Since "name" is always used directly, force "%s" for the kthread format string to avoid any potential format string leaks.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]> --- drivers/staging/unisys/visorhba/visorhba_main.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorhba/visorhba_main.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorhba/visorhba_main.c index c119f20dfd44..89712144f804 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorhba/visorhba_main.c +++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorhba/visorhba_main.c @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int visor_thread_start(struct visor_thread_info *thrinfo, { /* used to stop the thread */ init_completion(&thrinfo->has_stopped); - thrinfo->task = kthread_run(threadfn, thrcontext, name); + thrinfo->task = kthread_run(threadfn, thrcontext, "%s", name); if (IS_ERR(thrinfo->task)) { thrinfo->id = 0; return PTR_ERR(thrinfo->task); -- 1.9.1 -- Kees Cook Chrome OS & Brillo Security -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
