Hello, This series is a result of an audit of format string uses in the kernel. Of two exploitable flaws, the first fix is now in the wireless tree:
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless.git/commit/?id=9538cbaab6e8b8046039b4b2eb6c9d614dc782bd The second fix is here as patch 1 ("block: do not pass disk names as format strings"). All the rest are either interface clean ups or preventative measures to avoid accidents in the future. There is still more needed before we can do something like this in the Makefile: +# Enable format-security when it can stop the build, otherwise disable. +KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,\ + -Wformat -Wformat-security -Werror=format-security,\ + -Wno-format-security) but I think this series covers the majority of potentially sensitive exposed infrastructure. Thanks, -Kees -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
