drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
strlcpy() reads the entire source buffer first.
This read may exceed the destination size limit.
This is both inefficient and can lead to linear read
overflows if a source string is not NUL-terminated [1].
In an effort to remove strlcpy() completely [2], replace
strlcpy() here with strscpy().
No return values were used, so direct replacement is safe.
[1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strlcpy
[2] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/89
Signed-off-by: Azeem Shaikh <azeemshaikh38@gmail.com>
---
drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
index 03de97cd72c2..74f608b9fc9d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
@@ -6903,7 +6903,7 @@ static ssize_t pqi_lockup_action_store(struct device *dev,
char *action_name;
char action_name_buffer[32];
- strlcpy(action_name_buffer, buffer, sizeof(action_name_buffer));
+ strscpy(action_name_buffer, buffer, sizeof(action_name_buffer));
action_name = strstrip(action_name_buffer);
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pqi_lockup_actions); i++) {
Azeem, > strlcpy() reads the entire source buffer first. This read may exceed > the destination size limit. This is both inefficient and can lead to > linear read overflows if a source string is not NUL-terminated [1]. In > an effort to remove strlcpy() completely [2], replace strlcpy() here > with strscpy(). No return values were used, so direct replacement is > safe. Applied to 6.5/scsi-staging, thanks! -- Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering
On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 04:23:21PM +0000, Azeem Shaikh wrote: > strlcpy() reads the entire source buffer first. > This read may exceed the destination size limit. > This is both inefficient and can lead to linear read > overflows if a source string is not NUL-terminated [1]. > In an effort to remove strlcpy() completely [2], replace > strlcpy() here with strscpy(). > No return values were used, so direct replacement is safe. > > [1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strlcpy > [2] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/89 > > Signed-off-by: Azeem Shaikh <azeemshaikh38@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> -- Kees Cook
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