The build_str needs to be char [] not char * for the sizeof() to report
the string length.
Reported-by: Mathias Krause <mini...@googlemail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org>
---
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 8746487fa916..9777ed15fbb9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
#include <linux/version.h>
/* 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
--
1.7.9.5
--
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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