This makes sure the kthread name can't be parsed as a format string.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
---
drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c
b/drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c
index 710074437737..9af4ed8d6f10 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visornic/visornic_main.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int visor_thread_start(struct visor_thread_info
*thrinfo,
{
/* used to stop the thread */
init_completion(&thrinfo->has_stopped);
- thrinfo->task = kthread_run(threadfn, thrcontext, name);
+ thrinfo->task = kthread_run(threadfn, thrcontext, "%s", name);
if (IS_ERR(thrinfo->task)) {
thrinfo->id = 0;
return -EINVAL;
--
1.9.1
--
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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