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New patch out - 2.4.0.3
patch-int-2.4.0.3 is out.
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/crypto/v2.4/
Jari Ruusu noted that gen-cbc.h's decryption algorithm didn't support
in-place decryption. This has an effect on 2.4 kernels since they do
in-place decryption (however not always as crypto loopback seems to
work "2nd time around" - maybe there are some caching issues).
Some of the problems that have been reported were definitively due to
this bug. There has also been a lot of fixes to the util-linux patch.
My current bug-list/feature-request-list relative to 2.4.0.3 is as
follows:
o -e none needed for losetup [FIXED]
o devices larger than 2^31-<small number> hangs.
o keylength can not be specified in fstab
o losetup using a device as backing store hangs [2.4.0 bug, axboe's
loop fixes might help]
o With 2.4.0.2 modules are not loaded correctly the first time
[FIXED? - maybe related to gen-cbc.h bug?]
o Deadlock in 2.4.0.2 after writing some data (36MB).
o insmoding idea cipher - kernel freezes immediately
o Bug in blowfish_set_key - accepts any key size.
o make xconfig doesn't work. (define_string not implemented) [PATCH exists]
ChangeLog:
2001-01-15 Alexander Kjeldaas <astor@fast.no>
* International kernel patch 2.4.0.3 released.
* cbc-decryption is buggy for in-place decryption. Bug identified by
Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi>.
* faq.txt updates.
* man-page updates for util-linux
2001-01-15 Martin Douda <martin@douda.net>
* proper null-termination of passwords in util-linux patch.
2001-01-15 Frank Heckenbach <frank@g-n-u.de>
* util-linux fixes:
* --keybits didn't work properly
* ioctl invokation bug
* -e none not needed
astor
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