Re: [PATCH v2] binfmt: replace deprecated strncpy

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Mar 21 2024 - 23:31:06 EST


On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:04:08 +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.
>
> There is a _nearly_ identical implementation of fill_psinfo present in
> binfmt_elf.c -- except that one uses get_task_comm over strncpy(). Let's
> mirror that in binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
>
> [...]

Applied to for-next/execve, thanks!

[1/1] binfmt: replace deprecated strncpy
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/5248f4097308

Take care,

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Kees Cook