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
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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
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