On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 05:44:59PM +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. > > Based on the deliberate `sizeof(dest) ... - 1` pattern we can see that > both dump_info->dev_human_readable and dump_info->bus_human_readable are > intended to be NUL-terminated. > > Moreover, since this seems to cross the file boundary let's NUL-pad to > ensure no behavior change. > > strscpy_pad() covers both the NUL-termination and NUL-padding, let's use > it. > > 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> Thread ping. Can the wireless folks please pick this up? Thanks! -Kees > --- > Changes in v2: > - prefer strscpy_pad (thanks Kees) > - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231017-strncpy-drivers-net-wireless-intel-iwlwifi-fw-dbg-c-v1-1-bf69ec7d1b97@xxxxxxxxxx > --- > Note: build-tested only. > > Found with: $ rg "strncpy\(" > --- > drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c | 8 ++++---- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c > index 3ab6a68f1e9f..7aa282592cdc 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c > @@ -880,10 +880,10 @@ iwl_fw_error_dump_file(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt, > cpu_to_le32(fwrt->trans->hw_rev_step); > memcpy(dump_info->fw_human_readable, fwrt->fw->human_readable, > sizeof(dump_info->fw_human_readable)); > - strncpy(dump_info->dev_human_readable, fwrt->trans->name, > - sizeof(dump_info->dev_human_readable) - 1); > - strncpy(dump_info->bus_human_readable, fwrt->dev->bus->name, > - sizeof(dump_info->bus_human_readable) - 1); > + strscpy_pad(dump_info->dev_human_readable, fwrt->trans->name, > + sizeof(dump_info->dev_human_readable)); > + strscpy_pad(dump_info->bus_human_readable, fwrt->dev->bus->name, > + sizeof(dump_info->bus_human_readable)); > dump_info->num_of_lmacs = fwrt->smem_cfg.num_lmacs; > dump_info->lmac_err_id[0] = > cpu_to_le32(fwrt->dump.lmac_err_id[0]); > > --- > base-commit: 58720809f52779dc0f08e53e54b014209d13eebb > change-id: 20231017-strncpy-drivers-net-wireless-intel-iwlwifi-fw-dbg-c-1f49f00b8a2e > > Best regards, > -- > Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> > -- Kees Cook
