linux-kernel - parisc setup_sigcontext32() array overflows

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Date:	Sat, 17 May 2008 22:16:37 +0300
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	kyle@...isc-linux.org, matthew@....cx, grundler@...isc-linux.org
Cc:	linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: parisc setup_sigcontext32() array overflows

include/asm-parisc/ptrace.h:

<--  snip  -->

...
struct pt_regs {
        unsigned long gr[32];   /* PSW is in gr[0] */
...
}

<--  snip  -->


arch/parisc/kernel/signal32.c:

<--  snip  -->

...
setup_sigcontext32(struct compat_sigcontext __user *sc, struct compat_regfile __user * rf, 
                struct pt_regs *regs, int in_syscall)            
{
...
                /* Store upper half */
                compat_reg = (compat_uint_t)(regs->gr[32] >> 32);
...                                                   ^^
                /* Store upper half */
                compat_reg = (compat_uint_t)((regs->gr[32]+4) >> 32);
...                                                    ^^

<--  snip  -->


Spotted by the GNU C compiler.


cu
Adrian

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