linux-kernel - [PATCH] scsi: target: Replace deprecated strncpy() with strscpy()

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Message-ID: <20250226121003.359876-1-thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:10:03 +0100
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>,
	linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	target-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] scsi: target: Replace deprecated strncpy() with strscpy()

Since strncpy() is deprecated for NUL-terminated destination buffers,
use strscpy() instead.

Compile-tested only.

Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90
Cc: linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
---
 drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
index c40217f44b1b..446682f900e4 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static ssize_t target_core_item_dbroot_store(struct config_item *item,
 	}
 	filp_close(fp, NULL);
 
-	strncpy(db_root, db_root_stage, read_bytes);
+	strscpy(db_root, db_root_stage, read_bytes);
 	pr_debug("Target_Core_ConfigFS: db_root set to %s\n", db_root);
 
 	r = read_bytes;
-- 
2.48.1