Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/g…

…it/aegl/linux-2.6 * 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6: [IA64] SN2: security hole in sn2_ptc_proc_write
jadonk · Jun 21, 2008 · b732d96 · b732d96
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diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/sn2_smp.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/sn2_smp.c
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ static ssize_t sn2_ptc_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user, si
 	int cpu;
 	char optstr[64];
 
+	if (count > sizeof(optstr))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (copy_from_user(optstr, user, count))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	optstr[count - 1] = '\0';