Bug 229720

Summary: src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:105: poor error checking ?
Product: Base System Reporter: David Binderman <dcb314>
Component: miscAssignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status: New ---    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
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Version: CURRENT   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description David Binderman 2018-07-12 10:48:21 UTC
src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:105]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.

Source code is

           len = snprintf(cur, left, "uid %s",
                                    pwd->pw_name);
           if (len < 0 || len > left)

but len is unsigned and the return value from snprintf is int. 

Suggest sanity check return value before assignment into unsigned variable.

Multiple duplicates:

src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:112]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.
[src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:123]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.
[src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:130]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.
[src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:137]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.
[src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:145]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.
[src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:155]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.
[src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:162]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.
[src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:173]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.
[src/lib/libugidfw/ugidfw.c:180]: (style) Checking if unsigned variable 'len' is less than zero.
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