Re: [PATCH 2/7] fs/exec: make __get_task_comm always get a nul terminated string

From: David Hildenbrand
Date: Thu Nov 11 2021 - 05:00:11 EST


On 08.11.21 09:38, Yafang Shao wrote:
> If the dest buffer size is smaller than sizeof(tsk->comm), the buffer
> will be without null ternimator, that may cause problem. Using
> strscpy_pad() instead of strncpy() in __get_task_comm() can make the string
> always nul ternimated.
>
> Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <arnaldo.melo@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michal Miroslaw <mirq-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>


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Thanks,

David / dhildenb