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* [PATCH] powerpc/xmon: avoid format string leaking to printk
@ 2014-06-10 17:54 Kees Cook
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From: Kees Cook @ 2014-06-10 17:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel; +Cc: Paul Mackerras, linuxppc-dev

This makes sure format strings cannot leak into printk (the string has
already been correctly processed for format arguments).

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
---
 arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
index bce3dcfe5058..c98748617896 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void xmon_printf(const char *format, ...)
 
 	if (n && rc == 0) {
 		/* No udbg hooks, fallback to printk() - dangerous */
-		printk(xmon_outbuf);
+		printk("%s", xmon_outbuf);
 	}
 }
 
-- 
1.7.9.5


-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security

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