On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 01:53:13AM +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. > > To keep node->current_state_name and node->prev_state_name NUL-padded > and NUL-terminated let's use strscpy_pad() as this implicitly provides > both. > > For the swap between the two, a simple memcpy will suffice. > > 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 > Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> Thanks! I think this looks good now. Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> -- Kees Cook
