linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] scsi: target: Replace deprecated strncpy() with strscpy()

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <yq1ldtlttdo.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:36:00 -0500
From: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
Cc: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        target-devel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] scsi: target: Replace deprecated strncpy() with
 strscpy()


Thorsten,

> strncpy() is deprecated for NUL-terminated destination buffers; use
> strscpy() instead. The destination buffer db_root is only used with
> "%s" format strings and must therefore be NUL-terminated, but not
> NUL-padded.

Applied to 6.15/scsi-staging, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering