Re: [PATH 0/2] strndup_user, description

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Maw, 2006-02-14 at 21:47 -0300, Davi Arnaut wrote:
> This patch series creates a strndup_user() function in order to avoid duplicated
> and error-prone (userspace modifying the string after the strlen_user()) code.

Well userspace can still modify in this case. So you could still get a
\0 mid buffer but that seems harmless.

However

> +#define strdup_user(s)	strndup_user(s, PAGE_SIZE)

Better this doesn't exist as it is a wrapper for a bad habit that isnt
yet used so why encourage it.



> +	length = strlen_user(s);

What if n is very large ? Should use strnlen_user clipped by n

Also say the length limit is 8 and the text is "hello\0"

We get length = 5  5 < 8, alloc 5 bytes set 5th to \0 and return "hell
\0"



-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Photo]     [Stuff]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Video 4 Linux]     [Linux for the blind]     [Linux Resources]
  Powered by Linux