Re: [PATCH] crypto/pkcs7_verify: Fix unaligned access in pkcs7_verify()

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Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On sparc, we see unaligned access messages on each modprobe[-r]:
> 
> Kernel unaligned access at TPC[6ad9b4] pkcs7_verify [..]
> Kernel unaligned access at TPC[6a5484] crypto_shash_finup [..]
> Kernel unaligned access at TPC[6a5390] crypto_shash_update [..]
> Kernel unaligned access at TPC[10150308] sha1_sparc64_update [..]
> Kernel unaligned access at TPC[101501ac] __sha1_sparc64_update [..]
> 
> These ware triggered by mod_verify_sig() invocations of pkcs_verify(), and
> are are being caused by an unaligned desc at (sha1, digest_size is 0x14)
>         desc = digest + digest_size;
> 
> To fix this, pkcs7_verify needs to make sure that desc is pointing
> at an aligned value past the digest_size, and kzalloc appropriately,
> taking alignment values into consideration.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
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