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-rw-r--r--tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c15
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
index bbb2a8ef367c..d7e06fe0270e 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ static int kvp_set_ip_info(char *if_name, struct hv_kvp_ipaddr_value *new_val)
FILE *file;
char cmd[PATH_MAX];
char *mac_addr;
+ int str_len;
/*
* Set the configuration for the specified interface with
@@ -1301,8 +1302,18 @@ static int kvp_set_ip_info(char *if_name, struct hv_kvp_ipaddr_value *new_val)
* invoke the external script to do its magic.
*/
- snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), KVP_SCRIPTS_PATH "%s %s",
- "hv_set_ifconfig", if_file);
+ str_len = snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), KVP_SCRIPTS_PATH "%s %s",
+ "hv_set_ifconfig", if_file);
+ /*
+ * This is a little overcautious, but it's necessary to suppress some
+ * false warnings from gcc 8.0.1.
+ */
+ if (str_len <= 0 || (unsigned int)str_len >= sizeof(cmd)) {
+ syslog(LOG_ERR, "Cmd '%s' (len=%d) may be too long",
+ cmd, str_len);
+ return HV_E_FAIL;
+ }
+
if (system(cmd)) {
syslog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to execute cmd '%s'; error: %d %s",
cmd, errno, strerror(errno));