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Before the commit896fbe20b4("printk: use the lockless ringbuffer"), msg_print_text() would only write up to size-1 bytes into the provided buffer. Some callers expect this behavior and append a terminator to returned string. In particular: arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c:dump_log_buf() arch/um/kernel/kmsg_dump.c:kmsg_dumper_stdout() msg_print_text() has been replaced by record_print_text(), which currently fills the full size of the buffer. This causes a buffer overflow for the above callers. Change record_print_text() so that it will only use size-1 bytes for text data. Also, for paranoia sakes, add a terminator after the text data. And finally, document this behavior so that it is clear that only size-1 bytes are used and a terminator is added. Fixes:896fbe20b4("printk: use the lockless ringbuffer") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 5.10+ Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Acked-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210114170412.4819-1-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.