linux-kernel - [char-misc-next 2/6] mei: ioctl: use sizeof of variable instead of struct type

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Date:   Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:59:23 +0300
From:   Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>,
        "Gustavo A . R . Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: [char-misc-next 2/6] mei: ioctl: use sizeof of variable instead of struct type

Use sizeof(connect_data))) instead of
sizeof(struct mei_connect_client_data) when copying data
between user space and kernel.

There is a possibility of bug when variable type has changed but
corresponding struct passed to the sizeof has not.

Cc: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
---
 drivers/misc/mei/main.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index f17297f2943d..05e6ad6d4d54 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003-2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2020, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  * Intel Management Engine Interface (Intel MEI) Linux driver
  */
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static long mei_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long data)
 	case IOCTL_MEI_CONNECT_CLIENT:
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev, ": IOCTL_MEI_CONNECT_CLIENT.\n");
 		if (copy_from_user(&connect_data, (char __user *)data,
-				sizeof(struct mei_connect_client_data))) {
+				   sizeof(connect_data))) {
 			dev_dbg(dev->dev, "failed to copy data from userland\n");
 			rets = -EFAULT;
 			goto out;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static long mei_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long data)
 
 		/* if all is ok, copying the data back to user. */
 		if (copy_to_user((char __user *)data, &connect_data,
-				sizeof(struct mei_connect_client_data))) {
+				 sizeof(connect_data))) {
 			dev_dbg(dev->dev, "failed to copy data to userland\n");
 			rets = -EFAULT;
 			goto out;
-- 
2.25.4