snprintf() returns the "number of characters which *would* be generated for the given input", not the size *really* generated. In order to avoid too large values for 'len' (and potential negative values for "sizeof(buf) - (len - 1)") use scnprintf() instead of snprintf(). Fixes: c6e3fd22cd53 ("Staging: add speakup to the staging directory") Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- I guess that the -1 in the 2nd snprintf() call is here to overwrite the ending \n. --- drivers/accessibility/speakup/kobjects.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/accessibility/speakup/kobjects.c b/drivers/accessibility/speakup/kobjects.c index a7522d409802..1eea7c492875 100644 --- a/drivers/accessibility/speakup/kobjects.c +++ b/drivers/accessibility/speakup/kobjects.c @@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ static void report_char_chartab_status(int reset, int received, int used, if (reset) { pr_info("%s reset to defaults\n", object_type[do_characters]); } else if (received) { - len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), - " updated %d of %d %s\n", - used, received, object_type[do_characters]); + len = scnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), + " updated %d of %d %s\n", + used, received, object_type[do_characters]); if (rejected) snprintf(buf + (len - 1), sizeof(buf) - (len - 1), " with %d reject%s\n", -- 2.34.1