linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH v3] drivers/edac/edac

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Date:   Mon, 9 Aug 2021 11:51:54 +0200
From:   Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>
To:     Len Baker <len.baker@....com>
Cc:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] drivers/edac/edac_mc: Remove all strcpy() uses

On 07.08.21 17:59:57, Len Baker wrote:

> @@ -1113,11 +1115,11 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
>  			p = e->label;
>  			*p = '\0';
>  		} else {
> -			if (p != e->label) {
> -				strcpy(p, OTHER_LABEL);
> -				p += strlen(OTHER_LABEL);
> -			}
> -			strcpy(p, dimm->label);
> +			const char *text = (p != e->label) ? OTHER_LABEL :
> +				dimm->label;
> +
> +			strscpy(p, text, len);
> +			len -= strlen(p);

The logic looks broken and dimm labels are not properly copied (the
code should add an " or " separator between labels).

-Robert

>  			p += strlen(p);
>  		}
>