linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] ath5k: remove permissions from debugfs files

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Date:	Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:25:27 +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 1/2] ath5k: 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/ath5k/debug.c |    8 +++++---
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
index 4904a07..747508c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
@@ -380,13 +380,15 @@ ath5k_debug_init_device(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
 	sc->debug.debugfs_phydir = debugfs_create_dir(wiphy_name(sc->hw->wiphy),
 				ath5k_global_debugfs);
 
-	sc->debug.debugfs_debug = debugfs_create_file("debug", S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
+	sc->debug.debugfs_debug = debugfs_create_file("debug",
+				S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR,
 				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc, &fops_debug);
 
-	sc->debug.debugfs_registers = debugfs_create_file("registers", S_IRUGO,
+	sc->debug.debugfs_registers = debugfs_create_file("registers", S_IRUSR,
 				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc, &fops_registers);
 
-	sc->debug.debugfs_beacon = debugfs_create_file("beacon", S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
+	sc->debug.debugfs_beacon = debugfs_create_file("beacon",
+				S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR,
 				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc, &fops_beacon);
 
 	sc->debug.debugfs_reset = debugfs_create_file("reset", S_IWUSR,
-- 
1.6.3.2

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