wifi: cfg80211: use kfree_sensitive() for connkeys cleanup
The nl80211_parse_connkeys() function currently uses kfree() to release the 'result' structure in error handling paths. However, if an error occurs due to result->def being less than 0, the 'result' structure may contain sensitive information. To prevent potential leakage of sensitive data, replace kfree() with kfree_sensitive() when freeing 'result'. This change aligns with the approach used in its caller, nl80211_join_ibss(), enhancing the overall security of the wireless subsystem. Signed-off-by:Zilin Guan <zilin@seu.edu.cn> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250523110156.4017111-1-zilin@seu.edu.cn Signed-off-by:
Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
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