Re: [PATCH] dlm: Replace all non-returning strlcpy with strscpy
From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon May 22 2023 - 15:40:32 EST
On Wed, 10 May 2023 22:12:37 +0000, Azeem Shaikh wrote:
> strlcpy() reads the entire source buffer first.
> This read may exceed the destination size limit.
> This is both inefficient and can lead to linear read
> overflows if a source string is not NUL-terminated [1].
> In an effort to remove strlcpy() completely [2], replace
> strlcpy() here with strscpy().
> No return values were used, so direct replacement is safe.
>
> [...]
Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!
[1/1] dlm: Replace all non-returning strlcpy with strscpy
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/30ad0627f169
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Kees Cook