Since the rsi_create_kthread interface does not include any format string arguments, make sure that the resulting thread name can never accidentally process the name as a format string.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_common.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_common.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_common.h index f2f70784d4ad..d3fbe33d2324 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_common.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_common.h @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static inline int rsi_create_kthread(struct rsi_common *common, u8 *name) { init_completion(&thread->completion); - thread->task = kthread_run(func_ptr, common, name); + thread->task = kthread_run(func_ptr, common, "%s", name); if (IS_ERR(thread->task)) return (int)PTR_ERR(thread->task); -- 1.7.9.5 -- Kees Cook Chrome OS Security -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
