Re: [PATCH] drm/display/dp_mst: Replace all non-returning strlcpy with strscpy

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue May 30 2023 - 19:06:18 EST


On Mon, 22 May 2023 15:51:24 +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] drm/display/dp_mst: Replace all non-returning strlcpy with strscpy
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/09c8ecb20243

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Kees Cook