linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] extcon: Remove the state_store() to prevent the wrong access

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:38:46 +0900
From:	Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	cw00.choi@...sung.com, myungjoo.ham@...sung.com,
	ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] extcon: Remove the state_store() to prevent the wrong
 access

This patch removes the state_store() which change the state of external
connectors with bit masking on user-space. It is wrong access to modify
the change the state of external connectors.

Signed-off-by: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
---
 drivers/extcon/extcon.c | 21 +--------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
index 319659c6af28..ad5e4546f82c 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
@@ -174,26 +174,7 @@ static ssize_t state_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	return count;
 }
-
-static ssize_t state_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-			   const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	u32 state;
-	ssize_t ret = 0;
-	struct extcon_dev *edev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
-	ret = sscanf(buf, "0x%x", &state);
-	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-	else
-		ret = extcon_set_state(edev, state);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return count;
-}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(state);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(state);
 
 static ssize_t name_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		char *buf)
-- 
1.9.1