Re: [PATCH] Transparently handle <.symbol> lookup for kprobes

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Srinivasa Ds writes:

> +	} else {							\
> +		char dot_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN+1];				\
> +		dot_name[0] = '.';					\
> +		dot_name[1] = '\0';					\
> +		strncat(dot_name, name, KSYM_NAME_LEN);			\

Assuming the kernel strncat works like the userspace one does, there
is a possibility that dot_name[] won't be properly null-terminated
here.  If strlen(name) >= KSYM_NAME_LEN-1, then strncat will set
dot_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN-1] to something non-null and won't touch
dot_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN].

Paul.
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