From: Gong Yuanjun ruc_gongyuanjun@163.com
In the for-loop in _rtl92e_update_rxcounts(), i is a u8 counter while priv->rtllib->LinkDetectInfo.SlotNum is a u16 num, there is a potential infinite loop if SlotNum is larger than u8_max.
Change the u8 loop counter i into u16.
Signed-off-by: Gong Yuanjun ruc_gongyuanjun@163.com --- drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c index b9ce71848023..3c5082abc583 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c @@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ static void _rtl92e_update_rxcounts(struct r8192_priv *priv, u32 *TotalRxBcnNum, u32 *TotalRxDataNum) { u16 SlotIndex; - u8 i; + u16 i;
*TotalRxBcnNum = 0; *TotalRxDataNum = 0;
On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 05:58:09PM +0800, Yuanjun Gong wrote:
From: Gong Yuanjun ruc_gongyuanjun@163.com
In the for-loop in _rtl92e_update_rxcounts(), i is a u8 counter while priv->rtllib->LinkDetectInfo.SlotNum is a u16 num, there is a potential infinite loop if SlotNum is larger than u8_max.
can SlotNum ever get larger than that? If not, then why not just change that type instead?
And you forgot to list the driver name in the subject line and cc: all the right people that scripts/get_maintainer.pl will tell you to cc:
Please fix that up and resend a v2.
thanks,
greg k-h
On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 05:58:09PM +0800, Yuanjun Gong wrote:
From: Gong Yuanjun ruc_gongyuanjun@163.com
In the for-loop in _rtl92e_update_rxcounts(), i is a u8 counter while priv->rtllib->LinkDetectInfo.SlotNum is a u16 num, there is a potential infinite loop if SlotNum is larger than u8_max.
Change the u8 loop counter i into u16.
Signed-off-by: Gong Yuanjun ruc_gongyuanjun@163.com
drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c index b9ce71848023..3c5082abc583 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c @@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ static void _rtl92e_update_rxcounts(struct r8192_priv *priv, u32 *TotalRxBcnNum, u32 *TotalRxDataNum) { u16 SlotIndex;
- u8 i;
- u16 i;
*TotalRxBcnNum = 0;
*TotalRxDataNum = 0;
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