Fix broken HIDPowerDevice_::sendDate method #28
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The method currently uses a local "bval" variable as argument when calling HID().SendReport(...). This is problematic, since the SendReport method doesn't use "bval" immediately. It instead captures a pointer to "bval" which is accessed when the report is sent at a later point. This leads to a use-after-free situation when the pointer captured by SendReport may no longer point to "bval". Propose to fix the issue by introducing a new "iManufacturerDate" member in the HIDPowerDevice class to act as persistent storage for the date value.
… instead of a INPUT report, so that it matches the ManufacturerDate parameter in the HID descriptor. This is also required in order for the date to be picked up on Windows.
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…nt8_t month, uint8_t day)" since it's anyhow tied to the ManufacturerDate parameter.
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See #29 for an alternative proposal.
The method currently uses a local
bvalvariable as argument when callingHID().SendReport(...). This is problematic, since theSendReportmethod doesn't usebvalimmediately. It instead captures a pointer tobvalwhich is accessed when the report is sent at a later point. This leads to a use-after-free situation when the pointer captured bySendReportno longer point tobval, but some other unknown data.Propose to fix the issue by introducing a new
iManufacturerDatemember in theHIDPowerDeviceclass to act as persistent storage for the date value.Also, change
HIDPowerDevice_::sendDateto send the date as aFEATUREreport instead of aINPUTreport, so that it matches theManufacturerDateparameter in the HID descriptor. This is also required in order for the date to be picked up on Windows.