From: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
This makes sure the kthread name can't be parsed as a format string.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Romer <benjamin.romer@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c
index a4ee194..18b0465 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static int visor_thread_start(struct visor_thread_info *thrinfo,
void *thrcontext, char *name)
{
/* used to stop the thread */
- thrinfo->task = kthread_run(threadfn, thrcontext, name);
+ thrinfo->task = kthread_run(threadfn, thrcontext, "%s", name);
if (IS_ERR(thrinfo->task)) {
pr_debug("%s failed (%ld)\n",
__func__, PTR_ERR(thrinfo->task));
--
2.1.4
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