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Subject[PATCH] RTC: Prevents a division by zero in kernel code.
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This patch prevents a user space program from calling the RTC_IRQP_SET
ioctl with a negative value of frequency. Also, if this call is make
with a zero value of frequency, there would be a division by zero in the
kernel code.

Signed-off-by: Marcelo Roberto Jimenez <mroberto@cpti.cetuc.puc-rio.br>
---
drivers/rtc/interface.c | 3 +++
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 925006d..a0c0196 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -464,6 +464,9 @@ int rtc_irq_set_freq(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_task *task, int freq)
int err = 0;
unsigned long flags;

+ if (freq <= 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc->irq_task_lock, flags);
if (rtc->irq_task != NULL && task == NULL)
err = -EBUSY;
--
1.7.3.4


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