On Tue 2008-12-02 22:10:29, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:24:11 -0800
> Chris Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > * Alan Cox ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:07:24 -0800
> > > Chris Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > * Alan Cox ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > > > > > + r = !memcmp(old_digest, sha1_item->sha1val, SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE);
> > > > > > + mutex_unlock(&sha1_lock);
> > > > > > + if (r) {
> > > > > > + char *old_addr, *new_addr;
> > > > > > + old_addr = kmap_atomic(oldpage, KM_USER0);
> > > > > > + new_addr = kmap_atomic(newpage, KM_USER1);
> > > > > > + r = !memcmp(old_addr+PAGEHASH_LEN,
> > > > > > new_addr+PAGEHASH_LEN,
> > > > > > + PAGE_SIZE-PAGEHASH_LEN);
> > > > >
> > > > > NAK - this isn't guaranteed to be robust so you could end up merging
> > > > > different pages one provided by a malicious attacker.
> > > >
> > > > I presume you're referring to the digest comparison. While there's
> > > > theoretical concern of hash collision, it's mitigated by hmac(sha1)
> > > > so the attacker can't brute force for known collisions.
> > >
> > > Using current known techniques. A random collision is just as bad news.
> >
> > And, just to clarify, your concern would extend to any digest based
> > comparison? Or are you specifically concerned about sha1?
>
> Taken off list
Hmmm, list would like to know :-).
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