netdev - [PATCH net-next-2.6 1/7] caif: Ldisc add permission check and mem-alloc error check

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Date:	Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:54:34 +0200
From:	sjur.brandeland@...ricsson.com
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	marcel@...tmann.org, daniel.martensson@...ricsson.com,
	sjurbr@...il.com, linus.walleij@...ricsson.com,
	Sjur Braendeland <sjur.brandeland@...ricsson.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next-2.6 1/7] caif: Ldisc add permission check and
 mem-alloc error check

From: Sjur Braendeland <sjur.brandeland@...ricsson.com>

Changes:
   o Added permission checks for installing. CAP_SYS_ADMIN and
     CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG can install the ldisc.
   o Check if allocation of skb was successful.

Signed-off-by: Sjur Braendeland <sjur.brandeland@...ricsson.com>
---
 drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c |    5 ++++-
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
index 38c0186..09257ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ static void ldisc_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *data,
 
 	/* Get a suitable caif packet and copy in data. */
 	skb = netdev_alloc_skb(ser->dev, count+1);
-	BUG_ON(skb == NULL);
+	if (skb == NULL)
+		return;
 	p = skb_put(skb, count);
 	memcpy(p, data, count);
 
@@ -315,6 +316,8 @@ static int ldisc_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	/* No write no play */
 	if (tty->ops->write == NULL)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) && !capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
+		return -EPERM;
 
 	sprintf(name, "cf%s", tty->name);
 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*ser), name, caifdev_setup);
-- 
1.6.3.3

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