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SubjectRe: [PATCH] aout: incorrct use of strncpy fixed.
On Sat, Feb 02, 2019 at 01:55:12PM +1300, Derek Robson wrote:
> Found a bug with the source / dest length
> updated to have size limit as the size of dest not size or source.
>
> Signed-off-by: Derek Robson <robsonde@gmail.com>
> ---
> arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
> index f65b78d32f5e..1e7f71723ee0 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
> @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int aout_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
> fs = get_fs();
> set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
> has_dumped = 1;
> - strncpy(dump.u_comm, current->comm, sizeof(current->comm));
> + strncpy(dump.u_comm, current->comm, sizeof(dump.u_comm));

Are you sure this is correct?

From looking at this, I think there's something else wrong with this
code though.

--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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