linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sound/pci/ice1712: replace strcpy() with scnprintf()

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Date:   Thu, 1 Mar 2018 15:55:09 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Joey Pabalinas <joeypabalinas@...il.com>
Cc:     Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>, Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        ALSA Development Mailing List <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sound/pci/ice1712: replace strcpy() with scnprintf()

On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Joey Pabalinas <joeypabalinas@...il.com> wrote:
> Replace unsafe uses of strcpy() to copy the name
> argument into the sid.name buffer with scnprintf()
> to guard against possible buffer overflows.


> -       struct snd_ctl_elem_id sid;
> -       memset(&sid, 0, sizeof(sid));
> -       /* FIXME: strcpy is bad. */
> -       strcpy(sid.name, name);
> +       struct snd_ctl_elem_id sid = {0};
> +
> +       scnprintf(sid.name, sizeof(sid.name), "%s", name);

So, why not just use strlcpy()?
scnprintf() here adds an overhead for no benefit.

>         sid.iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER;
>         return snd_ctl_find_id(card, &sid);

> -       struct snd_ctl_elem_id sid;
> -       memset(&sid, 0, sizeof(sid));
> -       /* FIXME: strcpy is bad. */
> -       strcpy(sid.name, name);
> +       struct snd_ctl_elem_id sid = {0};
> +
> +       scnprintf(sid.name, sizeof(sid.name), "%s", name);
>         sid.iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER;
>         return snd_ctl_find_id(card, &sid);

Ditto.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko