linux-kernel - [trace PATCH] Fix unterminated buffer if the length of str exceeds MAX_TRACER

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Date:	Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:37:37 +0200
From:	Thomas Jarosch <thomas.jarosch@...ra2net.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [trace PATCH] Fix unterminated buffer if the length of str exceeds
 MAX_TRACER_SIZE

strncpy() doesn't always zero terminate the string.

Detected by "cppcheck"

Signed-off-by: Thomas Jarosch <thomas.jarosch@...ra2net.com>
---
 kernel/trace/trace.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index e5df02c..9637b1e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ static char *default_bootup_tracer;
 
 static int __init set_cmdline_ftrace(char *str)
 {
-	strncpy(bootup_tracer_buf, str, MAX_TRACER_SIZE);
+	strncpy(bootup_tracer_buf, str, MAX_TRACER_SIZE-1);
+	bootup_tracer_buf[MAX_TRACER_SIZE-1] = '\0';
 	default_bootup_tracer = bootup_tracer_buf;
 	/* We are using ftrace early, expand it */
 	ring_buffer_expanded = 1;
-- 
1.7.6.4

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