[PATCH v3 1/4] string: Redefine strscpy_pad() as a macro

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Feb 06 2024 - 09:22:44 EST


In preparation for making strscpy_pad()'s 3rd argument optional, redefine
it as a macro. This also has the benefit of allowing greater FORITFY
introspection, as it couldn't see into the strscpy() nor the memset()
within strscpy_pad().

Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-hardening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/string.h | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
lib/string_helpers.c | 34 ----------------------------------
2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h
index ab148d8dbfc1..03f59cf7fe72 100644
--- a/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/include/linux/string.h
@@ -70,8 +70,37 @@ extern char * strncpy(char *,const char *, __kernel_size_t);
ssize_t strscpy(char *, const char *, size_t);
#endif

-/* Wraps calls to strscpy()/memset(), no arch specific code required */
-ssize_t strscpy_pad(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count);
+/**
+ * strscpy_pad() - Copy a C-string into a sized buffer
+ * @dest: Where to copy the string to
+ * @src: Where to copy the string from
+ * @count: Size of destination buffer
+ *
+ * Copy the string, or as much of it as fits, into the dest buffer. The
+ * behavior is undefined if the string buffers overlap. The destination
+ * buffer is always %NUL terminated, unless it's zero-sized.
+ *
+ * If the source string is shorter than the destination buffer, zeros
+ * the tail of the destination buffer.
+ *
+ * For full explanation of why you may want to consider using the
+ * 'strscpy' functions please see the function docstring for strscpy().
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * * The number of characters copied (not including the trailing %NULs)
+ * * -E2BIG if count is 0 or @src was truncated.
+ */
+#define strscpy_pad(dest, src, count) ({ \
+ char *__dst = (dest); \
+ const char *__src = (src); \
+ const size_t __count = (count); \
+ ssize_t __wrote; \
+ \
+ __wrote = strscpy(__dst, __src, __count); \
+ if (__wrote >= 0 && __wrote < __count) \
+ memset(__dst + __wrote + 1, 0, __count - __wrote - 1); \
+ __wrote; \
+})

#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCAT
extern char * strcat(char *, const char *);
diff --git a/lib/string_helpers.c b/lib/string_helpers.c
index 7713f73e66b0..606c3099013f 100644
--- a/lib/string_helpers.c
+++ b/lib/string_helpers.c
@@ -825,40 +825,6 @@ char **devm_kasprintf_strarray(struct device *dev, const char *prefix, size_t n)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_kasprintf_strarray);

-/**
- * strscpy_pad() - Copy a C-string into a sized buffer
- * @dest: Where to copy the string to
- * @src: Where to copy the string from
- * @count: Size of destination buffer
- *
- * Copy the string, or as much of it as fits, into the dest buffer. The
- * behavior is undefined if the string buffers overlap. The destination
- * buffer is always %NUL terminated, unless it's zero-sized.
- *
- * If the source string is shorter than the destination buffer, zeros
- * the tail of the destination buffer.
- *
- * For full explanation of why you may want to consider using the
- * 'strscpy' functions please see the function docstring for strscpy().
- *
- * Returns:
- * * The number of characters copied (not including the trailing %NUL)
- * * -E2BIG if count is 0 or @src was truncated.
- */
-ssize_t strscpy_pad(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count)
-{
- ssize_t written;
-
- written = strscpy(dest, src, count);
- if (written < 0 || written == count - 1)
- return written;
-
- memset(dest + written + 1, 0, count - written - 1);
-
- return written;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(strscpy_pad);
-
/**
* skip_spaces - Removes leading whitespace from @str.
* @str: The string to be stripped.
--
2.34.1