From 73f98eab9b9e0bab492ca06add5657d9e702ddb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Carpenter Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:17:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] pch_gbe: memory corruption calling pch_gbe_validate_option() pch_gbe_validate_option() modifies 32 bits of memory but we pass &hw->phy.autoneg_advertised which only has 16 bits and &hw->mac.fc which only has 8 bits. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- .../net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_param.c | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_param.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_param.c index 9cb5f912e489..29e23bec809c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_param.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_param.c @@ -321,10 +321,10 @@ static void pch_gbe_check_copper_options(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter) pr_debug("AutoNeg specified along with Speed or Duplex, AutoNeg parameter ignored\n"); hw->phy.autoneg_advertised = opt.def; } else { - hw->phy.autoneg_advertised = AutoNeg; - pch_gbe_validate_option( - (int *)(&hw->phy.autoneg_advertised), - &opt, adapter); + int tmp = AutoNeg; + + pch_gbe_validate_option(&tmp, &opt, adapter); + hw->phy.autoneg_advertised = tmp; } } @@ -495,9 +495,10 @@ void pch_gbe_check_options(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter) .arg = { .l = { .nr = (int)ARRAY_SIZE(fc_list), .p = fc_list } } }; - hw->mac.fc = FlowControl; - pch_gbe_validate_option((int *)(&hw->mac.fc), - &opt, adapter); + int tmp = FlowControl; + + pch_gbe_validate_option(&tmp, &opt, adapter); + hw->mac.fc = tmp; } pch_gbe_check_copper_options(adapter); -- 2.34.1