[PATCH] rcutorture: avoid format string leak to thead name

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu May 22 2014 - 14:51:15 EST


Since the rcutorture thread creation interface does not include format
string arguments, make sure the name can never be accidentally processed
as a format string.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/torture.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c
index acc9afc2f26e..9dad2ffaf995 100644
--- a/kernel/torture.c
+++ b/kernel/torture.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ int _torture_create_kthread(int (*fn)(void *arg), void *arg, char *s, char *m,
int ret = 0;

VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING(m);
- *tp = kthread_run(fn, arg, s);
+ *tp = kthread_run(fn, arg, "%s", s);
if (IS_ERR(*tp)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(*tp);
VERBOSE_TOROUT_ERRSTRING(f);
--
1.7.9.5


--
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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