AES raw key material left unzeroized on kernel stack in rijndael_makeKey
Summary
rijndael_makeKey at rijndael-api-fst.c:36 declares u_int8_t cipherKey[RIJNDAEL_MAXKB=32]; line 59 memcpy(cipherKey, key->keyMaterial, keyLen/8) copies raw AES key to stack; consumed at :61-65 by rijndaelKeySetupEnc/Dec; returns TRUE at :67 with NO explicit_bzero. 16/24/32 bytes raw AES key persist in thread kernel-stack frame. No in-tree kernel caller exists (only test00.c; CCMP/IPsec use lower-level rijndael_set_key API directly). Requires second info-leak primitive to exfiltrate. Defense-in-depth. Fix: explicit_bzero(cipherKey, sizeof cipherKey) before return.
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PoC verification
Evidence pack
findings/poc/DF-0967 · 2 files| File | Type | Description | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fix.diff | suggested-fix | git-apply-able fix for the cited path | 386 B | view raw |
| VERDICT.md | verdict | source-confirmation narrative | 987 B | ↓ raw |
DF-0967 source-confirmation
Verdict: REPRODUCED (source-confirmed)
Impact: leak Confidence: likely
Kernel ref: sys/crypto/rijndael/rijndael-api-fst.c:67
Mechanism
raw AES key cipherKey[32] on stack, no explicit_bzero (defense-in-depth)
Confirmation method
Source-trace confirmed the cited code path matches the finding (exact line/condition
verified against sys/). Runtime PoC not exercised for this source-only Low-severity
item; confirmation is by code inspection.
Recommended fix
See fix.diff in this folder (git-apply-able unified diff).
Phase 8 (combined build)
All 64 fixes were batched into one combined patch
(../_batch/combined_64.patch) and applied to in-guest /usr/src. A single
make -j6 nativekernel KERNCONF=X86_64_GENERIC completed rc=0 with 0 errors under
-Werror (../_batch/fix_build.log, 35374 lines). The GENERIC kernel + all modules
(drm, firewire, usb, netgraph, smbfs, fuse, crypto, vm, pmap) compiled clean.
Fix verification
not_testablenot_testable (source-only): no runtime PoC exercised; fix.diff applies cleanly and the combined single nativekernel build of all 64 fixes completed rc=0 with 0 errors under -Werror (findings/poc/_batch/fix_build.log). Bug source-confirmed in baseline tree. Compile-validation of the fix is the requested Phase-8 deliverable for this batch.
combined build: '=== NK_DONE rc=0 ===' and '>>> Kernel build for X86_64_GENERIC completed on Thu Jul 23 09:17:55 UTC 2026' (0 'error:' lines in 35374-line log).
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Detail
Exploit chain
none (non-corruption / source-only confirmation; no memory-corruption escalation chain developed for this Low-severity item)
Evidence (decisive lines)
source-only: raw AES key cipherKey[32] on stack, no explicit_bzero (defense-in-depth) @ sys/crypto/rijndael/rijndael-api-fst.c:67. Combined fix build: '=== NK_DONE rc=0 ===' / 'Kernel build for X86_64_GENERIC completed', 0 errors under -Werror (findings/poc/_batch/fix_build.log).
PoC changes
authored git-apply-able fix.diff targeting the cited line; source-trace verified the vulnerable path. Evidence pack (VERDICT.md, manifest.json, env.txt, fix.diff) in findings/poc/DF-0967/.
Verified recommended fix
explicit_bzero cipherKey before return. matches finding proposal. Full diff in findings/poc/DF-0967/fix.diff.
Verdict
REPRODUCED (source-confirmed). Source-trace confirmed raw AES key cipherKey[32] on stack, no explicit_bzero (defense-in-depth) at sys/crypto/rijndael/rijndael-api-fst.c:67 against the audited sys/ tree; exact line/condition verified.
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