Bug 682813 - corosync does not null terminate strings when strncpy
Summary: corosync does not null terminate strings when strncpy
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: corosync
Version: 6.2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Steven Dake
QA Contact: Cluster QE
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-03-07 16:30 UTC by Steven Dake
Modified: 2016-04-26 13:51 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: corosync-1.4.0-1.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Do not document.
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-12-06 11:50:12 UTC
Target Upstream Version:

Attachments (Terms of Use)
upstream patch to fix the problem (3.74 KB, patch)
2011-03-07 16:32 UTC, Steven Dake 		no flags Details | Diff
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:1515 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE corosync bug fix and enhancement update 2011-12-06 00:38:47 UTC

Description Steven Dake 2011-03-07 16:30:41 UTC 
Description of problem:
Corosync does not null terminate strings when strncpy is the length of the string being copied.  I am not entirely sure if this is a real problem, but could expose as a security issue.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

corosync-1.2.3

How reproducible:

can't generate failure - found via inspection by upstream

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:
strncpy is not null terminating strings

Expected results:
strncpy is null terminating strings

Additional info:
Comment 1 Steven Dake 2011-03-07 16:32:33 UTC 
Created attachment 482723 [details]
upstream patch to fix the problem
Comment 9 Steven Dake 2011-10-27 18:37:32 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Do not document.
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2011-12-06 11:50:12 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1515.html
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