From 327f7d72454aecdc7a4a1c847a291a3f224b730f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kees Cook Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:56:07 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] x86, kaslr: Use char array to gain sizeof sanity The build_str needs to be char [] not char * for the sizeof() to report the string length. Reported-by: Mathias Krause Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20131112165607.GA5921@www.outflux.net Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin --- arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c index 38a07cc..84be175 100644 --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ #include /* Simplified build-specific string for starting entropy. */ -static const char *build_str = UTS_RELEASE " (" LINUX_COMPILE_BY "@" +static const char build_str[] = UTS_RELEASE " (" LINUX_COMPILE_BY "@" LINUX_COMPILE_HOST ") (" LINUX_COMPILER ") " UTS_VERSION; #define I8254_PORT_CONTROL 0x43 -- 2.7.4