Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:50:09 GMT From: Andreas Longwitz <longwitz@incore.de> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/155658: [amr] [patch] amr_ioctl(): call of malloc() causes memory corruption and panic Message-ID: <201109130950.p8D9o9Rc000567@freefall.freebsd.org>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
The following reply was made to PR kern/155658; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Andreas Longwitz <longwitz@incore.de> To: bug-followup@freebsd.org Cc: Subject: Re: kern/155658: [amr] [patch] amr_ioctl(): call of malloc() causes memory corruption and panic Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:43:46 +0200 It is much better to modify the malloc in the patch in this way: malloc(max(au_length, MAX_AMR_IOCTL), M_AMR, M_WAITOK|M_ZERO)) Thanks to Adran Chadd for this hint. -- Dr. Andreas Longwitz Data Service GmbH Beethovenstr. 2A 23617 Stockelsdorf Amtsgericht Lübeck, HRB 318 BS Geschäftsführer: Wilfried Paepcke, Dr. Andreas Longwitz, Josef Flatau
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?201109130950.p8D9o9Rc000567>