This makes sure a format string cannot accidentally leak into the
kthread_run() call.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org>
---
drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index 625c6f4..77fee1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ int xenvif_connect(struct xenvif *vif, unsigned long
tx_ring_ref,
init_waitqueue_head(&vif->wq);
vif->task = kthread_create(xenvif_kthread,
- (void *)vif, vif->dev->name);
+ (void *)vif, "%s", vif->dev->name);
if (IS_ERR(vif->task)) {
pr_warn("Could not allocate kthread for %s\n", vif->dev->name);
err = PTR_ERR(vif->task);
--
1.7.9.5
--
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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