Re: [PATCH] um,ethertap: refactor deprecated strncpy

[Kees Cook]

On Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:52:44 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> `strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings [1].
> 
> `gate_buf` should always be NUL-terminated and does not require
> NUL-padding. It is used as a string arg inside an argv array given to
> `run_helper()`. Due to this, let's use `strscpy` as it guarantees
> NUL-terminated on the destination buffer preventing potential buffer
> overreads [2].
> 
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] um,ethertap: refactor deprecated strncpy
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/d4e178fe19c9

Take care,

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Kees Cook