Re: [PATCH] of: avoid format string parsing in kobject names

[Kees Cook]

On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 7:55 AM, Rob Herring <robherring2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> This makes sure a format string cannot leak into the kobject name that
>> is constructed. (And splits the >80 character line.)
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Applied.
>
> This seems like a non-obvious thing to do, but I guess most people
> aren't dealing directly with kobjects.

Yeah, it's really unlikely this could get reached, but I just keep
cleaning this up any time I see them just to be safe. :)

Thanks!

-Kees


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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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