Re: [PATCH] dm log userspace: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Oct 24 2023 - 17:19:09 EST


On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:06:03 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> `strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings
> [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string
> interfaces.
>
> `lc` is already zero-allocated:
> | lc = kzalloc(sizeof(*lc), GFP_KERNEL);
> ... as such, any future NUL-padding is superfluous.
>
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] dm log userspace: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/f8cff5441800

Take care,

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Kees Cook