unlock:
        cifs_server_unlock(ses->server);
 setup_ntlmv2_rsp_ret:
-       kfree(tiblob);
+       kfree_sensitive(tiblob);
 
        return rc;
 }
                server->secmech.ccmaesdecrypt = NULL;
        }
 
-       kfree(server->secmech.sdesccmacaes);
+       kfree_sensitive(server->secmech.sdesccmacaes);
        server->secmech.sdesccmacaes = NULL;
-       kfree(server->secmech.sdeschmacsha256);
+       kfree_sensitive(server->secmech.sdeschmacsha256);
        server->secmech.sdeschmacsha256 = NULL;
-       kfree(server->secmech.sdeschmacmd5);
+       kfree_sensitive(server->secmech.sdeschmacmd5);
        server->secmech.sdeschmacmd5 = NULL;
-       kfree(server->secmech.sdescmd5);
+       kfree_sensitive(server->secmech.sdescmd5);
        server->secmech.sdescmd5 = NULL;
-       kfree(server->secmech.sdescsha512);
+       kfree_sensitive(server->secmech.sdescsha512);
        server->secmech.sdescsha512 = NULL;
 }
 
        }
        server->sequence_number = 0;
        server->session_estab = false;
-       kfree(server->session_key.response);
+       kfree_sensitive(server->session_key.response);
        server->session_key.response = NULL;
        server->session_key.len = 0;
        server->lstrp = jiffies;
 
        cifs_crypto_secmech_release(server);
 
-       kfree(server->session_key.response);
+       kfree_sensitive(server->session_key.response);
        server->session_key.response = NULL;
        server->session_key.len = 0;
        kfree(server->hostname);
                if (ses->auth_key.response) {
                        cifs_dbg(FYI, "Free previous auth_key.response = %p\n",
                                 ses->auth_key.response);
-                       kfree(ses->auth_key.response);
+                       kfree_sensitive(ses->auth_key.response);
                        ses->auth_key.response = NULL;
                        ses->auth_key.len = 0;
                }
 
        cifs_sb->ctx->field = NULL;                                     \
 } while (0)
 
+#define STEAL_STRING_SENSITIVE(cifs_sb, ctx, field)                    \
+do {                                                                   \
+       kfree_sensitive(ctx->field);                                    \
+       ctx->field = cifs_sb->ctx->field;                               \
+       cifs_sb->ctx->field = NULL;                                     \
+} while (0)
+
 static int smb3_reconfigure(struct fs_context *fc)
 {
        struct smb3_fs_context *ctx = smb3_fc2context(fc);
        STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, UNC);
        STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, source);
        STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, username);
-       STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, password);
+       STEAL_STRING_SENSITIVE(cifs_sb, ctx, password);
        STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, domainname);
        STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, nodename);
        STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, iocharset);
                }
                break;
        case Opt_pass:
-               kfree(ctx->password);
+               kfree_sensitive(ctx->password);
                ctx->password = NULL;
                if (strlen(param->string) == 0)
                        break;
        return 0;
 
  cifs_parse_mount_err:
+       kfree_sensitive(ctx->password);
        return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 
 void
 cifs_free_hash(struct crypto_shash **shash, struct sdesc **sdesc)
 {
-       kfree(*sdesc);
+       kfree_sensitive(*sdesc);
        *sdesc = NULL;
        if (*shash)
                crypto_free_shash(*shash);
 
 static void
 sess_free_buffer(struct sess_data *sess_data)
 {
+       int i;
+
+       /* zero the session data before freeing, as it might contain sensitive info (keys, etc) */
+       for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+               if (sess_data->iov[i].iov_base)
+                       memzero_explicit(sess_data->iov[i].iov_base, sess_data->iov[i].iov_len);
 
        free_rsp_buf(sess_data->buf0_type, sess_data->iov[0].iov_base);
        sess_data->buf0_type = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
        sess_data->result = rc;
        sess_data->func = NULL;
        sess_free_buffer(sess_data);
-       kfree(ses->auth_key.response);
+       kfree_sensitive(ses->auth_key.response);
        ses->auth_key.response = NULL;
 }
 
        sess_data->result = rc;
        sess_data->func = NULL;
        sess_free_buffer(sess_data);
-       kfree(ses->auth_key.response);
+       kfree_sensitive(ses->auth_key.response);
        ses->auth_key.response = NULL;
 }
 
        rc = decode_ntlmssp_challenge(bcc_ptr, blob_len, ses);
 
 out_free_ntlmsspblob:
-       kfree(ntlmsspblob);
+       kfree_sensitive(ntlmsspblob);
 out:
        sess_free_buffer(sess_data);
 
        }
 
        /* Else error. Cleanup */
-       kfree(ses->auth_key.response);
+       kfree_sensitive(ses->auth_key.response);
        ses->auth_key.response = NULL;
-       kfree(ses->ntlmssp);
+       kfree_sensitive(ses->ntlmssp);
        ses->ntlmssp = NULL;
 
        sess_data->func = NULL;
        }
 
 out_free_ntlmsspblob:
-       kfree(ntlmsspblob);
+       kfree_sensitive(ntlmsspblob);
 out:
        sess_free_buffer(sess_data);
 
                rc = sess_establish_session(sess_data);
 
        /* Cleanup */
-       kfree(ses->auth_key.response);
+       kfree_sensitive(ses->auth_key.response);
        ses->auth_key.response = NULL;
-       kfree(ses->ntlmssp);
+       kfree_sensitive(ses->ntlmssp);
        ses->ntlmssp = NULL;
 
        sess_data->func = NULL;
        rc = sess_data->result;
 
 out:
-       kfree(sess_data);
+       kfree_sensitive(sess_data);
        return rc;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_ALLOW_INSECURE_LEGACY */
 
        if (!rc && enc)
                memcpy(&tr_hdr->Signature, sign, SMB2_SIGNATURE_SIZE);
 
-       kfree(iv);
+       kfree_sensitive(iv);
 free_sg:
-       kfree(sg);
+       kfree_sensitive(sg);
 free_req:
-       kfree(req);
+       kfree_sensitive(req);
        return rc;
 }
 
 
 static void
 SMB2_sess_free_buffer(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 {
+       int i;
+
+       /* zero the session data before freeing, as it might contain sensitive info (keys, etc) */
+       for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+               if (sess_data->iov[i].iov_base)
+                       memzero_explicit(sess_data->iov[i].iov_base, sess_data->iov[i].iov_len);
+
        free_rsp_buf(sess_data->buf0_type, sess_data->iov[0].iov_base);
        sess_data->buf0_type = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
 }
 out_put_spnego_key:
        key_invalidate(spnego_key);
        key_put(spnego_key);
+       if (rc)
+               kfree_sensitive(ses->auth_key.response);
 out:
        sess_data->result = rc;
        sess_data->func = NULL;
        }
 
 out:
-       kfree(ntlmssp_blob);
+       memzero_explicit(ntlmssp_blob, blob_length);
        SMB2_sess_free_buffer(sess_data);
        if (!rc) {
                sess_data->result = 0;
                return;
        }
 out_err:
-       kfree(ses->ntlmssp);
+       kfree_sensitive(ses->ntlmssp);
        ses->ntlmssp = NULL;
        sess_data->result = rc;
        sess_data->func = NULL;
        }
 #endif
 out:
-       kfree(ntlmssp_blob);
+       memzero_explicit(ntlmssp_blob, blob_length);
        SMB2_sess_free_buffer(sess_data);
-       kfree(ses->ntlmssp);
+       kfree_sensitive(ses->ntlmssp);
        ses->ntlmssp = NULL;
        sess_data->result = rc;
        sess_data->func = NULL;
                cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "signing requested but authenticated as guest\n");
        rc = sess_data->result;
 out:
-       kfree(sess_data);
+       kfree_sensitive(sess_data);
        return rc;
 }