Re: [PATCH 2/2] cosa.c : Array index 'i' is used before limits check.

From: Jan Kasprzak
Date: Mon Mar 02 2015 - 08:07:37 EST


Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
: Hello.
:
: On 02/24/2015 10:52 PM, Ameen Ali wrote:
:
: >avoid out-of-bounds-read by checking count before indexing.
:
: >Signed-off-by: Ameen Ali <Ameenali023@xxxxxxxxx>
: >---
: > drivers/net/wan/cosa.c | 2 +-
: > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
:
: >diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
: >index 83c39e2..5252e21 100644
: >--- a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
: >+++ b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
: >@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static int __init cosa_init(void)
: > }
: > for (i=0; i<MAX_CARDS; i++)
: > cosa_cards[i].num = -1;
: >- for (i=0; io[i] != 0 && i < MAX_CARDS; i++)
: >+ for (i=0; (i < MAX_CARDS) && (io[i] != 0) ; i++)
:
: Parens you've added aren't necessary.

Yes, but I am OK with both variants.

: I suggest to add spaces after and before = in the first expression.

In that case, also the upper for() cycle should be modified
to match this. I don't think this is necessary.

-Yenya

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