Since the role_store() uses strncmp(), it's possible to refer out-of-memory if the sysfs data size is smaller than strlen("host"). This patch fixes it by using sysfs_streq() instead of strncmp(). Reported-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx> Fixes: 9bb86777fb71 ("phy: rcar-gen3-usb2: add sysfs for usb role swap") Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v4.10+ Signed-off-by: Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- Just a record. The role_store() doesn't need to check the count because the sysfs_streq() checks the first argument is NULL or not. On "if (sysfs_streq(buf, "host"))" Example 1: echo ho > role --> In this case, the count is 3 and the buf has "ho" + NULL. So, the third character differs between NULL and 's'. Example 2: echo host-is-not-used > role --> In this case, the count is 17 and the buf has "host-is-not-used" + NULL. So, the fifth character differs between '-' and NULL. drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen3-usb2.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen3-usb2.c b/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen3-usb2.c index 1322185..cc18970 100644 --- a/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen3-usb2.c +++ b/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen3-usb2.c @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ #include <linux/platform_device.h> #include <linux/pm_runtime.h> #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h> +#include <linux/string.h> #include <linux/usb/of.h> #include <linux/workqueue.h> @@ -317,9 +318,9 @@ static ssize_t role_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, if (!ch->is_otg_channel || !rcar_gen3_is_any_rphy_initialized(ch)) return -EIO; - if (!strncmp(buf, "host", strlen("host"))) + if (sysfs_streq(buf, "host")) new_mode = PHY_MODE_USB_HOST; - else if (!strncmp(buf, "peripheral", strlen("peripheral"))) + else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "peripheral")) new_mode = PHY_MODE_USB_DEVICE; else return -EINVAL; -- 2.7.4