The input parameter @fields is type of struct ima_template_field ***, so when allocates array memory for @fields, the size of element should be sizeof(**field) instead of sizeof(*field). Actually the original code would not cause any runtime error, but it's better to make it logically right. Fixes: adf53a778a0a ("ima: new templates management mechanism") Signed-off-by: Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@xxxxxxxxxx> --- security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c index 49f0626928a1..04c49f05cb74 100644 --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c @@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ int template_desc_init_fields(const char *template_fmt, } if (fields && num_fields) { - *fields = kmalloc_array(i, sizeof(*fields), GFP_KERNEL); + *fields = kmalloc_array(i, sizeof(**fields), GFP_KERNEL); if (*fields == NULL) return -ENOMEM; - memcpy(*fields, found_fields, i * sizeof(*fields)); + memcpy(*fields, found_fields, i * sizeof(**fields)); *num_fields = i; } -- 2.17.1