linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] selinuxfs: fix type mismatch

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:14:26 +0200
From:	Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
To:	Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
Cc:	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] selinuxfs: fix type mismatch

avc_cache_threshold is of type unsigned int.

Do not use a signed new_value in
sscanf(page, "%u", &new_value).

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
---
 security/selinux/selinuxfs.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index 1b1fd27..0765c5b 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_write_avc_cache_threshold(struct file *file,
 {
 	char *page;
 	ssize_t ret;
-	int new_value;
+	unsigned int new_value;
 
 	ret = task_has_security(current, SECURITY__SETSECPARAM);
 	if (ret)
-- 
2.1.4