linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] fs/binfmt_elf.c: replace count*size kmalloc by kmalloc

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Message-Id: <1403721709-19498-1-git-send-email-fabf@skynet.be>
Date:	Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:41:49 +0200
From:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] fs/binfmt_elf.c: replace count*size kmalloc by kmalloc_array

kmalloc_array manages count*sizeof overflow.

Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 fs/binfmt_elf.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 3892c1a..49b1880 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ static int elf_note_info_init(struct elf_note_info *info)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&info->thread_list);
 
 	/* Allocate space for ELF notes */
-	info->notes = kmalloc(8 * sizeof(struct memelfnote), GFP_KERNEL);
+	info->notes = kmalloc_array(8, sizeof(struct memelfnote), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!info->notes)
 		return 0;
 	info->psinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*info->psinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
-- 
1.9.1

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