A self-test failure in fips mode means a panic. Well, gcm(aes)
self-tests currently fail in fips mode, as gcm is dependent on ghash,
which semi-recently got self-test vectors added, but wasn't marked as a
fips_allowed algorithm. Because of gcm's dependence on what is now seen
as a non-fips_allowed algorithm, its self-tests refuse to run.
Previously, ghash got a pass in fips mode, due to the lack of any test
vectors at all, and thus gcm self-tests were able to run. After this
patch, a 'modprobe tcrypt mode=35' no longer panics in fips mode, and
successful self-test of gcm(aes) is reported.

Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <ja...@redhat.com>
---
 crypto/testmgr.c |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/testmgr.c b/crypto/testmgr.c
index 521fdb2..2854865 100644
--- a/crypto/testmgr.c
+++ b/crypto/testmgr.c
@@ -2077,6 +2077,7 @@ static const struct alg_test_desc alg_test_descs[] = {
        }, {
                .alg = "ghash",
                .test = alg_test_hash,
+               .fips_allowed = 1,
                .suite = {
                        .hash = {
                                .vecs = ghash_tv_template,
-- 
1.7.1

-- 
Jarod Wilson
ja...@redhat.com

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