Subject: + arch-frv-kernel-trapsc-using-vsnprintf-instead-of-vsprintf.patch added to -mm tree To: gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx,dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx From: akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 15:27:36 -0700 The patch titled Subject: arch/frv/kernel/traps.c: using vsnprintf() instead of vsprintf() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is arch-frv-kernel-trapsc-using-vsnprintf-instead-of-vsprintf.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: arch/frv/kernel/traps.c: using vsnprintf() instead of vsprintf() Since die_if_kernel() is an extern common used function, better always check the buffer length to avoid memory overflow by a long 'str'. Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/frv/kernel/traps.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN arch/frv/kernel/traps.c~arch-frv-kernel-trapsc-using-vsnprintf-instead-of-vsprintf arch/frv/kernel/traps.c --- a/arch/frv/kernel/traps.c~arch-frv-kernel-trapsc-using-vsnprintf-instead-of-vsprintf +++ a/arch/frv/kernel/traps.c @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ void die_if_kernel(const char *str, ...) return; va_start(va, str); - vsprintf(buffer, str, va); + vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), str, va); va_end(va); console_verbose(); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx are linux-next.patch lib-mpi-mpicoderc-looping-issue-need-stop-when-equal-to-zero-found-by-extra_flags=-w.patch kernel-audit_treec-audit_add_tree_rule-protect-rule-from-kill_rules.patch kernel-auditfilterc-fix-leak-in-audit_add_rule-error-path.patch posix-timers-correctly-get-dying-task-time-sample-in-posix_cpu_timer_schedule.patch vfs-fix-invalid-ida_remove-call.patch mm-page_allocc-add-additional-checking-and-return-value-for-the-table-data.patch mm-nommuc-add-additional-check-for-vread-just-like-vwrite-has-done.patch arch-frv-kernel-trapsc-using-vsnprintf-instead-of-vsprintf.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html