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SubjectRe: [PATCH] drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 07:46:38PM -0400, Dan Rosenberg wrote:
> The DE4X5_GET_REG device ioctl allows unprivileged users to read 32
> bytes of uninitialized stack memory, because it copies the
> uninitialized "addr" member instead of the intended "lval" member.
> This patch takes care of it.

Dan, Good catch.

Dave, please apply.

>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Rosenberg <dan.j.rosenberg@gmail.com>

Acked-by: Grant Grundler <grundler@parisc-linux.org>

thanks,
grant

>
> --- linux-2.6.35.4.orig/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c 2010-09-11
> 19:12:27.000000000 -0400
> +++ linux-2.6.35.4/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c 2010-09-11 19:17:12.000000000 -0400
> @@ -5474,7 +5474,7 @@ de4x5_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, stru
> tmp.lval[6] = inl(DE4X5_STRR); j+=4;
> tmp.lval[7] = inl(DE4X5_SIGR); j+=4;
> ioc->len = j;
> - if (copy_to_user(ioc->data, tmp.addr, ioc->len)) return -EFAULT;
> + if (copy_to_user(ioc->data, tmp.lval, ioc->len)) return -EFAULT;
> break;
>
> #define DE4X5_DUMP 0x0f /* Dump the DE4X5 Status */


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