Re: [PATCH] scripts: recordmcount: fix incorrect use of sprintf

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Mon Jan 04 2016 - 10:42:53 EST


On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 23:06:41 +0000
Colin King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Fix build warning:
>
> scripts/recordmcount.c:589:4: warning: format not a string
> literal and no format arguments [-Wformat-security]
> sprintf("%s: failed\n", file);
>
> Fixes: a50bd43935586 ("ftrace/scripts: Have recordmcount copy the object file")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> scripts/recordmcount.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.c b/scripts/recordmcount.c
> index 301d70b..e1675927 100644
> --- a/scripts/recordmcount.c
> +++ b/scripts/recordmcount.c
> @@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
> do_file(file);
> break;
> case SJ_FAIL: /* error in do_file or below */
> - sprintf("%s: failed\n", file);
> + fprintf(stderr, "%s: failed\n", file);

Paper bag bug. I'm not sure how this passed my tests? My tests check
for warnings. And I even got a "BUILD SUCCESS" from Fengguang Wu's
kbuild test robot.

I'll apply it, test it, and push it out soon.

Thanks!

-- Steve


> ++n_error;
> break;
> case SJ_SUCCEED: /* premature success */

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