Commit c73dff59 authored Mar 02, 2018 by Tobin C. Harding

leaking_addresses: check if file name contains address



Sometimes files may be created by using output from printk.  As the scan
traverses the directory tree we should parse each path name and check if
it is leaking an address.

Add check for leaking address on each path name.

Suggested-by: Tycho Andersen <tycho@tycho.ws>
Acked-by: Tycho Andersen <tycho@tycho.ws>
Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc>

parent 2306a677

scripts/leaking_addresses.pl

+12 −0

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		@@ -463,6 +463,16 @@ sub parse_file
		close $fh;
		}

		# Checks if the actual path name is leaking a kernel address.
		sub check_path_for_leaks
		{
		my ($path) = @_;

		if (may_leak_address($path)) {
		printf("Path name may contain address: $path\n");
		}
		}

		# Recursively walk directory tree.
		sub walk
		{
		@@ -485,6 +495,8 @@ sub walk

		next if (skip($path));

		check_path_for_leaks($path);

		if (-d $path) {
		push @dirs, $path;
		next;

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