Messages in this thread | | | From | Kees Cook <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] um,ethertap: refactor deprecated strncpy | Date | Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:32:37 -0700 |
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On Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:52:44 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote: > `strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings [1]. > > `gate_buf` should always be NUL-terminated and does not require > NUL-padding. It is used as a string arg inside an argv array given to > `run_helper()`. Due to this, let's use `strscpy` as it guarantees > NUL-terminated on the destination buffer preventing potential buffer > overreads [2]. > > [...]
Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!
[1/1] um,ethertap: refactor deprecated strncpy https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/d4e178fe19c9
Take care,
-- Kees Cook
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