[PATCH v5 21/21] tpm: use u32 instead of int for PCR index

Jarkko Sakkinen jarkko.sakkinen at linux.intel.com
Tue Oct 2 00:58:37 UTC 2018


On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 01:30:35AM +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> The TPM specs defines PCR index as a positive number, and there is
> no reason to use a signed number. It is also a possible security
> issue as currently no functions check for a negative index,
> which may become a large number when converted to u32.
> 
> Adjust the API to use u32 instead of int in all PCR related
> functions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler at intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen at linux.intel.com>

Tested-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen at linux.intel.com>

/Jarkko



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