The function drbg_generate_long slices the request into 2**16 byte or smaller chunks. However, the loop, however invokes the random number generation function with zero bytes when the request size is a multiple of 2**16 bytes. The fix prevents zero bytes requests. Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@xxxxxxxxxx> --- crypto/drbg.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/crypto/drbg.c b/crypto/drbg.c index ff975d9..7894db9 100644 --- a/crypto/drbg.c +++ b/crypto/drbg.c @@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ static int drbg_generate_long(struct drbg_state *drbg, if (0 >= tmplen) return tmplen; len += tmplen; - } while (slice > 0); + } while (slice > 0 && (len < buflen)); return len; } -- 1.9.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-crypto" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
