[klibc] [PATCH 0/2] Correct various strndup() problems

[maximilian attems]

On Fri, 24 Jun 2011, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> On 06/24/2011 02:01 AM, Romain Izard wrote:
> > The current implementation of strndup() has some shortcomings that can
> > lead to a fatal error.
> > 
> >  - If we pass a maximum string length larger than the copied length, we
> >    will corrupt some data beyond the end of the newly allocated buffer.
> > 
> >  - The maximum length does not prevent access to memory beyond the
> >    maximum length, which can lead to unexpectd errors with strings not
> >    terminated by 0.
> > 
> > Romain Izard (2):
> >   strndup(): Fix out of bounds read access
> >   strndup(): Do not corrupt the memory pool
> > 
> >  usr/klibc/strndup.c |    7 +++----
> >  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > 
> 
> Looks great, thanks!
> 

applied and pushed, thank you!

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maks