linux-kernel - [PATCH] efi: fix out-of-bounds null overwrite vulnerability

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Date:	Thu,  7 Jan 2016 14:05:30 -0500
From:	Insu Yun <wuninsu@...il.com>
To:	matt@...eblueprint.co.uk, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	taesoo@...ech.edu, yeongjin.jang@...ech.edu, insu@...ech.edu,
	changwoo@...ech.edu, Insu Yun <wuninsu@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] efi: fix out-of-bounds null overwrite vulnerability

snprintf's return value is not bound by size value.
(https://www.kernel.org/doc/htmldocs/kernel-api/API-snprintf.html)
if printed value is larger than buffer size, it can overwrite 
null byte in out-of-bounds buffer.

Signed-off-by: Insu Yun <wuninsu@...il.com>
---
 drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
index d425374..77aa75f 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ static int cper_dimm_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
 			     "DIMM location: not present. DMI handle: 0x%.4x ",
 			     mem->mem_dev_handle);
 
-	msg[n] = '\0';
 	return n;
 }
 
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