linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] checkpatch: Check for strcpy and strncpy too

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Message-Id: <20230526172508.gonna.793-kees@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 26 May 2023 10:25:11 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>,
        Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] checkpatch: Check for strcpy and strncpy too

Warn about strcpy(), strncpy(), and strlcpy(). Suggest strscpy() and
include pointers to the open KSPP issues for each, which has further
details and replacement procedures.

Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc: Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>
Cc: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230517201349.never.582-kees@kernel.org
---
v2: change language to use "Prefer ... over ..." (joe)
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230517201349.never.582-kees@kernel.org/
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b30114d637c4..30b0b4fdb3bf 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6997,10 +6997,22 @@ sub process {
 #			}
 #		}
 
+# strcpy uses that should likely be strscpy
+		if ($line =~ /\bstrcpy\s*\(/) {
+			WARN("STRCPY",
+			     "Prefer strscpy over strcpy - see: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # strlcpy uses that should likely be strscpy
 		if ($line =~ /\bstrlcpy\s*\(/) {
 			WARN("STRLCPY",
-			     "Prefer strscpy over strlcpy - see: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wgfRnXz0W3D37d01q3JFkr_i_uTL=V6A6G1oUZcprmknw\@mail.gmail.com/\n" . $herecurr);
+			     "Prefer strscpy over strlcpy - see: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/89\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# strncpy uses that should likely be strscpy or strscpy_pad
+		if ($line =~ /\bstrncpy\s*\(/) {
+			WARN("STRNCPY",
+			     "Prefer strscpy, strscpy_pad, or __nonstring over strncpy - see: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # typecasts on min/max could be min_t/max_t
-- 
2.34.1