struct entropy_store;
struct entropy_store {
- /* mostly-read data: */
+ /* read-only data: */
struct poolinfo *poolinfo;
__u32 *pool;
const char *name;
struct entropy_store *pull;
/* read-write data: */
- spinlock_t lock ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+ spinlock_t lock;
unsigned add_ptr;
int entropy_count;
int input_rotate;
static void extract_buf(struct entropy_store *r, __u8 *out)
{
int i;
- __u32 data[16], buf[5 + SHA_WORKSPACE_WORDS];
+ __u32 extract[16], hash[5], workspace[SHA_WORKSPACE_WORDS];
+
+ /* Generate a hash across the pool, 16 words (512 bits) at a time */
+ sha_init(hash);
+ for (i = 0; i < r->poolinfo->poolwords; i += 16)
+ sha_transform(hash, (__u8 *)(r->pool + i), workspace);
- sha_init(buf);
/*
- * As we hash the pool, we mix intermediate values of
- * the hash back into the pool. This eliminates
- * backtracking attacks (where the attacker knows
- * the state of the pool plus the current outputs, and
- * attempts to find previous ouputs), unless the hash
- * function can be inverted.
+ * We mix the hash back into the pool to prevent backtracking
+ * attacks (where the attacker knows the state of the pool
+ * plus the current outputs, and attempts to find previous
+ * ouputs), unless the hash function can be inverted. By
+ * mixing at least a SHA1 worth of hash data back, we make
+ * brute-forcing the feedback as hard as brute-forcing the
+ * hash.
*/
- for (i = 0; i < r->poolinfo->poolwords; i += 16) {
- /* hash blocks of 16 words = 512 bits */
- sha_transform(buf, (__u8 *)(r->pool + i), buf + 5);
- /* feed back portion of the resulting hash */
- add_entropy_words(r, &buf[i % 5], 1);
- }
+ __add_entropy_words(r, hash, 5, extract);
/*
- * To avoid duplicates, we atomically extract a
- * portion of the pool while mixing, and hash one
- * final time.
+ * To avoid duplicates, we atomically extract a portion of the
+ * pool while mixing, and hash one final time.
*/
- __add_entropy_words(r, &buf[i % 5], 1, data);
- sha_transform(buf, (__u8 *)data, buf + 5);
+ sha_transform(hash, (__u8 *)extract, workspace);
+ memset(extract, 0, sizeof(extract));
+ memset(workspace, 0, sizeof(workspace));
/*
- * In case the hash function has some recognizable
- * output pattern, we fold it in half.
+ * In case the hash function has some recognizable output
+ * pattern, we fold it in half. Thus, we always feed back
+ * twice as much data as we output.
*/
-
- buf[0] ^= buf[3];
- buf[1] ^= buf[4];
- buf[2] ^= rol32(buf[2], 16);
- memcpy(out, buf, EXTRACT_SIZE);
- memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+ hash[0] ^= hash[3];
+ hash[1] ^= hash[4];
+ hash[2] ^= rol32(hash[2], 16);
+ memcpy(out, hash, EXTRACT_SIZE);
+ memset(hash, 0, sizeof(hash));
}
static ssize_t extract_entropy(struct entropy_store *r, void *buf,
sizeof(*(utsname()))/4);
}
-static int __init rand_initialize(void)
+static int rand_initialize(void)
{
init_std_data(&input_pool);
init_std_data(&blocking_pool);
return (ssize_t)count;
}
-static int random_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
- unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static long random_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
{
int size, ent_count;
int __user *p = (int __user *)arg;
switch (cmd) {
case RNDGETENTCNT:
- ent_count = input_pool.entropy_count;
- if (put_user(ent_count, p))
+ /* inherently racy, no point locking */
+ if (put_user(input_pool.entropy_count, p))
return -EFAULT;
return 0;
case RNDADDTOENTCNT:
/* Clear the entropy pool counters. */
if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
return -EPERM;
- init_std_data(&input_pool);
- init_std_data(&blocking_pool);
- init_std_data(&nonblocking_pool);
+ rand_initialize();
return 0;
default:
return -EINVAL;
.read = random_read,
.write = random_write,
.poll = random_poll,
- .ioctl = random_ioctl,
+ .unlocked_ioctl = random_ioctl,
};
const struct file_operations urandom_fops = {
.read = urandom_read,
.write = random_write,
- .ioctl = random_ioctl,
+ .unlocked_ioctl = random_ioctl,
};
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