linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/3] fix potential logic issue in pstore read interface

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Date:	Wed,  4 May 2011 11:06:52 +0800
From:	Chen Gong <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>
To:	tony.luck@...el.com, ying.huang@...el.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	Chen Gong <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fix potential logic issue in pstore read interface

1) in the calling of erst_read, the parameter of buffer size
maybe overflows and cause crash

2) the return value of erst_read should be checked more strictly

Signed-off-by: Chen Gong <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>
---
 drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c |    9 ++++++++-
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
index ddb68c4..e6cef8e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,14 @@ skip:
 	}
 
 	len = erst_read(record_id, &rcd->hdr, sizeof(*rcd) +
-			  erst_erange.size);
+			erst_info.bufsize);
+	/* The record may be cleared by others, try read next record */
+	if (len == -ENOENT)
+		goto skip;
+	else if (len < 0) {
+		rc = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	if (uuid_le_cmp(rcd->hdr.creator_id, CPER_CREATOR_PSTORE) != 0)
 		goto skip;
 
-- 
1.7.5.185.g0b9dee

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