Re: [PATCH v2] HID: uhid: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Nov 30 2023 - 16:59:35 EST


On Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:01:58 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> `strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings
> [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string
> interfaces.
>
> A suitable replacement is `strscpy` [2] due to the fact that it
> guarantees NUL-termination on the destination buffer without
> unnecessarily NUL-padding.
>
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] HID: uhid: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/d4011f6817ae

Take care,

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Kees Cook