linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging/ks7010: Remove all strcpy() uses in favor of strscpy()

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Date:   Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:26:23 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Len Baker <len.baker@....com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging/ks7010: Remove all strcpy() uses in favor of
 strscpy()

On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 05:37:59PM +0200, Len Baker wrote:
> @@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ static int ks_wlan_get_firmware_version(struct net_device *dev,
>  {
>  	struct ks_wlan_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
> 
> -	strcpy(extra, priv->firmware_version);
> +	strscpy(extra, priv->firmware_version, sizeof(extra));

Extra is a pointer and not an array so this doesn't work.

regards,
dan carpenter