Re: [PATCH] crypto/krb5: use kfree_sensitive() for derived key buffers
Herbert Xu <[email protected]>
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On Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 09:26:21PM +0200, Jan Sebastian Götte wrote:
> crypto_krb5_prepare_encryption() and crypto_krb5_prepare_checksum()
> free the buffer holding the freshly derived keys with plain kfree(),
> leaving the key material behind in the freed slab object.
>
> Fixes: 3936f02bf2d3 ("crypto/krb5: Implement Kerberos crypto core")
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Jan Sebastian Götte <[email protected]>
> ---
> crypto/krb5/krb5_api.c | 8 ++++----
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
Patch applied. Thanks.
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