linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] printk: fix string termination for record_print

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Message-ID: <YA6jr+Fs2+ozoVwr@alley>
Date:   Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:55:43 +0100
From:   Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To:     John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Sven Schnelle <svens@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] printk: fix string termination for record_print_text()

On Sun 2021-01-24 21:33:28, John Ogness wrote:
> Commit f0e386ee0c0b ("printk: fix buffer overflow potential for
> print_text()") added string termination in record_print_text().
> However it used the wrong base pointer for adding the terminator.
> This led to a 0-byte being written somewhere beyond the buffer.
> 
> Use the correct base pointer when adding the terminator.
> 
> Fixes: f0e386ee0c0b ("printk: fix buffer overflow potential for print_text()")
> Reported-by: Sven Schnelle <svens@...ux.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>

The patch is pushed in kernel/printk.git, branch printk-rework.

I am going to send pull request for-5.11 later today.

Thanks a lot for the debugging and quick fix. I feel shame that
I did not caught this during the review.

Best Regards,
Petr