Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> 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. > > Based on other assignments of similar fw_version fields we can see that > NUL-termination is required but not NUL-padding: > ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c > 1111: strscpy(drvinfo->fw_version, adapter->eeprom_id, > 1112: sizeof(drvinfo->fw_version)); > > ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c > 147: scnprintf(adapter->fw_version, > 148: sizeof(adapter->fw_version), > 153: strscpy(drvinfo->fw_version, adapter->fw_version, > 154: sizeof(drvinfo->fw_version)); > > wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c > 569: strscpy(info->fw_version, drvr->fwver, sizeof(info->fw_version)); > > wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c > 7867: snprintf(wlc->wiphy->fw_version, > 7868: sizeof(wlc->wiphy->fw_version), "%u.%u", rev, patch); > > wireless/broadcom/b43legacy/main.c > 1765: snprintf(wiphy->fw_version, sizeof(wiphy->fw_version), "%u.%u", > > wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c > 2730: snprintf(wiphy->fw_version, sizeof(wiphy->fw_version), "%u.%u", > > wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c > 1465: snprintf(priv->hw->wiphy->fw_version, > 1466: sizeof(priv->hw->wiphy->fw_version), > > wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c > 5905: snprintf(info->fw_version, sizeof(info->fw_version), "%s:%d:%s", > > A suitable replacement is `strscpy` due to the fact that it guarantees > NUL-termination on the destination buffer without unnecessarily > NUL-padding. > > 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> > Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks. 70bd8e0d01f6 wifi: wl1251: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20231018-strncpy-drivers-net-wireless-ti-wl1251-main-c-v2-1-67b63dfcb1b8@xxxxxxxxxx/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
