2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/CHANGES b/fs/cifs/CHANGES
index 49503d2edc7e..bc0025cdd1c9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/CHANGES
+++ b/fs/cifs/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Version 1.62
 ------------
-Add sockopt=TCP_NODELAY mount option.
+Add sockopt=TCP_NODELAY mount option. EA (xattr) routines hardened
+to more strictly handle corrupt frames.
 
 Version 1.61
 ------------
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index d6d40b883abc..99ae57d01d4f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -5392,7 +5392,7 @@ QAllEAsRetry:
         temp_fea = ea_response_data->list;
         temp_ptr = (char *)temp_fea;
         while (list_len > 0) {
-                __u8 name_len;
+                int name_len;
                 __u16 value_len;
 
                 list_len -= 4;