SUNRPC: Remove .blocksize field from struct gss_krb5_enctype

It is not clear from documenting comments, specifications, or code
usage what value the gss_krb5_enctype.blocksize field is supposed
to store. The "encryption blocksize" depends only on the cipher
being used, so that value can be derived where it's needed instead
of stored as a constant.

RFC 3961 Section 5.2 says:

> cipher block size, c
>    This is the block size of the block cipher underlying the
>    encryption and decryption functions indicated above, used for key
>    derivation and for the size of the message confounder and initial
>    vector.  (If a block cipher is not in use, some comparable
>    parameter should be determined.)  It must be at least 5 octets.
>
>    This is not actually an independent parameter; rather, it is a
>    property of the functions E and D.  It is listed here to clarify
>    the distinction between it and the message block size, m.

In the Linux kernel's implemenation of the SunRPC RPCSEC GSS
Kerberos 5 mechanism, the cipher block size, which is dependent on
the encryption and decryption transforms, is used only in
krb5_derive_key(), so it is straightforward to replace it.

Tested-by: Scott Mayhew <smayhew@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Simo Sorce <simo@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
This commit is contained in:
Chuck Lever 2023-01-15 12:20:28 -05:00
parent 97648b94bd
commit f03640a1a9
3 changed files with 1 additions and 8 deletions

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@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ struct gss_krb5_enctype {
const char *cksum_name; /* crypto checksum name */
const u16 signalg; /* signing algorithm */
const u16 sealalg; /* sealing algorithm */
const u32 blocksize; /* encryption blocksize */
const u32 conflen; /* confounder length
(normally the same as
the blocksize) */

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@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ u32 krb5_derive_key(const struct gss_krb5_enctype *gk5e,
struct crypto_sync_skcipher *cipher;
u32 ret = EINVAL;
blocksize = gk5e->blocksize;
keybytes = gk5e->keybytes;
keylength = gk5e->keylength;
@ -160,11 +159,10 @@ u32 krb5_derive_key(const struct gss_krb5_enctype *gk5e,
cipher = crypto_alloc_sync_skcipher(gk5e->encrypt_name, 0, 0);
if (IS_ERR(cipher))
goto err_return;
blocksize = crypto_sync_skcipher_blocksize(cipher);
if (crypto_sync_skcipher_setkey(cipher, inkey->data, inkey->len))
goto err_return;
/* allocate and set up buffers */
ret = ENOMEM;
inblockdata = kmalloc(blocksize, gfp_mask);
if (inblockdata == NULL)

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@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static const struct gss_krb5_enctype supported_gss_krb5_enctypes[] = {
.sealalg = SEAL_ALG_DES,
.keybytes = 7,
.keylength = 8,
.blocksize = 8,
.conflen = 8,
.cksumlength = 8,
.keyed_cksum = 0,
@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ static const struct gss_krb5_enctype supported_gss_krb5_enctypes[] = {
.sealalg = SEAL_ALG_DES3KD,
.keybytes = 21,
.keylength = 24,
.blocksize = 8,
.conflen = 8,
.cksumlength = 20,
.keyed_cksum = 1,
@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ static const struct gss_krb5_enctype supported_gss_krb5_enctypes[] = {
.sealalg = -1,
.keybytes = 16,
.keylength = 16,
.blocksize = 16,
.conflen = 16,
.cksumlength = 12,
.keyed_cksum = 1,
@ -115,7 +112,6 @@ static const struct gss_krb5_enctype supported_gss_krb5_enctypes[] = {
.sealalg = -1,
.keybytes = 32,
.keylength = 32,
.blocksize = 16,
.conflen = 16,
.cksumlength = 12,
.keyed_cksum = 1,