linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] ACPI: NFIT: limit string attribute write

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Message-ID: <cd21c350-467c-6c77-7e4c-928a3982b5ed@codethink.co.uk>
Date:   Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:57:46 +0100
From:   Ben Dooks <ben.dooks@...ethink.co.uk>
To:     Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>, nvdimm@...ts.linux.dev
Cc:     linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        lenb@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ACPI: NFIT: limit string attribute write

On 11/07/2023 16:28, Dave Jiang wrote:
> 
> 
> On 7/11/23 02:37, Ben Dooks wrote:
>> If we're writing what could be an arbitrary sized string into an 
>> attribute
>> we should probably use sysfs_emit() just to be safe. Most of the other
>> attriubtes are some sort of integer so unlikely to be an issue so not
>> altered at this time.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks <ben.dooks@...ethink.co.uk>
>> ---
>> v2:
>>    - use sysfs_emit() instead of snprintf.
>> ---
>>   drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c | 2 +-
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
>> index 9213b426b125..d7e9d9cd16d2 100644
>> --- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
>> @@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ static ssize_t id_show(struct device *dev,
>>   {
>>       struct nfit_mem *nfit_mem = to_nfit_mem(dev);
>> -    return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", nfit_mem->id);
>> +    return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", nfit_mem->id);
> 
> Doesn't look like you updated your patch with your new changes....

Ooops, sorry about that. Will sort that for v2++

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