linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] media: rc: ir-lirc-codec: fix potential integer overflow

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Date:	Wed, 1 Dec 2010 21:47:08 -0500
From:	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...sonet.com>
To:	Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@...nwall.com>
Cc:	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	David Härdeman <david@...deman.nu>,
	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: rc: ir-lirc-codec: fix potential integer overflow

On Nov 26, 2010, at 12:06 PM, Vasiliy Kulikov wrote:

> 'n' may be bigger than MAX_INT*sizeof(int), if so checking of truncated
> (int)(n/sizeof(int)) for LIRCBUF_SIZE overflow and then using nontruncated 'count'
> doesn't make sense.  Also n may be up to sizeof(int)-1 bytes bigger than expected,
> so check value of (n % sizeof(int)) too.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@...nwall.com>
> ---
> Compile tested only.

Looks sane.

Acked-by: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod@...sonet.com



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