[PATCH v2] staging: comedi: drivers: usbduxsigma.c: fix DMA buffers on stack

From: Kumar Amit Mehta
Date: Fri Feb 22 2013 - 01:07:56 EST


This patch fixes an instance of DMA buffer on stack(being passed to
usb_control_msg)for the USB-DUXsigma Board driver. Found using smatch.

Signed-off-by: Kumar Amit Mehta <gmate.amit@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxsigma.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxsigma.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxsigma.c
index dc6b017..9e99a4b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxsigma.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxsigma.c
@@ -681,7 +681,11 @@ static void usbduxsub_ao_IsocIrq(struct urb *urb)
static int usbduxsub_start(struct usbduxsub *usbduxsub)
{
int errcode = 0;
- uint8_t local_transfer_buffer[16];
+ uint8_t *local_transfer_buffer;
+
+ local_transfer_buffer = kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!local_transfer_buffer)
+ return -ENOMEM;

/* 7f92 to zero */
local_transfer_buffer[0] = 0;
@@ -702,19 +706,22 @@ static int usbduxsub_start(struct usbduxsub *usbduxsub)
1,
/* Timeout */
BULK_TIMEOUT);
- if (errcode < 0) {
+ if (errcode < 0)
dev_err(&usbduxsub->interface->dev,
"comedi_: control msg failed (start)\n");
- return errcode;
- }
- return 0;
+
+ kfree(local_transfer_buffer);
+ return errcode;
}

static int usbduxsub_stop(struct usbduxsub *usbduxsub)
{
int errcode = 0;
+ uint8_t *local_transfer_buffer;

- uint8_t local_transfer_buffer[16];
+ local_transfer_buffer = kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!local_transfer_buffer)
+ return -ENOMEM;

/* 7f92 to one */
local_transfer_buffer[0] = 1;
@@ -732,12 +739,12 @@ static int usbduxsub_stop(struct usbduxsub *usbduxsub)
1,
/* Timeout */
BULK_TIMEOUT);
- if (errcode < 0) {
+ if (errcode < 0)
dev_err(&usbduxsub->interface->dev,
"comedi_: control msg failed (stop)\n");
- return errcode;
- }
- return 0;
+
+ kfree(local_transfer_buffer);
+ return errcode;
}

static int usbduxsub_upload(struct usbduxsub *usbduxsub,
--
1.7.9.5

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