Re: [RESEND][PATCH] rtlwifi: btcoexist: avoid format string in printk

From: John W. Linville
Date: Tue Jul 01 2014 - 14:30:22 EST


Please look in the git trees before reposting patches...

commit 6437f51ec36af8ef1e3e2659439b35c37e5498e2
Author: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue Jun 10 10:37:24 2014 -0700

rtlwifi: btcoexist: avoid format string in printk

Since CL_PRINTF only ever takes a single argument, make sure a format
string cannot leak into printk.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 01:38:49PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> Since CL_PRINTF only ever takes a single argument, make sure a format
> string cannot leak into printk.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../net/wireless/rtlwifi/btcoexist/halbtcoutsrc.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/btcoexist/halbtcoutsrc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/btcoexist/halbtcoutsrc.h
> index 871fc3c6d559..049f4c8d98a8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/btcoexist/halbtcoutsrc.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/btcoexist/halbtcoutsrc.h
> @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ extern u32 btc_dbg_type[];
>
>
> #define CL_SPRINTF snprintf
> -#define CL_PRINTF printk
> +#define CL_PRINTF(buf) printk("%s", buf)
>
> #define BTC_PRINT(dbgtype, dbgflag, printstr, ...) \
> do { \
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
>
> --
> Kees Cook
> Chrome OS Security
>

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