linux-kernel - [PATCH] proc: fix unterminated string

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Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:49:30 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] proc: fix unterminated string

From: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>

oom_score_adj_write doesn't terminate the string as it should. Also fix
sched_autogroup_write and other copy/pastes of the bug.

Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Horses <stable@...r.kernel.org>

---

 fs/proc/base.c     |    2 ++
 fs/proc/task_mmu.c |    1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 21fb230..4d42cf18 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ static ssize_t oom_score_adj_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		err = -EFAULT;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	buffer[count] = '\0';
 
 	err = kstrtoint(strstrip(buffer), 0, &oom_score_adj);
 	if (err)
@@ -1192,6 +1193,7 @@ sched_autogroup_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		count = sizeof(buffer) - 1;
 	if (copy_from_user(buffer, buf, count))
 		return -EFAULT;
+	buffer[count] = '\0';
 
 	err = kstrtoint(strstrip(buffer), 0, &nice);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 79827ce..a1dae68 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ static ssize_t clear_refs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		count = sizeof(buffer) - 1;
 	if (copy_from_user(buffer, buf, count))
 		return -EFAULT;
+	buffer[count] = '\0';
 	rv = kstrtoint(strstrip(buffer), 10, &type);
 	if (rv < 0)
 		return rv;

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