linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] rtlwifi: rtl8192se firmware load can overflow target buffer

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Message-ID: <4F3C08B4.8010103@canonical.com>
Date:	Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:34:12 -0700
From:	Tim Gardner <rtg.canonical@...il.com>
To:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
CC:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>,
	Chaoming Li <chaoming_li@...lsil.com.cn>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] rtlwifi: rtl8192se firmware load can overflow target
 buffer

On 02/15/2012 12:14 PM, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 02/15/2012 12:55 PM, John W. Linville wrote:
>> Is this a fix that should go to 3.3?
>
> That code has been in the driver since 3.0 and it should probably be
> packported. On the other hand, Tim's report is the first one. My
> suggestion is that it go into 3.4.
>
> In addition, I am working on a fix that will completely eliminate all
> this fixed storage.
>
> Larry
>
>

I'm fine with it being 3.4 material. The patch addresses an unlikely 
scenario.

rtg
-- 
Tim Gardner tim.gardner@...onical.com
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