linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xfs: fix acl count validation in xfs_acl_from

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Date:	Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:19:16 -0600
From:	Ben Myers <bpm@....com>
To:	Xi Wang <xi.wang@...il.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	xfs@....sgi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xfs: fix acl count validation in xfs_acl_from_disk()

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 04:55:52PM -0500, Xi Wang wrote:
> Commit fa8b18ed didn't prevent the integer overflow and possible
> memory corruption.  "count" can go negative and bypass the check.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xi Wang <xi.wang@...il.com>

Looks good.  Nice catch!
Reviewed-by: Ben Myers <bpm@....com>
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