppe_rekey(struct ppp_mppe_state * state, int initial_key)
 static void *mppe_alloc(unsigned char *options, int optlen)
 {
 	struct ppp_mppe_state *state;
+	struct crypto_shash *shash;
 	unsigned int digestsize;
 
 	if (optlen != CILEN_MPPE + sizeof(state->master_key) ||

@@ -217,13 +209,21 @@ static void *mppe_alloc(unsigned char *options, int optlen)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	state->sha1 = crypto_alloc_ahash("sha1", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
-	if (IS_ERR(state->sha1)) {
-		state->sha1 = NULL;
+	shash = crypto_alloc_shash("sha1", 0, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(shash))
+		goto out_free;
+
+	state->sha1 = kmalloc(sizeof(*state->sha1) +
+				     crypto_shash_descsize(shash),
+			      GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!state->sha1) {
+		crypto_free_shash(shash);
 		goto out_free;
 	}
+	state->sha1->tfm = shash;
+	state->sha1->flags = 0;
 
-	digestsize = crypto_ahash_digestsize(state->sha1);
+	digestsize = crypto_shash_digestsize(shash);
 	if (digestsize < MPPE_MAX_KEY_LEN)
 		goto out_free;
 

drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c +4 -1

+		kzfree(state->sha1);
+	}
 	crypto_free_skcipher(state->arc4);
 	kfree(state);
 out:

@@ -261,7 +265,8 @@ static void mppe_free(void *arg)
 	struct ppp_mppe_state *state = (struct ppp_mppe_state *) arg;
 	if (state) {
 		kfree(state->sha1_digest);
-		crypto_free_ahash(state->sha1);
+		crypto_free_shash(state->sha1->tfm);
+		kzfree(state->sha1);
 		crypto_free_skcipher(state->arc4);
 		kfree(state);
 	}

Signature · 6 lines

2.17.1


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Kees Cook
Pixel Security