Re: [patch] libselinux: fix type mismatch in string_to_security_class

[ramsdell@mitre.org (John D. Ramsdell)]

Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov> writes:

> Fix type mismatch in string_to_security_class, produces seg fault on x86_64.
> For https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=249038

...
> -		size_t value;
> +		unsigned int value;
...
>  
> -		if (sscanf(buf, "%u", (unsigned int *)&value) != 1)
> +		if (sscanf(buf, "%u", &value) != 1)

There is another way to fix this bug.  You can leave the type as
size_t, but use the C99 z modifier.  GCC supports the z modifier.

> -		if (sscanf(buf, "%u", (unsigned int *)&value) != 1)
> +		if (sscanf(buf, "%zu", &value) != 1)

John

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