crypto: reject short AES-KW inputs

Enforce the minimum key-wrap input lengths before the empty-input shortcut, including the integrity-check block when unwrapping. Signed-off-by: Filip Skokan <panva.ip@gmail.com> Assisted-by: Codex
panva · Sep 22, 2026 · Sep 22, 2026 · Sep 22, 2026 · Sep 22, 2026 · Sep 22, 2026
commit 131cc414ec4da1ab411347021254d311e094e18c
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_aes.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_aes.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ WebCryptoCipherStatus AES_Cipher(Environment* env,
                                  ByteSource* out) {
   CHECK_EQ(key_data.GetKeyType(), kKeyTypeSecret);
 
+  const bool encrypt = cipher_mode == kWebCryptoCipherEncrypt;
+  // AES-KW requires at least two 64-bit plaintext blocks, plus the
+  // 64-bit integrity check value when unwrapping.
+  if (params.cipher.isWrapMode() && in.size() < (encrypt ? 16u : 24u)) {
+    return WebCryptoCipherStatus::FAILED;
+  }
+
   auto ctx = CipherCtxPointer::New();
   if (!ctx) {
     return WebCryptoCipherStatus::FAILED;
@@ -56,8 +63,6 @@ WebCryptoCipherStatus AES_Cipher(Environment* env,
     ctx.setAllowWrap();
   }
 
-  const bool encrypt = cipher_mode == kWebCryptoCipherEncrypt;
-
   if (!ctx.init(params.cipher, encrypt)) {
     // Cipher init failed
     return WebCryptoCipherStatus::FAILED;

diff --git a/test/parallel/test-webcrypto-aes-kw-short-input.js b/test/parallel/test-webcrypto-aes-kw-short-input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+
+if (!common.hasCrypto)
+  common.skip('missing crypto');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { getFips } = require('crypto');
+const { hasOpenSSL } = require('../common/crypto');
+const { subtle } = globalThis.crypto;
+
+(async () => {
+  const keyToWrap = await subtle.importKey(
+    'raw', new Uint8Array(16), 'AES-GCM', true, ['encrypt']);
+  let emptyKey;
+  if (hasOpenSSL(3) && getFips() !== 1) {
+    emptyKey = await subtle.importKey(
+      'raw-secret', new Uint8Array(0), 'KMAC128', true, ['sign']);
+  }
+
+  for (const length of [128, 192, 256]) {
+    const wrappingKey = await subtle.generateKey(
+      { name: 'AES-KW', length }, false, ['wrapKey', 'unwrapKey']);
+
+    for (const byteLength of [0, 8, 16, 23]) {
+      // HKDF accepts an empty key, so the unwrap operation must reject
+      // before attempting to import the plaintext as a key.
+      await assert.rejects(subtle.unwrapKey(
+        'raw', new Uint8Array(byteLength), wrappingKey, 'AES-KW',
+        'HKDF', false, ['deriveBits']), { name: 'OperationError' });
+    }
+
+    if (emptyKey !== undefined) {
+      await assert.rejects(subtle.wrapKey(
+        'raw-secret', emptyKey, wrappingKey, 'AES-KW'),
+                           { name: 'OperationError' });
+    }
+
+    const wrapped = await subtle.wrapKey(
+      'raw', keyToWrap, wrappingKey, 'AES-KW');
+    assert.strictEqual(wrapped.byteLength, 24);
+    const unwrapped = await subtle.unwrapKey(
+      'raw', wrapped, wrappingKey, 'AES-KW', 'AES-GCM', true, ['encrypt']);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(
+      new Uint8Array(await subtle.exportKey('raw', unwrapped)),
+      new Uint8Array(16));
+  }
+})().then(common.mustCall());