linux-kernel - [PATCH] kgdb: fix potential out-of-bounds access

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Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:45:00 -0800
From:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
To:	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
Subject: [PATCH] kgdb: fix potential out-of-bounds access

CPU arrays (e.g., kgdb_info[]) are indexed from 0 (inclusive) to NR_CPUS
(exclusive).

Pointed out by Coverity, CID 1262269

Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
Cc: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>
---
Untested

 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
index f191bddf64b8..53f051853f14 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ static int kdb_cpu(int argc, const char **argv)
 	/*
 	 * Validate cpunum
 	 */
-	if ((cpunum > NR_CPUS) || !kgdb_info[cpunum].enter_kgdb)
+	if ((cpunum >= NR_CPUS) || !kgdb_info[cpunum].enter_kgdb)
 		return KDB_BADCPUNUM;
 
 	dbg_switch_cpu = cpunum;
-- 
1.9.1

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