[PATCH] crypto/ipsec_mb: fix Null ptr dereference in set_mb_job_params()
Radu Nicolau
radu.nicolau at intel.com
Mon Sep 28 17:04:12 CEST 2026
On 25-Sep-26 2:17 PM, Konyukhov Aleksandr wrote:
> In function set_mb_job_params pmd_aesni_mb.c:1742 check
> (cipher_mode == IMB_CIPHER_NULL && oop)
> is not enath to garanteed job->dst != 0, which in turn could lead to
> NULL ptr dereference.
>
> Add new check for (sgl == 0) to be shure that job->dst
> was set in pmd_aesni_mb.c:1610
>
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
>
> Fixes: 03944ff5e3df ("crypto/ipsec_mb: support null auth/cipher for aesni_mb")
> Cc: roy.fan.zhang at intel.com
>
> Signed-off-by: Konyukhov Aleksandr <Alexander.Konyukhov at kaspersky.com>
> ---
> drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_aesni_mb.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_aesni_mb.c b/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_aesni_mb.c
> index 05dc1a039f..57d8925a87 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_aesni_mb.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_aesni_mb.c
> @@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ set_mb_job_params(IMB_JOB *job, struct ipsec_mb_qp *qp,
> job->msg_len_to_cipher_in_bytes = op->sym->cipher.data.length;
> }
>
> - if (cipher_mode == IMB_CIPHER_NULL && oop) {
> + if (cipher_mode == IMB_CIPHER_NULL && oop && !sgl) {
> memcpy(job->dst + job->cipher_start_src_offset_in_bytes,
> job->src + job->cipher_start_src_offset_in_bytes,
> job->msg_len_to_cipher_in_bytes);
An error code should be returned here instead of silently fail the
memcopy / NULL cipher operation.
Something like this below, make sure job->user_data is set
--- a/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_aesni_mb.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_aesni_mb.c
@@ -2142,15 +2142,19 @@ set_mb_job_params(IMB_JOB *job, struct
ipsec_mb_qp *qp,
job->msg_len_to_cipher_in_bytes =
op->sym->cipher.data.length;
}
- if (cipher_mode == IMB_CIPHER_NULL && oop) {
- memcpy(job->dst + job->cipher_start_src_offset_in_bytes,
- job->src + job->cipher_start_src_offset_in_bytes,
- job->msg_len_to_cipher_in_bytes);
- }
-
/* Set user data to be crypto operation data struct */
job->user_data = op;
+ if (cipher_mode == IMB_CIPHER_NULL && oop) {
+ if (!sgl) {
+ memcpy(job->dst +
job->cipher_start_src_offset_in_bytes,
+ job->src +
job->cipher_start_src_offset_in_bytes,
+ job->msg_len_to_cipher_in_bytes);
+ } else {
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
if (sgl) {
if (lb_sgl)
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