Re: [PATCH 6/9] serial: samsung: Fix out-of-bounds access through DT alias

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The s3c24xx_serial_ports[] array is indexed using a value derived from
> the "serialN" alias in DT, which may lead to an out-of-bounds access.
>
> Fix this by adding a range check.
>
> Note that the array size is defined by a Kconfig symbol
> (CONFIG_SERIAL_SAMSUNG_UARTS), so this can even be triggered using a
> legitimate DTB.
>
> Fixes: 3ac337e76a1c637b ("serial: samsung: Fix out-of-bounds access through DT alias")

Fixes: 13a9f6c64fdc55eb ("serial: samsung: Consider DT alias when probing po
rts")

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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