linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] ath9k: remove permissions from debugfs files

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Date:	Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:25:28 +0200
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	linville@...driver.com
Cc:	ath5k-devel@...ema.h4ckr.net, ath9k-devel@...ema.h4ckr.net,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ath9k: remove permissions from debugfs files

Don't allow users to open debugfs files, because it can cause oopses.

When a user opens some file, driver unlinks it and frees the
corresponding structure, we will dereference freed memory.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c |   10 +++++-----
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
index 6d20725..9f99f00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -500,31 +500,31 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		goto err;
 
 	sc->debug.debugfs_debug = debugfs_create_file("debug",
-		S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc, &fops_debug);
+		S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc, &fops_debug);
 	if (!sc->debug.debugfs_debug)
 		goto err;
 
-	sc->debug.debugfs_dma = debugfs_create_file("dma", S_IRUGO,
+	sc->debug.debugfs_dma = debugfs_create_file("dma", S_IRUSR,
 				       sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc, &fops_dma);
 	if (!sc->debug.debugfs_dma)
 		goto err;
 
 	sc->debug.debugfs_interrupt = debugfs_create_file("interrupt",
-						     S_IRUGO,
+						     S_IRUSR,
 						     sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
 						     sc, &fops_interrupt);
 	if (!sc->debug.debugfs_interrupt)
 		goto err;
 
 	sc->debug.debugfs_rcstat = debugfs_create_file("rcstat",
-						  S_IRUGO,
+						  S_IRUSR,
 						  sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
 						  sc, &fops_rcstat);
 	if (!sc->debug.debugfs_rcstat)
 		goto err;
 
 	sc->debug.debugfs_wiphy = debugfs_create_file(
-		"wiphy", S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
+		"wiphy", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
 		&fops_wiphy);
 	if (!sc->debug.debugfs_wiphy)
 		goto err;
-- 
1.6.3.2

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