linux-kernel - Re: [patch] Squashfs: sanity check information from disk

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Date:	Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:20:16 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Phillip Lougher <phillip.lougher@...il.com>
Cc:	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...ashfs.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] Squashfs: sanity check information from disk

On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 05:20:31AM +0100, Phillip Lougher wrote:
> On 15 July 2013 17:17, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com> wrote:
> > We read the size of the name from the disk, but a larger name than
> > expected would cause memory corruption.
> 
> Thanks for the patch, it's queued for the next merge window. There's
> one mistake with the patch, but I can fix it when it's applied, or you
> can send a revised patch (see later).

I wouldn't call it a "mistake", it's just a difference in prefered
styles.  The two statements:

	if (size >= SQUASHFS_NAME_LEN + 1) {
and
	if (size > SQUASHFS_NAME_LEN) {

These statements are equivalent.  But I can change it, no worries.

regards,
dan carpenter

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