linux-kernel - [PATCH] powerpc/xmon: avoid format string leaking to printk

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Message-ID: <20140610175406.GA30672@www.outflux.net>
Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:54:06 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: [PATCH] powerpc/xmon: avoid format string leaking to printk

This makes sure format strings cannot leak into printk (the string has
already been correctly processed for format arguments).

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
index bce3dcfe5058..c98748617896 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void xmon_printf(const char *format, ...)
 
 	if (n && rc == 0) {
 		/* No udbg hooks, fallback to printk() - dangerous */
-		printk(xmon_outbuf);
+		printk("%s", xmon_outbuf);
 	}
 }
 
-- 
1.7.9.5


-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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