netdev - Re: [PATCH] drivers/isdn: checkng length to be sure not memory overflow

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Message-ID: <5135BC3F.8070507@suse.cz>
Date:	Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:34:55 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
CC:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, isdn@...ux-pingi.de,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, alan@...ux.intel.com,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/isdn: checkng length to be sure not memory overflow

On 03/05/2013 03:20 AM, Chen Gang wrote:
> 于 2013年02月28日 21:43, Jiri Slaby 写道:
>>
>> Nah, there *are* still people using ISDN.
>>
> 
>   ok, thanks.
> 
>   it seems, we need maintaining ISDN:
>     need fix bugs.
>     need not add new features.
>     need keep current features no touch.
> 
> 
>> No, we cannot be sure that a user gives us less than that. Your patch
>> just throws the rest to fix that overflow, right? What I'm saying I
>> wouldn't fix more than that.
> 
>   what you said is: this patch need improving, is it correct ?
>   if it is correct.
>     I still prefer to throw the rest contents (but need improving, too)
>       for maintaining, we need fix bug, but not need add new features
>       so what we should do:
>         a) fix the bug (should not memory overflow)
>         b) keep the original buffer length no touch
>            it is not sizeof(cmd.parm.cmsg.para) - 2)
>            it should be sizeof(cmd.param) - sizeof(cmd.param.cmsg) + sizeof(cmd.param.cmsg.para) - 2
>         c) need complete the relative document to export the limitation.
> 
>   is it ok ?

Yes, it is -- just fix the bug with minimal effort.

-- 
js
suse labs
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