From nobody Tue Dec 16 19:56:46 2025 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB7B4C41513 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:19:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232127AbjJMVTG (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:19:06 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:55214 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229649AbjJMVTE (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:19:04 -0400 Received: from mail-yb1-xb4a.google.com (mail-yb1-xb4a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::b4a]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4E3E195 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:19:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-yb1-xb4a.google.com with SMTP id 3f1490d57ef6-d9a538026d1so3583032276.0 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:19:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20230601; t=1697231942; x=1697836742; darn=vger.kernel.org; h=cc:to:from:subject:message-id:mime-version:date:from:to:cc:subject :date:message-id:reply-to; bh=N4+CtI556J9JFEvOEeYrRcVrS1TVGZF3yEU9Xn9OFZQ=; b=NjvuZHHp3Q2oe5XUefCBd9GTF09bhdNGJvhVrebFTQuck8UWquJp/r0TOx+nGR9ImN DVZIfmrsONZ3Za8rSoamW3RZ1TsPAZjKe7kRzmQHJpMelJwQBrE1oIO+XjVrRQ3bWRN9 4kf6m8Bwo75xMGMRCNMIrEGqWu/7H6u46TbBO/UjGhwY0qhqnu6muxmCYMTV0Pq8QSRE v6xRivdZxugkAcFHPe3UwFHS2cynuCW9H0UTXrnKGozgs66IdGKes4WMQ47Or2P3aPLQ ttFSSNcA5oJATjcJe1BNdRzjopz4QXDRlG2RAiJNbFDEkd39543JBOqAlgp5OM4Qt29A 3mGQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1697231942; x=1697836742; h=cc:to:from:subject:message-id:mime-version:date:x-gm-message-state :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=N4+CtI556J9JFEvOEeYrRcVrS1TVGZF3yEU9Xn9OFZQ=; b=gTLtqhV6VRIT6wjRsfqhQLkXkzIR8d6Pa1TTuU+6xcEziDKcTqkcj6M6+Y3sI7nfw7 oSYPC+mJy6wHSFYMcGJxe8hLAIc7rxRwoRxAjuuLKgGNCHMajyNrCmHYKZXp1NGPdymp oizLtMvUDLrxGg9LIAZ3pP+R4dPpPHIOsQJzUWu8JCcyIT4/YuNjY6gXRQxOmaYXHx0y DHH26Kytm7ers+MogLIZ613YGH5qp7XqhaqpQNJHOJz0lX+5dNQZFZZoKNMquXAeo0/C ddmY/Sz5a24ZuXldeDqh8Jb1J9s25qIxniHuBg2OFTNiNLOLBCK7jT9cbJItRfBxjOI6 +VNA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YxqnZBgYkqi0RGqnu9fZIIDHauVc8Fa4cbHDKI3Aqz4BorSydns Tpz8r8bgo/yhNZzKb4Zm9TMUPTvNxm1xF36gvg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IEFb+Qs6BTE+zyGOCrDNzNGdtyo01KqMmcNmLj5isa5JH6R18iurGgDqKsZiv3/Xb0t9jJcuSPS0a+wC2ky9w== X-Received: from jstitt-linux1.c.googlers.com ([fda3:e722:ac3:cc00:2b:ff92:c0a8:23b5]) (user=justinstitt job=sendgmr) by 2002:a25:3287:0:b0:d9a:57da:f947 with SMTP id y129-20020a253287000000b00d9a57daf947mr240255yby.10.1697231942564; Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:19:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:19:02 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-B4-Tracking: v=1; b=H4sIAEW0KWUC/x2NwQ6CMBAFf4Xs2U0oKCb+ivFQ21fZSCrZbUBD+ HerhznMZWYjgwqMLs1GikVMXrmKOzQURp8fYInVqWu73rWuZyuaw/zhqLJAjTMKr6KYYMa+jD+ G58SSpXDglOL9eIrnAT5Rjc6KJO//8Hrb9y8Km03XgAAAAA== X-Developer-Key: i=justinstitt@google.com; a=ed25519; pk=tC3hNkJQTpNX/gLKxTNQKDmiQl6QjBNCGKJINqAdJsE= X-Developer-Signature: v=1; a=ed25519-sha256; t=1697231941; l=1572; i=justinstitt@google.com; s=20230717; h=from:subject:message-id; bh=OSQ5/H1d2DSJHA3zq39nDy1jyEwcj6KdEZ8Bf85001Y=; b=rK8wm0iB2qBgcr7yAjY8LjP8bH4QTKD95phQLYodnopUNZNaD494aasGTBmnNvqeAdPqZ7GPn ANHCGppFYCEDI4mQKlnrCmk0WDBjgv6VrZFvqJH39tvoq2tMaXQyncq X-Mailer: b4 0.12.3 Message-ID: <20231013-strncpy-drivers-net-wireless-ath-ath6kl-init-c-v1-1-d69c599b49a9@google.com> Subject: [PATCH] ath6kl: replace deprecated strncpy with memcpy From: Justin Stitt To: Kalle Valo Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org, Justin Stitt Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable strncpy() is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous interfaces. The affected code's purpose is to truncate strings that are too long with "..." like: foobar -> fo... The lengths have been carefully calculated and as such this has decayed to a simple byte copy from one buffer to another -- let's use memcpy(). Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strncp= y-on-nul-terminated-strings [1] Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90 Cc: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt --- Note: build-tested only. Found with: $ rg "strncpy\(" --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/= ath/ath6kl/init.c index 201e45554070..15f455adb860 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c @@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ static void ath6kl_init_get_fwcaps(struct ath6kl *ar,= char *buf, size_t buf_len) =20 /* add "..." to the end of string */ trunc_len =3D strlen(trunc) + 1; - strncpy(buf + buf_len - trunc_len, trunc, trunc_len); + memcpy(buf + buf_len - trunc_len, trunc, trunc_len); =20 return; } --- base-commit: cbf3a2cb156a2c911d8f38d8247814b4c07f49a2 change-id: 20231013-strncpy-drivers-net-wireless-ath-ath6kl-init-c-ffdb45d7= 6eaf Best regards, -- Justin Stitt