[PATCH] selftests: nci: Fix wrong size of status variables in nci_dev test
From: Thomas Huth
Date: Fri Jul 10 2026 - 07:31:06 EST
From: Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxx>
pthread_join() stores the thread's return value (a "void *", i.e.
8 bytes on 64 bit computers) into the address of "status", but the
"status" variable is declared as "int" with only 4 bytes. The extra
four bytes clobber whatever is adjacent on the stack, which could
silently corrupt other local variables. Use "intptr_t" to declare
the "status" variables with the correct size.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/nci/nci_dev.c | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nci/nci_dev.c b/tools/testing/selftests/nci/nci_dev.c
index 312f84ee0444f..4e7a5856f7ea3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nci/nci_dev.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nci/nci_dev.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
* Test code for nci
*/
+#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <string.h>
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(NCI)
struct msgtemplate msg;
pthread_t thread_t;
__u32 event_group;
- int status;
+ intptr_t status;
int rc;
self->open_state = false;
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ static void *virtual_deinit_v2(void *data)
FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(NCI)
{
pthread_t thread_t;
- int status;
+ intptr_t status;
int rc;
if (self->open_state) {
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ int start_polling(int dev_idx, int proto, int virtual_fd, int sd, int fid, int p
void *nla_start_poll_data[2] = {&dev_idx, &proto};
int nla_start_poll_len[2] = {4, 4};
pthread_t thread_t;
- int status;
+ intptr_t status;
int rc;
rc = pthread_create(&thread_t, NULL, virtual_poll_start,
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ int start_polling(int dev_idx, int proto, int virtual_fd, int sd, int fid, int p
int stop_polling(int dev_idx, int virtual_fd, int sd, int fid, int pid)
{
pthread_t thread_t;
- int status;
+ intptr_t status;
int rc;
rc = pthread_create(&thread_t, NULL, virtual_poll_stop,
@@ -816,7 +817,7 @@ int disconnect_tag(int nfc_sock, int virtual_fd)
{
pthread_t thread_t;
char buf[256];
- int status;
+ intptr_t status;
int len;
send(nfc_sock, &nci_t4t_select_cmd3[3], sizeof(nci_t4t_select_cmd3) - 3, 0);
@@ -860,7 +861,7 @@ TEST_F(NCI, deinit)
{
struct msgtemplate msg;
pthread_t thread_t;
- int status;
+ intptr_t status;
int rc;
rc = get_nci_devid(self->sd, self->fid, self->pid, self->dev_idex,
--
2.55.0