fix: copy ticket key before use to avoid concurrent rotation UAF - #6043
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Goal
Fix a use-after-free in the session ticket encrypt/decrypt paths triggered by concurrent ticket key rotation.
Why
The lookup functions return a raw pointer into the shared, unlocked
config->ticket_keysarray, and callers hold it across crypto operations. A concurrents2n_config_add_ticket_crypto_key()canreallocor shift that array, invalidating the pointer. This is an expected usage pattern. The docs explicitly permit rotating keys on a live config. Result: likely a crash, worst case a ticket encrypted with stale key material.How
Copy the key onto the stack immediately after lookup, before any crypto operations, so no pointer into the shared array survives. Applied at all four call sites (
s2n_store_to_cache,s2n_resume_decrypt_session, and the TLS1.2/1.3 NST write paths).Callouts
Testing
Existing session ticket and resumption tests continue to pass.
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