[patch] mtd/docg3: off by one in doc_register_sysfs()

[Dan Carpenter]

On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:49:27AM +0200, Robert Jarzmik wrote:
> Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter at oracle.com> writes:
> 
> > Smatch found a bug in the error handling:
> >
> > 	drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c:1634 doc_register_sysfs()
> > 	error: buffer overflow 'doc_sys_attrs' 4 <= 4
> >
> > The problem is that if the very last device_create_file() fails, then we
> > are beyond the end of the array.  Actually, any time i == 3 then there
> > is a problem.  We can fix this an simplify the code at the same time by
> > moving the !ret conditions out of the for loops and using a goto
> > instead.
> 
> Hi Dan,
> 
> I must admit I don't see the issue here :
>  - if the last device_create_file() fail, we have :
>    - i = 3, ret = -Exxx
>    - doc_sys_attrs[floor][0] is populated
>    - doc_sys_attrs[floor][1] is populated
>    - doc_sys_attrs[floor][2] is populated
>    - doc_sys_attrs[floor][3] is probably NULL

We increment "i" to 4.
We increment "floor" here before the next loop exits.

>    - next for loop exits
> 
> The while loop takes over :
>    - first iteration :
>      -  --i => i = 2

Actually --i is 3 and "floor" is out of bounds.

> 	device_remove_file(dev, &doc_sys_attrs[floor][2]);
>    - then the remaining attributes
> 

regards,
dan carpenter