arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Replace sprintf() with snprintf() when formatting debug names to prevent
potential buffer overflow. The debug_name buffer is 16 bytes, and while
unlikely to overflow with current PIDs, using snprintf() provides proper
bounds checking.
Signed-off-by: Josephine Pfeiffer <hi@josie.lol>
---
arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 6d51aa5f66be..005c117be086 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -3371,7 +3371,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
((char *) kvm->arch.sca + sca_offset);
mutex_unlock(&kvm_lock);
- sprintf(debug_name, "kvm-%u", current->pid);
+ snprintf(debug_name, sizeof(debug_name), "kvm-%u", current->pid);
kvm->arch.dbf = debug_register(debug_name, 32, 1, 7 * sizeof(long));
if (!kvm->arch.dbf)
--
2.51.0
On 10/1/25 7:40 PM, Josephine Pfeiffer wrote: > Replace sprintf() with snprintf() when formatting debug names to prevent > potential buffer overflow. The debug_name buffer is 16 bytes, and while > unlikely to overflow with current PIDs, using snprintf() provides proper > bounds checking. > Hey, we generally use "KVM: s390: Subject" so I'll fix this up. Thanks, picked. > Signed-off-by: Josephine Pfeiffer <hi@josie.lol> > --- > arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c > index 6d51aa5f66be..005c117be086 100644 > --- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c > +++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c > @@ -3371,7 +3371,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type) > ((char *) kvm->arch.sca + sca_offset); > mutex_unlock(&kvm_lock); > > - sprintf(debug_name, "kvm-%u", current->pid); > + snprintf(debug_name, sizeof(debug_name), "kvm-%u", current->pid); > > kvm->arch.dbf = debug_register(debug_name, 32, 1, 7 * sizeof(long)); > if (!kvm->arch.dbf)
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