[PATCH] airo: Reorder tests, check bounds before element

From: Roel Kluin
Date: Mon Oct 26 2009 - 10:17:50 EST


Test whether index is within bounds before reading the element

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/airo.c | 5 ++---
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index 7116a1a..abf896a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -4790,9 +4790,8 @@ static int proc_stats_rid_open( struct inode *inode,
static int get_dec_u16( char *buffer, int *start, int limit ) {
u16 value;
int valid = 0;
- for( value = 0; buffer[*start] >= '0' &&
- buffer[*start] <= '9' &&
- *start < limit; (*start)++ ) {
+ for (value = 0; *start < limit && buffer[*start] >= '0' &&
+ buffer[*start] <= '9'; (*start)++) {
valid = 1;
value *= 10;
value += buffer[*start] - '0';

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