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Subject[PATCH] rtlwifi: prevent format string usage from leaking
Use "%s" in the workqueue allocation to make sure the rtl_hal_cfg name
can never accidentally leak information via a format string.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
---
drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
index 58ba71830886..40b6d1d006d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static void _rtl_init_deferred_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
rtl_easy_concurrent_retrytimer_callback, (unsigned long)hw);
/* <2> work queue */
rtlpriv->works.hw = hw;
- rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq = alloc_workqueue(rtlpriv->cfg->name, 0, 0);
+ rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s", 0, 0, rtlpriv->cfg->name);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.watchdog_wq,
(void *)rtl_watchdog_wq_callback);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.ips_nic_off_wq,
--
1.9.1

--
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security


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