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Re: [PATCH] ath9k: Prevent read buffer overflow

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On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:10:30AM +0530, Roel Kluin wrote:
> Prevent a read from valid_rate_index[] with a negative index
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Maybe we should add this?
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
> index ba06e78..a67b7f6 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
> @@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ static void ath_rc_init(struct ath_softc *sc,
>                 ath_rc_priv->rate_max_phy = ath_rc_priv->valid_phy_rateidx[i][j-1];
>         }
>         ASSERT(ath_rc_priv->rate_table_size <= RATE_TABLE_SIZE);
> -       ASSERT(k <= RATE_TABLE_SIZE);
> +       ASSERT(k <= RATE_TABLE_SIZE && k >= 4);


NACK, k is initialized to 0 in the for loop few lines above this
ASSERT.

Vasanth
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