On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 05:58:09PM +0800, Yuanjun Gong wrote:
> From: Gong Yuanjun <ruc_gongyuanjun@xxxxxxx>
>
> In the for-loop in _rtl92e_update_rxcounts(),
> i is a u8 counter while priv->rtllib->LinkDetectInfo.SlotNum is
> a u16 num, there is a potential infinite loop if SlotNum is larger
> than u8_max.
>
> Change the u8 loop counter i into u16.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gong Yuanjun <ruc_gongyuanjun@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c
> index b9ce71848023..3c5082abc583 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c
> @@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ static void _rtl92e_update_rxcounts(struct r8192_priv *priv, u32 *TotalRxBcnNum,
> u32 *TotalRxDataNum)
> {
> u16 SlotIndex;
> - u8 i;
> + u16 i;
>
> *TotalRxBcnNum = 0;
> *TotalRxDataNum = 0;
> --
> 2.17.1
>
<formletter>
This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree. Please read:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
for how to do this properly.
</formletter>
