Bug 709517 - intel_aes_decrypt_cbc_256 doesn't work correctly when input and output buffers are the same
Summary: intel_aes_decrypt_cbc_256 doesn't work correctly when input and output buffer...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: nss-softokn
Version: 15
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Elio Maldonado Batiz
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-05-31 21:15 UTC by Nalin Dahyabhai
Modified: 2011-06-26 18:48 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: nss-softokn-3.12.10-2.fc15
Clone Of:
: 710298 (view as bug list)
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-06-26 18:48:14 UTC
Type: ---
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test (4.06 KB, text/plain)
2011-05-31 21:19 UTC, Nalin Dahyabhai
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Description Nalin Dahyabhai 2011-05-31 21:15:54 UTC
Description of problem:
It looks as though intel_aes_decrypt_cbc_256() doesn't work right when the input and output buffers are the same, though this appears to be something that PK11_CipherOp (which eventually calls this function, on processors that support it) is expected to be able to handle.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.10-1.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always, provided you're on a 64-bit processor with native AES instruction support (the "flags:" line in /proc/cpuinfo will include "aes").  I've tested this on an i5 processor and also had it checked on an i7.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run reproducer with the "-i" flag, which will cause it to use the same buffer for input and output and default to a 256-bit key.
  
Actual results:
"data mismatch"

Expected results:
"Encrypted/recovered 32 bytes."

Additional info:
While NSS itself doesn't seem to trigger this behavior, the nascent support for using NSS as the backend for krb5's libk5crypto does.

Comment 1 Nalin Dahyabhai 2011-05-31 21:19:59 UTC
Created attachment 502120 [details]
test

Compile:
  gcc -o aest aest.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs nss`
Run:
  ./aest -i                          (uses in-place encryption, errors out)
  env NSS_DISABLE_HW_AES=1 ./aest -i (uses unoptimized implementation, no error)
  ./aest                             (doesn't do encryption in place, no error)

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2011-06-22 23:20:57 UTC
nss-softokn-3.12.10-2.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/nss-softokn-3.12.10-2.fc15

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2011-06-24 03:29:41 UTC
Package nss-softokn-3.12.10-2.fc15:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 15 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing nss-softokn-3.12.10-2.fc15'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/nss-softokn-3.12.10-2.fc15
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2011-06-26 18:48:09 UTC
nss-softokn-3.12.10-2.fc15 has been pushed to the Fedora 15 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


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