`strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings [1]. A trailing zero is already handled by the kcalloc | *str = kcalloc(element->string.length + 1, sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL); ... which makes memcpy() a suitable replacement to strncpy. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Changes in v2: - use memcpy over strscpy (thanks Kees) - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230914-strncpy-drivers-hwmon-acpi_power_meter-c-v1-1-905297479fe8@xxxxxxxxxx --- drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c index fa28d447f0df..82e99aec4a33 100644 --- a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c +++ b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c @@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ static int read_capabilities(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource) goto error; } - strncpy(*str, element->string.pointer, element->string.length); + memcpy(*str, element->string.pointer, element->string.length); str++; } --- base-commit: 3669558bdf354cd352be955ef2764cde6a9bf5ec change-id: 20230914-strncpy-drivers-hwmon-acpi_power_meter-c-c9f2d8053bef Best regards, -- Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
