linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] [5/9] modpost: Fix a buffer overflow in modpost

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Message-ID: <20071210200746.GA17700@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:07:46 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] [5/9] modpost: Fix a buffer overflow in modpost

On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 08:57:28PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Monday 10 December 2007 20:32, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 03:43:10AM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > When passing an file name > 1k the stack could be overflowed.
> > > Not really a security issue, but still better plugged.
> >
> > Looks good. A s-o-b line again please.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
> 
> > Although I am not so happy with the ue of gcc extensions.
> 
> That's not a gcc extension. It's C99.

OK.
I have applied all three patches to kbuild.git.

As I did not follow the whole thread about the namespace I did not
take those.
And the first patch touching module.c should go in via akpm I think.
It is outside my core-competence area at least .

	Sam
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