linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: gdm72xx: add userspace data struct

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Date:	Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:37:20 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Wim de With <nauxuron@...dewith.com>
Cc:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: gdm72xx: add userspace data struct

On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:11:12AM +0100, Wim de With wrote:
> @@ -482,8 +483,16 @@ static int gdm_wimax_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
>  				/* NOTE: gdm_update_fsm should be called
>  				 * before gdm_wimax_ioctl_set_data is called.
>  				 */
> -				gdm_update_fsm(dev,
> -					       req->data.buf);
> +				fsm_buf = kmalloc(sizeof(fsm_s), GFP_KERNEL);
> +				if (!fsm_buf)
> +					return -ENOMEM;
> +				if (copy_from_user(fsm_buf, req->data.buf,
> +						   sizeof(fsm_s))) {
> +					kfree(fsm_buf);
> +					return -EFAULT;
> +				}
> +				gdm_update_fsm(dev, fsm_buf);
> +				kfree(fsm_buf);


No.  This change is a bug.

regards,
dan carpenter

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