linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 2/2] seq_buf: Use size_t for len in seq_buf

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Date:   Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:21:09 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     rostedt@...dmis.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        jannh@...gle.com, keescook@...omium.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] seq_buf: Use size_t for len in seq_buf_puts()

Jann Horn points out that we're using unsigned int for len in
seq_buf_puts(), which could potentially overflow if we're passed a
UINT_MAX sized string.

The rest of the code already uses size_t, so we should also use that
in seq_buf_puts() to avoid any issues.

Suggested-by: Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
---
 lib/seq_buf.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

v2: New in v2.

diff --git a/lib/seq_buf.c b/lib/seq_buf.c
index 6aabb609dd87..bd807f545a9d 100644
--- a/lib/seq_buf.c
+++ b/lib/seq_buf.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int seq_buf_bprintf(struct seq_buf *s, const char *fmt, const u32 *binary)
  */
 int seq_buf_puts(struct seq_buf *s, const char *str)
 {
-	unsigned int len = strlen(str);
+	size_t len = strlen(str);
 
 	WARN_ON(s->size == 0);
 
-- 
2.17.2