13518 – IV calculation for crypto API appears broken

Bug 13518 - IV calculation for crypto API appears broken

Summary: IV calculation for crypto API appears broken

Status:	VERIFIED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2003-01-08 14:40 UTC by degs
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
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Description degs 2003-01-08 14:40:27 UTC

Hi,
I don't know much about cryptograhpy so this may not be a bug.
Using gentoo 2.4.19 kernel with cryptoapi
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdxy
# losetup -e twofish -k 256 /dev/loop/0 /dev/hdxy
# hexdump /dev/loop/0
<gives key-dependent repeating pattern of period 0x200 bytes>

Shouldn't the block IV mean that each block in the loop device gets a different 
key and hence each block of zeros should decrypt to differently?

Looks like twofish is running in CBC over each block but the IV is the same for 
each block. This would be a BAD THING(tm)

-- degs

Comment 1 degs 2003-01-08 15:33:21 UTC

Ooops: please disregard - not a bug.
apologies
-- degs

Comment 2 degs 2003-01-08 15:34:37 UTC

Not a bug. sorry for spurious report. closing because I cannot delete. Please 
disregard this report.