Re: [PATCH][next] NTB/msi: Use struct_size() helper in devm_kzalloc()

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Jan 20 2022 - 18:34:06 EST


On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 05:02:47PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Make use of the struct_size() helper instead of an open-coded version,
> in order to avoid any potential type mistakes or integer overflows that,
> in the worst scenario, could lead to heap overflows.
>
> Also, address the following sparse warnings:
> drivers/ntb/msi.c:46:23: warning: using sizeof on a flexible structure
>
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/174
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>

Heh, the variable was even named struct_size. ;)

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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