[PATCH v2] nvmet: clean up DH group state on initialization failure
Sreeraj S Kurup
sreekuttan2156239 at gmail.com
Tue Nov 10 01:30:47 PST 2026
nvmet_setup_dhgroup() leaves the DH transform and group ID
initialized when private-key generation, public-key allocation,
or public-key generation fails.
A subsequent invocation with the same DH group incorrectly
returns success because the existing transform and group ID
are treated as proof of successful initialization.
Release the transform and reset the group state on initialization
failures so that subsequent attempts can properly retry setup.
Fixes: 7a277c37d352 ("nvmet-auth: Diffie-Hellman key exchange support")
Signed-off-by: Sreeraj S Kurup <sreekuttan2156239 at gmail.com>
---
v2:
- Consolidate error handling in "nvmet_setup_dhgroup()" using
a shared cleanup label to avoid duplicated teardown code.
- Add Fixes trailer.
drivers/nvme/target/auth.c | 18 ++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
index ccba84b1344e..20f8c84e8ced 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ int nvmet_setup_dhgroup(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl, u8 dhgroup_id)
if (ret < 0) {
pr_debug("%s: ctrl %d failed to generate private key, err %d\n",
__func__, ctrl->cntlid, ret);
- kfree_sensitive(ctrl->dh_key);
- ctrl->dh_key = NULL;
- return ret;
+ goto err;
}
ctrl->dh_keysize = crypto_kpp_maxsize(ctrl->dh_tfm);
kfree_sensitive(ctrl->dh_key);
@@ -115,18 +113,26 @@ int nvmet_setup_dhgroup(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl, u8 dhgroup_id)
if (!ctrl->dh_key) {
pr_warn("ctrl %d failed to allocate public key\n",
ctrl->cntlid);
- return -ENOMEM;
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto err;
}
ret = nvme_auth_gen_pubkey(ctrl->dh_tfm, ctrl->dh_key,
ctrl->dh_keysize);
if (ret < 0) {
pr_warn("ctrl %d failed to generate public key\n",
ctrl->cntlid);
- kfree(ctrl->dh_key);
- ctrl->dh_key = NULL;
+ goto err;
}
}
+ return 0;
+err:
+ kfree_sensitive(ctrl->dh_key);
+ ctrl->dh_key = NULL;
+ crypto_free_kpp(ctrl->dh_tfm);
+ ctrl->dh_tfm = NULL;
+ ctrl->dh_gid = 0;
+ ctrl->dh_keysize = 0;
return ret;
}
--
2.55.0
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