const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen)
{
struct ghash_ctx *ctx = crypto_shash_ctx(tfm);
+ be128 k;
if (keylen != GHASH_BLOCK_SIZE) {
crypto_shash_set_flags(tfm, CRYPTO_TFM_RES_BAD_KEY_LEN);
if (ctx->gf128)
gf128mul_free_4k(ctx->gf128);
- ctx->gf128 = gf128mul_init_4k_lle((be128 *)key);
+
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(k) != GHASH_BLOCK_SIZE);
+ memcpy(&k, key, GHASH_BLOCK_SIZE); /* avoid violating alignment rules */
+ ctx->gf128 = gf128mul_init_4k_lle(&k);
+ memzero_explicit(&k, GHASH_BLOCK_SIZE);
+
if (!ctx->gf128)
return -ENOMEM;