linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] memory: brcmstb_dpfe: fix array index out of bounds

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Date:   Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:15:04 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Markus Mayer <markus.mayer@...adcom.com>,
        Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc:     BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        Linux ARM Kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] memory: brcmstb_dpfe: fix array index out of bounds



On 8/20/2020 6:03 PM, Markus Mayer wrote:
> We would overrun the error_text array if we hit a TIMEOUT condition,
> because we were using the error code "ETIMEDOUT" (which is 110) as an
> array index.
> 
> We fix the problem by correcting the array index and by providing a
> function to retrieve error messages rather than accessing the array
> directly. The function includes a bounds check that prevents the array
> from being overrun.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Mayer <mmayer@...adcom.com>

Acked-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Fixes: 2f330caff577 ("memory: brcmstb: Add driver for DPFE")
Reported-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

(Colin, was there a specific coverity ID you wanted to use?)
-- 
Florian