linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] isdn: kcapi: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:37:25 -0700
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Karsten Keil <isdn@...ux-pingi.de>,
	Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] isdn: kcapi: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy_pad

On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:49:14 +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.
> 
> `buf` is used in this context as a data buffer with 64 bytes of memory
> to be occupied by capi_manufakturer.
> 
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] isdn: kcapi: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy_pad
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/69cee158c9b0

Take care,

-- 
Kees Cook