drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
strncpy() is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings
[1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string
interfaces.
`hw` is kzalloc'd just before this string assignment:
| hw = kzalloc(sizeof(struct csio_hw), GFP_KERNEL);
... which means any NUL-padding is redundant.
Since CSIO_DRV_VERSION is a small string literal (smaller than
sizeof(dest)):
... there is functionally no change in this swap from strncpy() to
strscpy(). Nonetheless, let's make the change for robustness' sake -- as
it will ensure that drv_version is _always_ NUL-terminated.
Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strncpy-on-nul-terminated-strings [1]
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90
Cc: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>
---
Note: build-tested only.
Found with: $ rg "strncpy\("
---
drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c
index 0c32faefad7c..d649b7a2a879 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c
@@ -521,7 +521,8 @@ static struct csio_hw *csio_hw_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev)
goto err;
hw->pdev = pdev;
- strncpy(hw->drv_version, CSIO_DRV_VERSION, 32);
+ strscpy(hw->drv_version, CSIO_DRV_VERSION,
+ sizeof(hw->drv_version));
/* memory pool/DMA pool allocation */
if (csio_resource_alloc(hw))
---
base-commit: 9c5d00cb7b6bbc5a7965d9ab7d223b5402d1f02c
change-id: 20231023-strncpy-drivers-scsi-csiostor-csio_init-c-9c96b2f77e22
Best regards,
--
Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>
On Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:26:13 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> strncpy() is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings
> [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string
> interfaces.
>
> `hw` is kzalloc'd just before this string assignment:
> | hw = kzalloc(sizeof(struct csio_hw), GFP_KERNEL);
>
> [...]
Applied to 6.8/scsi-queue, thanks!
[1/1] scsi: csiostor: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy
https://git.kernel.org/mkp/scsi/c/4592411784cc
--
Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering
Justin, > strncpy() is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings > [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string > interfaces. Applied to 6.8/scsi-staging, thanks! -- Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering
On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 08:26:13PM +0000, Justin Stitt wrote: > strncpy() is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings > [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string > interfaces. > > `hw` is kzalloc'd just before this string assignment: > | hw = kzalloc(sizeof(struct csio_hw), GFP_KERNEL); > > ... which means any NUL-padding is redundant. > > Since CSIO_DRV_VERSION is a small string literal (smaller than > sizeof(dest)): > > ... there is functionally no change in this swap from strncpy() to > strscpy(). Nonetheless, let's make the change for robustness' sake -- as > it will ensure that drv_version is _always_ NUL-terminated. > > Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strncpy-on-nul-terminated-strings [1] > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90 > Cc: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org > Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com> Another direct replacement. Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> -- Kees Cook
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