linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix writing to unintended memory in pkt_generic

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Date:	Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:14:48 +0100
From:	Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
To:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
CC:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix writing to unintended memory in pkt_generic_packet();
 drivers/block/pktcdvd.c

Al Viro wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 11:43:12PM +0100, Roel Kluin wrote:
>> CDROM_PACKET_SIZE is added as an offset to the pointer to unsigned char cmd[16].
>> The adjusted pointer is then used as a destination address in a call to
>> memset(). However, when CDROM_PACKET_SIZE is added to the pointer, it is
>> automatically scaled by the size of cmd, which is 16. This results in the call
>> to memset() writing to unintended memory.
> 
> What are you talking about?  rq->cmd is an array, not a pointer to array.
> When it occurs as an argument of +, it decays to pointer to array element.

Ok, I misunderstood, but please...

> Please, learn C.

That's not a nice thing to say.
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