[PATCH] riscv: KGDB: Replace deprecated strcpy in kgdb_arch_handle_qxfer_pkt

[PATCH] riscv: KGDB: Replace deprecated strcpy in kgdb_arch_handle_qxfer_pkt

[Thorsten Blum]

strcpy() is deprecated because it can cause a buffer overflow when the
sizes of the source and the destination are not known at compile time.
Use strscpy() instead.

Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
---
 arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c
index 9f3db3503dab..15fec5d1e6de 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ void kgdb_arch_handle_qxfer_pkt(char *remcom_in_buffer,
 {
 	if (!strncmp(remcom_in_buffer, gdb_xfer_read_target,
 		     sizeof(gdb_xfer_read_target)))
-		strcpy(remcom_out_buffer, riscv_gdb_stub_target_desc);
+		strscpy(remcom_out_buffer, riscv_gdb_stub_target_desc, BUFMAX);
 	else if (!strncmp(remcom_in_buffer, gdb_xfer_read_cpuxml,
 			  sizeof(gdb_xfer_read_cpuxml)))
-		strcpy(remcom_out_buffer, riscv_gdb_stub_cpuxml);
+		strscpy(remcom_out_buffer, riscv_gdb_stub_cpuxml, BUFMAX);
 }
 
 static inline void kgdb_arch_update_addr(struct pt_regs *regs,
-- 
2.51.0


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Re: [PATCH] riscv: KGDB: Replace deprecated strcpy in kgdb_arch_handle_qxfer_pkt

[Paul Walmsley]

On Sat, 11 Oct 2025, Thorsten Blum wrote:

> strcpy() is deprecated because it can cause a buffer overflow when the
> sizes of the source and the destination are not known at compile time.
> Use strscpy() instead.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>

Thanks, queued for v6.18-rc fixes.

- Paul

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