[PATCH] EDAC/{skx_common,i10nm}: Use scnprintf() for safer buffer handling

From: Wang Haoran
Date: Tue Jul 15 2025 - 09:18:11 EST


snprintf() is fragile when its return value
will be used to append additional data to a
buffer. Use scnprintf() instead.

Signed-off-by: Wang Haoran <haoranwangsec@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c | 18 +++++++++---------
drivers/edac/skx_common.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c b/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c
index a3fca2567752..679d34c097c0 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static void show_retry_rd_err_log(struct decoded_addr *res, char *msg,

status_mask = rrl->over_mask | rrl->uc_mask | rrl->v_mask;

- n = snprintf(msg, len, " retry_rd_err_log[");
+ n = scnprintf(msg, len, " retry_rd_err_log[");
for (i = 0; i < rrl->set_num; i++) {
scrub = (rrl->modes[i] == FRE_SCRUB || rrl->modes[i] == LRE_SCRUB);
if (scrub_err != scrub)
@@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ static void show_retry_rd_err_log(struct decoded_addr *res, char *msg,
log = read_imc_reg(imc, ch, offset, width);

if (width == 4)
- n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.8llx ", log);
+ n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.8llx ", log);
else
- n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.16llx ", log);
+ n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.16llx ", log);

/* Clear RRL status if RRL in Linux control mode. */
if (retry_rd_err_log == 2 && !j && (log & status_mask))
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ static void show_retry_rd_err_log(struct decoded_addr *res, char *msg,

/* Move back one space. */
n--;
- n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, "]");
+ n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "]");

if (len - n > 0) {
- n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, " correrrcnt[");
+ n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, " correrrcnt[");
for (i = 0; i < rrl->cecnt_num && len - n > 0; i++) {
offset = rrl->cecnt_offsets[i];
width = rrl->cecnt_widths[i];
@@ -378,20 +378,20 @@ static void show_retry_rd_err_log(struct decoded_addr *res, char *msg,

/* CPUs {ICX,SPR} encode two counters per 4-byte CORRERRCNT register. */
if (res_cfg->type <= SPR) {
- n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.4llx %.4llx ",
+ n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.4llx %.4llx ",
corr & 0xffff, corr >> 16);
} else {
/* CPUs {GNR} encode one counter per CORRERRCNT register. */
if (width == 4)
- n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.8llx ", corr);
+ n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.8llx ", corr);
else
- n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.16llx ", corr);
+ n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.16llx ", corr);
}
}

/* Move back one space. */
n--;
- n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, "]");
+ n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "]");
}
}

diff --git a/drivers/edac/skx_common.c b/drivers/edac/skx_common.c
index c9ade45c1a99..39c733dbc5b9 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/skx_common.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/skx_common.c
@@ -670,12 +670,12 @@ static void skx_mce_output_error(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
}

if (res->decoded_by_adxl) {
- len = snprintf(skx_msg, MSG_SIZE, "%s%s err_code:0x%04x:0x%04x %s",
+ len = scnprintf(skx_msg, MSG_SIZE, "%s%s err_code:0x%04x:0x%04x %s",
overflow ? " OVERFLOW" : "",
(uncorrected_error && recoverable) ? " recoverable" : "",
mscod, errcode, adxl_msg);
} else {
- len = snprintf(skx_msg, MSG_SIZE,
+ len = scnprintf(skx_msg, MSG_SIZE,
"%s%s err_code:0x%04x:0x%04x ProcessorSocketId:0x%x MemoryControllerId:0x%x PhysicalRankId:0x%x Row:0x%x Column:0x%x Bank:0x%x BankGroup:0x%x",
overflow ? " OVERFLOW" : "",
(uncorrected_error && recoverable) ? " recoverable" : "",
--
2.43.0