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

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Message-ID: <20250307113546.112237-2-thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
Date: Fri,  7 Mar 2025 12:35:47 +0100
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
	Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>,
	Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
	Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@...sung.com>
Cc: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>,
	linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-modules@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] module: Replace deprecated strncpy() with strscpy()

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

No functional changes intended.

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

diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 1fb9ad289a6f..2b88c91c89e3 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ static const struct kernel_symbol *resolve_symbol(struct module *mod,
 
 getname:
 	/* We must make copy under the lock if we failed to get ref. */
-	strncpy(ownername, module_name(fsa.owner), MODULE_NAME_LEN);
+	strscpy(ownername, module_name(fsa.owner), MODULE_NAME_LEN);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
 	return fsa.sym;
-- 
2.48.1