`strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string interfaces. A suitable replacement is `strscpy` [2] due to the fact that it guarantees NUL-termination on the destination buffer without unnecessarily NUL-padding. Furthermore, let's make sure `hid->xyz` and `ev->u.create2.xyz` are the same size at compile time to prevent silent truncation. With these changes, it is abundantly clear what the intent and behavior of the code is -- We are getting a string to string copy with NUL-termination and no truncation. Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strncpy-on-nul-terminated-strings [1] Link: https://manpages.debian.org/testing/linux-manual-4.8/strscpy.9.en.html [2] Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90 Cc: linux-hardening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Changes in v2: - update subject + commit message (thanks Kees) - use BUILD_BUG_ON size mismatch (thanks Kees and David) - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230914-strncpy-drivers-hid-uhid-c-v1-1-18a190060d8d@xxxxxxxxxx --- drivers/hid/uhid.c | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/hid/uhid.c b/drivers/hid/uhid.c index 4588d2cd4ea4..a54c7995b9be 100644 --- a/drivers/hid/uhid.c +++ b/drivers/hid/uhid.c @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int uhid_dev_create2(struct uhid_device *uhid, const struct uhid_event *ev) { struct hid_device *hid; - size_t rd_size, len; + size_t rd_size; void *rd_data; int ret; @@ -514,13 +514,12 @@ static int uhid_dev_create2(struct uhid_device *uhid, goto err_free; } - /* @hid is zero-initialized, strncpy() is correct, strlcpy() not */ - len = min(sizeof(hid->name), sizeof(ev->u.create2.name)) - 1; - strncpy(hid->name, ev->u.create2.name, len); - len = min(sizeof(hid->phys), sizeof(ev->u.create2.phys)) - 1; - strncpy(hid->phys, ev->u.create2.phys, len); - len = min(sizeof(hid->uniq), sizeof(ev->u.create2.uniq)) - 1; - strncpy(hid->uniq, ev->u.create2.uniq, len); + BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(hid->name) != sizeof(ev->u.create2.name)); + strscpy(hid->name, ev->u.create2.name, sizeof(hid->name)); + BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(hid->phys) != sizeof(ev->u.create2.phys)); + strscpy(hid->phys, ev->u.create2.phys, sizeof(hid->phys)); + BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(hid->uniq) != sizeof(ev->u.create2.uniq)); + strscpy(hid->uniq, ev->u.create2.uniq, sizeof(hid->uniq)); hid->ll_driver = &uhid_hid_driver; hid->bus = ev->u.create2.bus; --- base-commit: 3669558bdf354cd352be955ef2764cde6a9bf5ec change-id: 20230914-strncpy-drivers-hid-uhid-c-a465f3e784dd Best regards, -- Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
