From 0fc6ff5a0f0488e09b496773c440ed5bb36d1f0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Stitt Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 18:59:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] xen/efi: refactor deprecated strncpy `strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings [1]. `efi_loader_signature` has space for 4 bytes. We are copying "Xen" (3 bytes) plus a NUL-byte which makes 4 total bytes. With that being said, there is currently not a bug with the current `strncpy()` implementation in terms of buffer overreads but we should favor a more robust string interface either way. A suitable replacement is `strscpy` [2] due to the fact that it guarantees NUL-termination on the destination buffer while being functionally the same in this case. Link: 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 Cc: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt Reviewed-by: Kees Cook Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230911-strncpy-arch-x86-xen-efi-c-v1-1-96ab2bba2feb@google.com Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross --- arch/x86/xen/efi.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/efi.c b/arch/x86/xen/efi.c index 863d0d6..7250d0e 100644 --- a/arch/x86/xen/efi.c +++ b/arch/x86/xen/efi.c @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void __init xen_efi_init(struct boot_params *boot_params) if (efi_systab_xen == NULL) return; - strncpy((char *)&boot_params->efi_info.efi_loader_signature, "Xen", + strscpy((char *)&boot_params->efi_info.efi_loader_signature, "Xen", sizeof(boot_params->efi_info.efi_loader_signature)); boot_params->efi_info.efi_systab = (__u32)__pa(efi_systab_xen); boot_params->efi_info.efi_systab_hi = (__u32)(__pa(efi_systab_xen) >> 32); -- 2.7.4