[PATCH v2] scsi: elx: libefc: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy_pad/memcpy

Justin Stitt
2023-10-26T01:53:17Z

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@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- use strscpy_pad (thanks Kees)
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231023-strncpy-drivers-scsi-elx-libefc-efc_node-h-v1-1-8b66878b6796@google.com
---
Note: build-tested only.

Found with: $ rg "strncpy\("
---
drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_node.h | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_node.h b/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_node.h
index e9c600ac45d5..e57579988ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_node.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_node.h
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ efc_node_evt_set(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx, enum efc_sm_event evt,
struct efc_node *node = ctx->app;

if (evt == EFC_EVT_ENTER) {
- strncpy(node->current_state_name, handler,
- sizeof(node->current_state_name));
+ strscpy_pad(node->current_state_name, handler,
+ sizeof(node->current_state_name));
} else if (evt == EFC_EVT_EXIT) {
- strncpy(node->prev_state_name, node->current_state_name,
- sizeof(node->prev_state_name));
- strncpy(node->current_state_name, "invalid",
- sizeof(node->current_state_name));
+ memcpy(node->prev_state_name, node->current_state_name,
+ sizeof(node->prev_state_name));
+ strscpy_pad(node->current_state_name, "invalid",
+ sizeof(node->current_state_name));
}
node->prev_evt = node->current_evt;
node->current_evt = evt;

---
base-commit: 9c5d00cb7b6bbc5a7965d9ab7d223b5402d1f02c
change-id: 20231023-strncpy-drivers-scsi-elx-libefc-efc_node-h-cbbf753197b7

Best regards,
--
Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>