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List:       linux-hardening
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] um: Remove strlcpy declaration
From:       Kees Cook <keescook () chromium ! org>
Date:       2023-07-27 15:52:54
Message-ID: 169047317154.2400214.3532264877542326061.b4-ty () chromium ! org
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On Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:06:41 +0000, Azeem Shaikh wrote:
> strlcpy() reads the entire source buffer first.
> This read may exceed the destination size limit.
> This is both inefficient and can lead to linear read
> overflows if a source string is not NUL-terminated [1].
> In an effort to remove strlcpy() completely [2], replace
> strlcpy() here with strscpy().
> No return values were used, so direct replacement is safe.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] um: Remove strlcpy declaration
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/61ce78f29a69

Best regards,
-- 
Kees Cook

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