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strncpy() is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings [0] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string interfaces. The CAPI (part II) [1] states that the manufacturer id should be a "zero-terminated ASCII string" and should "always [be] zero-terminated." Much the same for the serial number: "The serial number, a seven-digit number coded as a zero-terminated ASCII string". Along with this, its clear the original author intended for these buffers to be NUL-padded as well. To meet the specification as well as properly NUL-pad, use strscpy_pad(). In doing this, an opportunity to simplify this code is also present. Remove the min_t() and combine the length check into the main if. Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strncpy-on-nul-terminated-strings [0] Link: https://capi.org/downloads.html [1] Link: https://manpages.debian.org/testing/linux-manual-4.8/strscpy.9.en.html Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90 Cc: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com> Signed-off-by: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.von.dentz@intel.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.