linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: avoid format string parsing in kobject names

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Date:	Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:30:33 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: avoid format string parsing in kobject names

On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 7:55 AM, Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
>> This makes sure a format string cannot leak into the kobject name that
>> is constructed. (And splits the >80 character line.)
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>
> Applied.
>
> This seems like a non-obvious thing to do, but I guess most people
> aren't dealing directly with kobjects.

Yeah, it's really unlikely this could get reached, but I just keep
cleaning this up any time I see them just to be safe. :)

Thanks!

-Kees


-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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