The patch titled
cr_backlight_probe() allocates too little storage for struct cr_panel
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
cr_backlight_probe-allocates-too-little-storage-for-struct-cr_panel.patch
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Subject: cr_backlight_probe() allocates too little storage for struct cr_panel
From: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@xxxxxxxxx>
The Coverity checker noticed that we allocate too little storage for
"struct cr_panel *crp" in cr_backlight_probe().
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Hellstrom <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alan Hourihane <alanh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c~cr_backlight_probe-allocates-too-little-storage-for-struct-cr_panel drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c~cr_backlight_probe-allocates-too-little-storage-for-struct-cr_panel
+++ a/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int cr_backlight_probe(struct pla
struct cr_panel *crp;
u8 dev_en;
- crp = kzalloc(sizeof(crp), GFP_KERNEL);
+ crp = kzalloc(sizeof(*crp), GFP_KERNEL);
if (crp == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from jesper.juhl@xxxxxxxxx are
origin.patch
cr_backlight_probe-allocates-too-little-storage-for-struct-cr_panel.patch
fix-acpi_ev_pci_config_region_setup-to-avoid-memory-leak.patch
git-gfs2-nmw.patch
git-mtd.patch
git-xfs.patch
ipmi-fix-mem-leak-in-try_init_dmi.patch
fix-a-use-after-free-bug-in-kernel-userspace-relay-file-support.patch
floppy-do-a-very-minimal-style-cleanup-of-the-floppy-driver.patch
floppy-remove-dead-commented-out-code-from-floppy-driver.patch
floppy-remove-register-keyword-use-from-floppy-driver.patch
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