Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: iwlwifi: fw: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy_pad

[Kalle Valo]

Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> 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.
> 
> Based on the deliberate `sizeof(dest) ... - 1` pattern we can see that
> both dump_info->dev_human_readable and dump_info->bus_human_readable are
> intended to be NUL-terminated.
> 
> Moreover, since this seems to cross the file boundary let's NUL-pad to
> ensure no behavior change.
> 
> strscpy_pad() covers both the NUL-termination and NUL-padding, let's use
> it.
> 
> Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strncpy-on-nul-terminated-strings [1]
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90
> Cc: linux-hardening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

70582e26f5d9 wifi: iwlwifi: fw: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy_pad

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