Bug#280492: kernel-source-2.4.27: strncpy does not 0-pad destination on some archs)

2005-01-18 Thread Horms
On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 10:47:18AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: package kernel-source-2.4.27 reopen 280492 thanks Both 2.4 and 2.6 upstream do not NULL terminate dest if count is exceeded. This is documented in the kernel and appears to be quite intentional. I am closing this

Bug#280492: kernel-source-2.4.27: strncpy does not 0-pad destination on some archs)

2005-01-18 Thread Stefan Fritsch
I am uneasy about closing a valid bug that has not been completely fixed. But feel free to downgrade the importance/tags if you wish. However, I would feel better if you fixed it for the arches where we have a patch. Thanks, Stefan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Bug#280492: kernel-source-2.4.27: strncpy does not 0-pad destination on some archs)

2005-01-18 Thread Thiemo Seufer
Horms wrote: [snip] The patch from ultramonkey.org above was fished out of a Red Hat Kernel RPM (by me). It still seems to be used in their latest kernel (27.0.1.EL.um.1), so I am going to apply that. But for the other architectures (mips and alpha) there does not seem to be a fix available.

Bug#280492: kernel-source-2.4.27: strncpy does not 0-pad destination on some archs)

2005-01-18 Thread Horms
reassign 280492 kernel-image-2.4.27-alpha thanks On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 07:21:47PM +0100, Thiemo Seufer wrote: Horms wrote: [snip] The patch from ultramonkey.org above was fished out of a Red Hat Kernel RPM (by me). It still seems to be used in their latest kernel (27.0.1.EL.um.1), so I

Bug#280492: kernel-source-2.4.27: strncpy does not 0-pad destination on some archs)

2005-01-17 Thread sf
package kernel-source-2.4.27 reopen 280492 thanks Both 2.4 and 2.6 upstream do not NULL terminate dest if count is exceeded. This is documented in the kernel and appears to be quite intentional. I am closing this accordingly. I think you missed the point here. The problem is that if the

Bug#280492: kernel-source-2.4.27: strncpy does not 0-pad destination on some archs)

2005-01-17 Thread Horms
Thanks for the extra information. I will look into applying those patches. -- Horms -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]