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

Brian Norris computersforpeace at gmail.com
Mon Oct 26 11:45:52 PDT 2015


On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 08:54:16AM +0100, Robert Jarzmik wrote:
> Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter at oracle.com> writes:
> 
> > 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.
> Ah yes, I see it now, thanks. Somehow in my brain the !ret condition in the for
> loop was preventing the increment ... silly.
> 
> So:
> Acked-by: Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik at free.fr>

Applied to l2-mtd.git. Thanks.



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