linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/9] serial: samsung: Fix out-of-bounds access through DT alias

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Date:   Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:52:43 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Barry Song <baohua@...nel.org>,
        Vineet Gupta <vgupta@...opsys.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        arcml <linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux-Renesas <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/9] serial: samsung: Fix out-of-bounds access through DT alias

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert+renesas@...der.be> wrote:
> The s3c24xx_serial_ports[] array is indexed using a value derived from
> the "serialN" alias in DT, which may lead to an out-of-bounds access.
>
> Fix this by adding a range check.
>
> Note that the array size is defined by a Kconfig symbol
> (CONFIG_SERIAL_SAMSUNG_UARTS), so this can even be triggered using a
> legitimate DTB.
>
> Fixes: 3ac337e76a1c637b ("serial: samsung: Fix out-of-bounds access through DT alias")

Fixes: 13a9f6c64fdc55eb ("serial: samsung: Consider DT alias when probing po
rts")

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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