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* [PATCH] staging: vt6656: [BUG] out of bound array reference in RFbSetPower.
@ 2012-10-07  7:27 Malcolm Priestley
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From: Malcolm Priestley @ 2012-10-07  7:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh; +Cc: linux-wireless


Calling RFbSetPower with uCH zero value will cause out of bound array reference.

This causes 64 bit kernels to oops on boot.

Note: Driver does not function on 64 bit kernels and should be
blacklisted on them.

Signed-off-by: Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c
index 3fd0478..8cf0881 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c
@@ -769,6 +769,9 @@ BYTE    byPwr = pDevice->byCCKPwr;
         return TRUE;
     }
 
+	if (uCH == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
     switch (uRATE) {
     case RATE_1M:
     case RATE_2M:
-- 
1.7.10.4



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