| Message ID | 1365081917-14297-1-git-send-email-luis.henriques@canonical.com |
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diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c index 2cc7c1e..4be473d 100644 --- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c +++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c @@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ int genl_register_mc_group(struct genl_family *family, int err = 0; BUG_ON(grp->name[0] == '\0'); + BUG_ON(memchr(grp->name, '\0', GENL_NAMSIZ) == NULL); genl_lock();
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled genetlink: trigger BUG_ON if a group name is too long to the linux-3.5.y-queue branch of the 3.5.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.5.y-queue If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.5.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Luis ------ From f2f9accdee1126679517df03d791fa19e2a82e50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Masatake YAMATO <yamato@redhat.com> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:47:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] genetlink: trigger BUG_ON if a group name is too long commit f1e79e208076ffe7bad97158275f1c572c04f5c7 upstream. Trigger BUG_ON if a group name is longer than GENL_NAMSIZ. Signed-off-by: Masatake YAMATO <yamato@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com> --- net/netlink/genetlink.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) -- 1.8.1.2