From: Yoichi Yuasa Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 04:38:38 +0000 (-0800) Subject: [PATCH] add return value checking of get_user() in set_vesa_blanking() X-Git-Tag: v2.6.20-rc1~145^2^2~119 X-Git-Url: https://openfabrics.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=403aac965eba17a360a93c3b679f57b21030d4cd;p=~shefty%2Frdma-dev.git [PATCH] add return value checking of get_user() in set_vesa_blanking() [akpm@osdl.org: bugfix] Signed-off-by: Yoichi Yuasa Cc: James Simmons Cc: "Antonino A. Daplas" Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c index 75ff0286e1a..a8239dac994 100644 --- a/drivers/char/vt.c +++ b/drivers/char/vt.c @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void gotoxy(struct vc_data *vc, int new_x, int new_y); static void save_cur(struct vc_data *vc); static void reset_terminal(struct vc_data *vc, int do_clear); static void con_flush_chars(struct tty_struct *tty); -static void set_vesa_blanking(char __user *p); +static int set_vesa_blanking(char __user *p); static void set_cursor(struct vc_data *vc); static void hide_cursor(struct vc_data *vc); static void console_callback(struct work_struct *ignored); @@ -2369,7 +2369,7 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg) ret = __put_user(data, p); break; case TIOCL_SETVESABLANK: - set_vesa_blanking(p); + ret = set_vesa_blanking(p); break; case TIOCL_GETKMSGREDIRECT: data = kmsg_redirect; @@ -3313,11 +3313,15 @@ postcore_initcall(vtconsole_class_init); * Screen blanking */ -static void set_vesa_blanking(char __user *p) +static int set_vesa_blanking(char __user *p) { - unsigned int mode; - get_user(mode, p + 1); - vesa_blank_mode = (mode < 4) ? mode : 0; + unsigned int mode; + + if (get_user(mode, p + 1)) + return -EFAULT; + + vesa_blank_mode = (mode < 4) ? mode : 0; + return 0; } void do_blank_screen(int entering_gfx)