[v8,05/17] eal: add new secure free function
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Although internally rte_free does poison the buffer in most
cases, it is useful to have function that explicitly does
this to avoid any security issues.
Name of new API is chosen to be similar to Linux kernel
kfree_sensitive() to make porting drivers easier.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
---
lib/eal/common/rte_malloc.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------
lib/eal/include/rte_malloc.h | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
lib/eal/version.map | 1 +
3 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
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On 16/02/2025 17:53, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Although internally rte_free does poison the buffer in most
> cases, it is useful to have function that explicitly does
> this to avoid any security issues.
>
> Name of new API is chosen to be similar to Linux kernel
> kfree_sensitive() to make porting drivers easier.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> ---
Acked-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
#include <rte_common.h>
#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
#include <eal_trace_internal.h>
@@ -27,27 +28,44 @@
/* Free the memory space back to heap */
-static void
-mem_free(void *addr, const bool trace_ena)
+static inline void
+mem_free(void *addr, const bool trace_ena, bool zero)
{
+ struct malloc_elem *elem;
+
if (trace_ena)
rte_eal_trace_mem_free(addr);
- if (addr == NULL) return;
- if (malloc_heap_free(malloc_elem_from_data(addr)) < 0)
+ if (addr == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ elem = malloc_elem_from_data(addr);
+ if (zero) {
+ size_t data_len = elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
+
+ rte_memzero_explicit(addr, data_len);
+ }
+
+ if (malloc_heap_free(elem) < 0)
EAL_LOG(ERR, "Error: Invalid memory");
}
void
rte_free(void *addr)
{
- mem_free(addr, true);
+ mem_free(addr, true, false);
+}
+
+void
+rte_free_sensitive(void *addr)
+{
+ mem_free(addr, true, true);
}
void
eal_free_no_trace(void *addr)
{
- mem_free(addr, false);
+ mem_free(addr, false, false);
}
static void *
@@ -51,6 +51,29 @@ struct rte_malloc_socket_stats {
void
rte_free(void *ptr);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
+ * Frees the memory space pointed to by the provided pointer
+ * and guarantees it will be zero'd before reuse.
+ * This function is slower than simple rte_free() it should only
+ * be used for security keys and other sensitive data.
+ *
+ * This pointer must have been returned by a previous call to
+ * rte_malloc(), rte_zmalloc(), rte_calloc() or rte_realloc(). The behaviour of
+ * rte_free() is undefined if the pointer does not match this requirement.
+ *
+ * If the pointer is NULL, the function does nothing.
+ *
+ * @param ptr
+ * The pointer to memory to be freed.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+void
+rte_free_sensitive(void *ptr);
+
/**
* This function allocates memory from the huge-page area of memory. The memory
* is not cleared. In NUMA systems, the memory allocated resides on the same
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
rte_lcore_var_alloc;
# added in 25.03
+ rte_free_sensitive;
rte_memzero_explicit;
};