[PATCH] fbdev: omap2: remove potential format string leak

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Jun 08 2015 - 18:31:12 EST


Since kobject_init_and_add takes a format string, make sure that the
passed in name cannot be accidentally parsed.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/display-sysfs.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/display-sysfs.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/display-sysfs.c
index 12186557a9d4..6ad0991f8259 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/display-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/display-sysfs.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int display_init_sysfs(struct platform_device *pdev)

for_each_dss_dev(dssdev) {
r = kobject_init_and_add(&dssdev->kobj, &display_ktype,
- &pdev->dev.kobj, dssdev->alias);
+ &pdev->dev.kobj, "%s", dssdev->alias);
if (r) {
DSSERR("failed to create sysfs files\n");
omap_dss_put_device(dssdev);
--
1.9.1


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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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