linux-kernel - [PATCH] scsi_dh: avoid allowing dh_state to pass format specs when requesting a module

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Date:	Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:08:26 -0400
From:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
To:	JBottomley@...n.com
Cc:	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
Subject: [PATCH] scsi_dh: avoid allowing dh_state to pass format specs when requesting a module

A malicious string passed from userspace might contain format specifiers which
request_module() might try to handle, which is bad.

Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
---
 drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c
index edb044a..24be260 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static struct scsi_device_handler *scsi_dh_lookup(const char *name)
 
 	dh = __scsi_dh_lookup(name);
 	if (!dh) {
-		request_module(name);
+		request_module("%s", name);
 		dh = __scsi_dh_lookup(name);
 	}
 
-- 
1.7.10.4

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