netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: 6lowpan: replace sprintf() with scnprintf() in debugfs

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Message-ID: <20260109172416.GL345651@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 17:24:16 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Kathara Sasikumar <katharasasikumar007@...il.com>
Cc: alex.aring@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wpan@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: 6lowpan: replace sprintf() with
 scnprintf() in debugfs

On Tue, Jan 06, 2026 at 05:16:11PM +0000, Kathara Sasikumar wrote:
> sprintf() does not perform bounds checking on the destination buffer.
> Replace it with scnprintf() to ensure the write stays within bounds.
> 
> No functional change intended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kathara Sasikumar <katharasasikumar007@...il.com>
> ---
> v2:
>  - Updated commit message wording
>  - Targeted the patch to net-next

Thanks for the updates.