Re: [PATCH] um: refactor deprecated strncpy to strtomem

[Kees Cook]

On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 03:36:55PM -0700, Bill Wendling wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 2:18 PM Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Use `strtomem` here since `console_buf` is not expected to be
> > NUL-terminated. We should probably also just use `MCONSOLE_MAX_DATA`

How is it known that console_buf is not a C-string?

> > instead of using `ARRAY_SIZE()` for every iteration of the loop.
> >
> Is this change necessary? I have a general preference for ARRAY_SIZE,
> because a change in size is less likely to be overlooked (unless that
> goes against the coding standard).

I would prefer this stay either ARRAY_SIZE or sizeof, as it keeps it
tied to the variable in question.

> 
> > Also mark char buffer as `__nonstring` as per Kees' suggestion here [1]
> >
> > Finally, follow checkpatch's recommendation of using `min_t` over `min`
> >
> > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90 [1]
> > Cc: linux-hardening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Notes:
> > I only build tested this patch.
> > ---
> >  arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c | 7 ++++---
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
> > index 5026e7b9adfe..fd4c024202ae 100644
> > --- a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
> > +++ b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
> > @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
> >   * Copyright (C) 2001 - 2008 Jeff Dike (jdike@{addtoit,linux.intel}.com)
> >   */
> >
> > +#include "linux/compiler_attributes.h"
> 
> nit: Should this include be in angle brackets?
> 
> #include <linux/compiler_attributes.h>

True, though this shouldn't need to be included at all. What was
missing?

> 
> >  #include <linux/console.h>
> >  #include <linux/ctype.h>
> >  #include <linux/string.h>
> > @@ -554,7 +555,7 @@ struct mconsole_output {
> >
> >  static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(client_lock);
> >  static LIST_HEAD(clients);
> > -static char console_buf[MCONSOLE_MAX_DATA];
> > +static char console_buf[MCONSOLE_MAX_DATA] __nonstring;
> >
> >  static void console_write(struct console *console, const char *string,
> >                           unsigned int len)
> > @@ -566,8 +567,8 @@ static void console_write(struct console *console, const char *string,
> >                 return;
> >
> >         while (len > 0) {
> > -               n = min((size_t) len, ARRAY_SIZE(console_buf));
> > -               strncpy(console_buf, string, n);
> > +               n = min_t(size_t, len, MCONSOLE_MAX_DATA);
> > +               strtomem(console_buf, string);
> >                 string += n;
> >                 len -= n;
> >
> >
> > ---
> > base-commit: c1a515d3c0270628df8ae5f5118ba859b85464a2
> > change-id: 20230807-arch-um-3ef24413427e
> >
> > Best regards,
> > --
> > Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >

-- 
Kees Cook