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authorMartin Sebor <msebor@redhat.com>2020-05-04 11:21:50 -0600
committerMartin Sebor <msebor@redhat.com>2020-05-04 11:21:50 -0600
commit06febd8c6705c816b2f32ee7aa1f4c0184b05248 (patch)
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parent38c67888183db1b6ac21f2f9681b8a384987dfe8 (diff)
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improve out-of-bounds checking with GCC 10 attribute access [BZ #25219]
Adds the access attribute newly introduced in GCC 10 to the subset of
function declarations that are already covered by _FORTIFY_SOURCE and
that don't have corresponding GCC built-in equivalents.

Reviewed-by: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
-rw-r--r--libio/bits/stdio2.h25
-rw-r--r--libio/stdio.h5
-rw-r--r--misc/sys/cdefs.h11
-rw-r--r--posix/bits/unistd.h58
-rw-r--r--posix/unistd.h65
-rw-r--r--stdlib/bits/stdlib.h17
-rw-r--r--stdlib/stdlib.h9
-rw-r--r--string/bits/string_fortified.h5
-rw-r--r--string/string.h33
9 files changed, 146 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/libio/bits/stdio2.h b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
index 60bc81735e..ff9202c2cb 100644
--- a/libio/bits/stdio2.h
+++ b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 #endif
 
 extern int __sprintf_chk (char *__restrict __s, int __flag, size_t __slen,
-			  const char *__restrict __format, ...) __THROW;
+			  const char *__restrict __format, ...) __THROW
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3));
 extern int __vsprintf_chk (char *__restrict __s, int __flag, size_t __slen,
 			   const char *__restrict __format,
-			   __gnuc_va_list __ap) __THROW;
+			   __gnuc_va_list __ap) __THROW
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3));
 
 #ifdef __va_arg_pack
 __fortify_function int
@@ -54,7 +56,8 @@ __NTH (vsprintf (char *__restrict __s, const char *__restrict __fmt,
 
 extern int __snprintf_chk (char *__restrict __s, size_t __n, int __flag,
 			   size_t __slen, const char *__restrict __format,
-			   ...) __THROW;
+			   ...) __THROW
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern int __vsnprintf_chk (char *__restrict __s, size_t __n, int __flag,
 			    size_t __slen, const char *__restrict __format,
 			    __gnuc_va_list __ap) __THROW;
@@ -241,17 +244,19 @@ gets (char *__str)
 #endif
 
 extern char *__fgets_chk (char *__restrict __s, size_t __size, int __n,
-			  FILE *__restrict __stream) __wur;
+			  FILE *__restrict __stream)
+    __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3));
 extern char *__REDIRECT (__fgets_alias,
 			 (char *__restrict __s, int __n,
-			  FILE *__restrict __stream), fgets) __wur;
+			  FILE *__restrict __stream), fgets)
+    __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern char *__REDIRECT (__fgets_chk_warn,
 			 (char *__restrict __s, size_t __size, int __n,
 			  FILE *__restrict __stream), __fgets_chk)
      __wur __warnattr ("fgets called with bigger size than length "
 		       "of destination buffer");
 
-__fortify_function __wur char *
+__fortify_function __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2)) char *
 fgets (char *__restrict __s, int __n, FILE *__restrict __stream)
 {
   if (__bos (__s) != (size_t) -1)
@@ -299,17 +304,19 @@ fread (void *__restrict __ptr, size_t __size, size_t __n,
 
 #ifdef __USE_GNU
 extern char *__fgets_unlocked_chk (char *__restrict __s, size_t __size,
-				   int __n, FILE *__restrict __stream) __wur;
+				   int __n, FILE *__restrict __stream)
+    __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3));
 extern char *__REDIRECT (__fgets_unlocked_alias,
 			 (char *__restrict __s, int __n,
-			  FILE *__restrict __stream), fgets_unlocked) __wur;
+			  FILE *__restrict __stream), fgets_unlocked)
+    __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern char *__REDIRECT (__fgets_unlocked_chk_warn,
 			 (char *__restrict __s, size_t __size, int __n,
 			  FILE *__restrict __stream), __fgets_unlocked_chk)
      __wur __warnattr ("fgets_unlocked called with bigger size than length "
 		       "of destination buffer");
 
-__fortify_function __wur char *
+__fortify_function __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2)) char *
 fgets_unlocked (char *__restrict __s, int __n, FILE *__restrict __stream)
 {
   if (__bos (__s) != (size_t) -1)
diff --git a/libio/stdio.h b/libio/stdio.h
index 21ef36ae70..07f2d9afb5 100644
--- a/libio/stdio.h
+++ b/libio/stdio.h
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ extern int putw (int __w, FILE *__stream);
    This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
    marked with __THROW.  */
 extern char *fgets (char *__restrict __s, int __n, FILE *__restrict __stream)
-     __wur;
+     __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 
 #if __GLIBC_USE (DEPRECATED_GETS)
 /* Get a newline-terminated string from stdin, removing the newline.
@@ -589,7 +589,8 @@ extern char *gets (char *__s) __wur __attribute_deprecated__;
    or due to the implementation it is a cancellation point and
    therefore not marked with __THROW.  */
 extern char *fgets_unlocked (char *__restrict __s, int __n,
-			     FILE *__restrict __stream) __wur;
+			     FILE *__restrict __stream) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/misc/sys/cdefs.h b/misc/sys/cdefs.h
index 9fa371ab86..19d9cc5cfe 100644
--- a/misc/sys/cdefs.h
+++ b/misc/sys/cdefs.h
@@ -548,4 +548,15 @@ _Static_assert (0, "IEEE 128-bits long double requires redirection on this platf
 # define __HAVE_GENERIC_SELECTION 0
 #endif
 
+#if __GNUC_PREREQ (10, 0)
+/* Designates a 1-based positional argument ref-index of pointer type
+   that can be used to access size-index elements of the pointed-to
+   array according to access mode, or at least one element when
+   size-index is not provided:
+     access (access-mode, <ref-index> [, <size-index>])  */
+#define __attr_access(x) __attribute__ ((__access__ x))
+#else
+#  define __attr_access(x)
+#endif
+
 #endif	 /* sys/cdefs.h */
diff --git a/posix/bits/unistd.h b/posix/bits/unistd.h
index b8a8211d83..725a83eb0d 100644
--- a/posix/bits/unistd.h
+++ b/posix/bits/unistd.h
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
 #endif
 
 extern ssize_t __read_chk (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
-			   size_t __buflen) __wur;
+			   size_t __buflen)
+  __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT (__read_alias, (int __fd, void *__buf,
-					  size_t __nbytes), read) __wur;
+					  size_t __nbytes), read)
+  __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT (__read_chk_warn,
 			   (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
 			    size_t __buflen), __read_chk)
@@ -46,15 +48,19 @@ read (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes)
 
 #ifdef __USE_UNIX98
 extern ssize_t __pread_chk (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
-			    __off_t __offset, size_t __bufsize) __wur;
+			    __off_t __offset, size_t __bufsize)
+  __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern ssize_t __pread64_chk (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
-			      __off64_t __offset, size_t __bufsize) __wur;
+			      __off64_t __offset, size_t __bufsize)
+  __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT (__pread_alias,
 			   (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
-			    __off_t __offset), pread) __wur;
+			    __off_t __offset), pread)
+  __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT (__pread64_alias,
 			   (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
-			    __off64_t __offset), pread64) __wur;
+			    __off64_t __offset), pread64)
+  __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT (__pread_chk_warn,
 			   (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
 			    __off_t __offset, size_t __bufsize), __pread_chk)
@@ -123,11 +129,11 @@ pread64 (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes, __off64_t __offset)
 extern ssize_t __readlink_chk (const char *__restrict __path,
 			       char *__restrict __buf, size_t __len,
 			       size_t __buflen)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1, 2)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((1, 2)) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__readlink_alias,
 			       (const char *__restrict __path,
 				char *__restrict __buf, size_t __len), readlink)
-     __nonnull ((1, 2)) __wur;
+     __nonnull ((1, 2)) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__readlink_chk_warn,
 			       (const char *__restrict __path,
 				char *__restrict __buf, size_t __len,
@@ -155,12 +161,12 @@ __NTH (readlink (const char *__restrict __path, char *__restrict __buf,
 extern ssize_t __readlinkat_chk (int __fd, const char *__restrict __path,
 				 char *__restrict __buf, size_t __len,
 				 size_t __buflen)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((2, 3)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((2, 3)) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 3, 4));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__readlinkat_alias,
 			       (int __fd, const char *__restrict __path,
 				char *__restrict __buf, size_t __len),
 			       readlinkat)
-     __nonnull ((2, 3)) __wur;
+     __nonnull ((2, 3)) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 3, 4));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__readlinkat_chk_warn,
 			       (int __fd, const char *__restrict __path,
 				char *__restrict __buf, size_t __len,
@@ -187,9 +193,10 @@ __NTH (readlinkat (int __fd, const char *__restrict __path,
 #endif
 
 extern char *__getcwd_chk (char *__buf, size_t __size, size_t __buflen)
-     __THROW __wur;
+     __THROW __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern char *__REDIRECT_NTH (__getcwd_alias,
-			     (char *__buf, size_t __size), getcwd) __wur;
+			     (char *__buf, size_t __size), getcwd)
+  __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern char *__REDIRECT_NTH (__getcwd_chk_warn,
 			     (char *__buf, size_t __size, size_t __buflen),
 			     __getcwd_chk)
@@ -212,7 +219,7 @@ __NTH (getcwd (char *__buf, size_t __size))
 
 #if defined __USE_MISC || defined __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED
 extern char *__getwd_chk (char *__buf, size_t buflen)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern char *__REDIRECT_NTH (__getwd_warn, (char *__buf), getwd)
      __nonnull ((1)) __wur __warnattr ("please use getcwd instead, as getwd "
 				       "doesn't specify buffer size");
@@ -227,9 +234,11 @@ __NTH (getwd (char *__buf))
 #endif
 
 extern size_t __confstr_chk (int __name, char *__buf, size_t __len,
-			     size_t __buflen) __THROW;
+			     size_t __buflen) __THROW
+  __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern size_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__confstr_alias, (int __name, char *__buf,
-						size_t __len), confstr);
+						size_t __len), confstr)
+   __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern size_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__confstr_chk_warn,
 			      (int __name, char *__buf, size_t __len,
 			       size_t __buflen), __confstr_chk)
@@ -252,9 +261,9 @@ __NTH (confstr (int __name, char *__buf, size_t __len))
 
 
 extern int __getgroups_chk (int __size, __gid_t __list[], size_t __listlen)
-     __THROW __wur;
+  __THROW __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 1));
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (__getgroups_alias, (int __size, __gid_t __list[]),
-			   getgroups) __wur;
+			   getgroups) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 1));
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (__getgroups_chk_warn,
 			   (int __size, __gid_t __list[], size_t __listlen),
 			   __getgroups_chk)
@@ -277,7 +286,8 @@ __NTH (getgroups (int __size, __gid_t __list[]))
 
 
 extern int __ttyname_r_chk (int __fd, char *__buf, size_t __buflen,
-			    size_t __nreal) __THROW __nonnull ((2));
+			    size_t __nreal) __THROW __nonnull ((2))
+   __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (__ttyname_r_alias, (int __fd, char *__buf,
 					       size_t __buflen), ttyname_r)
      __nonnull ((2));
@@ -304,7 +314,7 @@ __NTH (ttyname_r (int __fd, char *__buf, size_t __buflen))
 
 #ifdef __USE_POSIX199506
 extern int __getlogin_r_chk (char *__buf, size_t __buflen, size_t __nreal)
-     __nonnull ((1));
+     __nonnull ((1)) __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern int __REDIRECT (__getlogin_r_alias, (char *__buf, size_t __buflen),
 		       getlogin_r) __nonnull ((1));
 extern int __REDIRECT (__getlogin_r_chk_warn,
@@ -331,9 +341,10 @@ getlogin_r (char *__buf, size_t __buflen)
 
 #if defined __USE_MISC || defined __USE_UNIX98
 extern int __gethostname_chk (char *__buf, size_t __buflen, size_t __nreal)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1));
+     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (__gethostname_alias, (char *__buf, size_t __buflen),
-			   gethostname) __nonnull ((1));
+			   gethostname)
+  __nonnull ((1)) __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (__gethostname_chk_warn,
 			   (char *__buf, size_t __buflen, size_t __nreal),
 			   __gethostname_chk)
@@ -358,10 +369,11 @@ __NTH (gethostname (char *__buf, size_t __buflen))
 
 #if defined __USE_MISC || (defined __USE_XOPEN && !defined __USE_UNIX98)
 extern int __getdomainname_chk (char *__buf, size_t __buflen, size_t __nreal)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (__getdomainname_alias, (char *__buf,
 						   size_t __buflen),
-			   getdomainname) __nonnull ((1)) __wur;
+			   getdomainname) __nonnull ((1))
+  __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (__getdomainname_chk_warn,
 			   (char *__buf, size_t __buflen, size_t __nreal),
 			   __getdomainname_chk)
diff --git a/posix/unistd.h b/posix/unistd.h
index 0dd4200ad6..32b8161619 100644
--- a/posix/unistd.h
+++ b/posix/unistd.h
@@ -357,13 +357,15 @@ extern int close (int __fd);
 
    This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
    __THROW.  */
-extern ssize_t read (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes) __wur;
+extern ssize_t read (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 
 /* Write N bytes of BUF to FD.  Return the number written, or -1.
 
    This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
    __THROW.  */
-extern ssize_t write (int __fd, const void *__buf, size_t __n) __wur;
+extern ssize_t write (int __fd, const void *__buf, size_t __n) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2, 3));
 
 #if defined __USE_UNIX98 || defined __USE_XOPEN2K8
 # ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
@@ -374,7 +376,8 @@ extern ssize_t write (int __fd, const void *__buf, size_t __n) __wur;
    This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
    __THROW.  */
 extern ssize_t pread (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
-		      __off_t __offset) __wur;
+		      __off_t __offset) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 
 /* Write N bytes of BUF to FD at the given position OFFSET without
    changing the file pointer.  Return the number written, or -1.
@@ -382,15 +385,19 @@ extern ssize_t pread (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
    This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
    __THROW.  */
 extern ssize_t pwrite (int __fd, const void *__buf, size_t __n,
-		       __off_t __offset) __wur;
+		       __off_t __offset) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2, 3));
+
 # else
 #  ifdef __REDIRECT
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT (pread, (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
 				   __off64_t __offset),
-			   pread64) __wur;
+			   pread64) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern ssize_t __REDIRECT (pwrite, (int __fd, const void *__buf,
 				    size_t __nbytes, __off64_t __offset),
-			   pwrite64) __wur;
+			   pwrite64) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2, 3));
 #  else
 #   define pread pread64
 #   define pwrite pwrite64
@@ -402,11 +409,13 @@ extern ssize_t __REDIRECT (pwrite, (int __fd, const void *__buf,
    changing the file pointer.  Return the number read, -1 for errors
    or 0 for EOF.  */
 extern ssize_t pread64 (int __fd, void *__buf, size_t __nbytes,
-			__off64_t __offset) __wur;
+			__off64_t __offset) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 /* Write N bytes of BUF to FD at the given position OFFSET without
    changing the file pointer.  Return the number written, or -1.  */
 extern ssize_t pwrite64 (int __fd, const void *__buf, size_t __n,
-			 __off64_t __offset) __wur;
+			 __off64_t __offset) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2, 3));
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -508,7 +517,8 @@ extern int fchdir (int __fd) __THROW __wur;
    an array is allocated with `malloc'; the array is SIZE
    bytes long, unless SIZE == 0, in which case it is as
    big as necessary.  */
-extern char *getcwd (char *__buf, size_t __size) __THROW __wur;
+extern char *getcwd (char *__buf, size_t __size) __THROW __wur
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 
 #ifdef	__USE_GNU
 /* Return a malloc'd string containing the current directory name.
@@ -523,7 +533,8 @@ extern char *get_current_dir_name (void) __THROW;
    If successful, return BUF.  If not, put an error message in
    BUF and return NULL.  BUF should be at least PATH_MAX bytes long.  */
 extern char *getwd (char *__buf)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __attribute_deprecated__ __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __attribute_deprecated__ __wur
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1));
 #endif
 
 
@@ -620,7 +631,8 @@ extern long int sysconf (int __name) __THROW;
 
 #ifdef	__USE_POSIX2
 /* Get the value of the string-valued system variable NAME.  */
-extern size_t confstr (int __name, char *__buf, size_t __len) __THROW;
+extern size_t confstr (int __name, char *__buf, size_t __len) __THROW
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 #endif
 
 
@@ -686,8 +698,8 @@ extern __gid_t getegid (void) __THROW;
 /* If SIZE is zero, return the number of supplementary groups
    the calling process is in.  Otherwise, fill in the group IDs
    of its supplementary groups in LIST and return the number written.  */
-extern int getgroups (int __size, __gid_t __list[]) __THROW __wur;
-
+extern int getgroups (int __size, __gid_t __list[]) __THROW __wur
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 1));
 #ifdef	__USE_GNU
 /* Return nonzero iff the calling process is in group GID.  */
 extern int group_member (__gid_t __gid) __THROW;
@@ -772,7 +784,7 @@ extern char *ttyname (int __fd) __THROW;
 /* Store at most BUFLEN characters of the pathname of the terminal FD is
    open on in BUF.  Return 0 on success, otherwise an error number.  */
 extern int ttyname_r (int __fd, char *__buf, size_t __buflen)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((2)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((2)) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 
 /* Return 1 if FD is a valid descriptor associated
    with a terminal, zero if not.  */
@@ -807,7 +819,8 @@ extern int symlink (const char *__from, const char *__to)
    Returns the number of characters read, or -1 for errors.  */
 extern ssize_t readlink (const char *__restrict __path,
 			 char *__restrict __buf, size_t __len)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1, 2)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((1, 2)) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
+
 #endif /* Use POSIX.1-2001.  */
 
 #ifdef __USE_ATFILE
@@ -818,7 +831,7 @@ extern int symlinkat (const char *__from, int __tofd,
 /* Like readlink but a relative PATH is interpreted relative to FD.  */
 extern ssize_t readlinkat (int __fd, const char *__restrict __path,
 			   char *__restrict __buf, size_t __len)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((2, 3)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((2, 3)) __wur __attr_access ((__read_only__, 3, 4));
 #endif
 
 /* Remove the link NAME.  */
@@ -853,7 +866,8 @@ extern char *getlogin (void);
 
    This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
    marked with __THROW.  */
-extern int getlogin_r (char *__name, size_t __name_len) __nonnull ((1));
+extern int getlogin_r (char *__name, size_t __name_len) __nonnull ((1))
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 #endif
 
 #ifdef	__USE_MISC
@@ -874,7 +888,8 @@ extern int setlogin (const char *__name) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
 /* Put the name of the current host in no more than LEN bytes of NAME.
    The result is null-terminated if LEN is large enough for the full
    name and the terminator.  */
-extern int gethostname (char *__name, size_t __len) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
+extern int gethostname (char *__name, size_t __len) __THROW __nonnull ((1))
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 #endif
 
 
@@ -882,7 +897,7 @@ extern int gethostname (char *__name, size_t __len) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
 /* Set the name of the current host to NAME, which is LEN bytes long.
    This call is restricted to the super-user.  */
 extern int sethostname (const char *__name, size_t __len)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur __attr_access ((__read_only__, 1, 2));
 
 /* Set the current machine's Internet number to ID.
    This call is restricted to the super-user.  */
@@ -893,10 +908,9 @@ extern int sethostid (long int __id) __THROW __wur;
    Called just like `gethostname' and `sethostname'.
    The NIS domain name is usually the empty string when not using NIS.  */
 extern int getdomainname (char *__name, size_t __len)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 extern int setdomainname (const char *__name, size_t __len)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur;
-
+     __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur __attr_access ((__read_only__, 1, 2));
 
 /* Revoke access permissions to all processes currently communicating
    with the control terminal, and then send a SIGHUP signal to the process
@@ -1131,7 +1145,9 @@ extern char *crypt (const char *__key, const char *__salt)
    range [FROM - N + 1, FROM - 1].  If N is odd the first byte in FROM
    is without partner.  */
 extern void swab (const void *__restrict __from, void *__restrict __to,
-		  ssize_t __n) __THROW __nonnull ((1, 2));
+		  ssize_t __n) __THROW __nonnull ((1, 2))
+    __attr_access ((__read_only__, 1, 3))
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 #endif
 
 
@@ -1158,7 +1174,8 @@ extern int pthread_atfork (void (*__prepare) (void),
 #ifdef __USE_MISC
 /* Write LENGTH bytes of randomness starting at BUFFER.  Return 0 on
    success or -1 on error.  */
-int getentropy (void *__buffer, size_t __length) __wur;
+int getentropy (void *__buffer, size_t __length) __wur
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 #endif
 
 /* Define some macros helping to catch buffer overflows.  */
diff --git a/stdlib/bits/stdlib.h b/stdlib/bits/stdlib.h
index bfdee75073..9134d3f36b 100644
--- a/stdlib/bits/stdlib.h
+++ b/stdlib/bits/stdlib.h
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ __NTH (realpath (const char *__restrict __name, char *__restrict __resolved))
 
 
 extern int __ptsname_r_chk (int __fd, char *__buf, size_t __buflen,
-			    size_t __nreal) __THROW __nonnull ((2));
+			    size_t __nreal) __THROW __nonnull ((2))
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (__ptsname_r_alias, (int __fd, char *__buf,
 					       size_t __buflen), ptsname_r)
-     __nonnull ((2));
+     __nonnull ((2)) __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (__ptsname_r_chk_warn,
 			   (int __fd, char *__buf, size_t __buflen,
 			    size_t __nreal), __ptsname_r_chk)
@@ -97,11 +98,13 @@ __NTH (wctomb (char *__s, wchar_t __wchar))
 
 extern size_t __mbstowcs_chk (wchar_t *__restrict __dst,
 			      const char *__restrict __src,
-			      size_t __len, size_t __dstlen) __THROW;
+			      size_t __len, size_t __dstlen) __THROW
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3)) __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2));
 extern size_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__mbstowcs_alias,
 			      (wchar_t *__restrict __dst,
 			       const char *__restrict __src,
-			       size_t __len), mbstowcs);
+			       size_t __len), mbstowcs)
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3)) __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2));
 extern size_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__mbstowcs_chk_warn,
 			      (wchar_t *__restrict __dst,
 			       const char *__restrict __src,
@@ -129,11 +132,13 @@ __NTH (mbstowcs (wchar_t *__restrict __dst, const char *__restrict __src,
 
 extern size_t __wcstombs_chk (char *__restrict __dst,
 			      const wchar_t *__restrict __src,
-			      size_t __len, size_t __dstlen) __THROW;
+			      size_t __len, size_t __dstlen) __THROW
+  __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3)) __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2));
 extern size_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__wcstombs_alias,
 			      (char *__restrict __dst,
 			       const wchar_t *__restrict __src,
-			       size_t __len), wcstombs);
+			       size_t __len), wcstombs)
+  __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3)) __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2));
 extern size_t __REDIRECT_NTH (__wcstombs_chk_warn,
 			      (char *__restrict __dst,
 			       const wchar_t *__restrict __src,
diff --git a/stdlib/stdlib.h b/stdlib/stdlib.h
index 9b7537c545..dd779bd740 100644
--- a/stdlib/stdlib.h
+++ b/stdlib/stdlib.h
@@ -931,12 +931,13 @@ extern int wctomb (char *__s, wchar_t __wchar) __THROW;
 
 /* Convert a multibyte string to a wide char string.  */
 extern size_t mbstowcs (wchar_t *__restrict  __pwcs,
-			const char *__restrict __s, size_t __n) __THROW;
+			const char *__restrict __s, size_t __n) __THROW
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3)) __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2));
 /* Convert a wide char string to multibyte string.  */
 extern size_t wcstombs (char *__restrict __s,
 			const wchar_t *__restrict __pwcs, size_t __n)
-     __THROW;
-
+     __THROW
+  __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3)) __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2));
 
 #ifdef __USE_MISC
 /* Determine whether the string value of RESPONSE matches the affirmation
@@ -990,7 +991,7 @@ extern char *ptsname (int __fd) __THROW __wur;
    terminal associated with the master FD is open on in BUF.
    Return 0 on success, otherwise an error number.  */
 extern int ptsname_r (int __fd, char *__buf, size_t __buflen)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((2));
+     __THROW __nonnull ((2)) __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 
 /* Open a master pseudo terminal and return its file descriptor.  */
 extern int getpt (void);
diff --git a/string/bits/string_fortified.h b/string/bits/string_fortified.h
index e4d07cb50c..309d0f39b2 100644
--- a/string/bits/string_fortified.h
+++ b/string/bits/string_fortified.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ __NTH (memset (void *__dest, int __ch, size_t __len))
 # include <bits/strings_fortified.h>
 
 void __explicit_bzero_chk (void *__dest, size_t __len, size_t __destlen)
-  __THROW __nonnull ((1));
+  __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 
 __fortify_function void
 __NTH (explicit_bzero (void *__dest, size_t __len))
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ __NTH (strncpy (char *__restrict __dest, const char *__restrict __src,
 
 /* XXX We have no corresponding builtin yet.  */
 extern char *__stpncpy_chk (char *__dest, const char *__src, size_t __n,
-			    size_t __destlen) __THROW;
+			    size_t __destlen) __THROW
+  __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3)) __attr_access ((__read_only__, 2));
 extern char *__REDIRECT_NTH (__stpncpy_alias, (char *__dest, const char *__src,
 					       size_t __n), stpncpy);
 
diff --git a/string/string.h b/string/string.h
index a0f2860cc2..d7ce0f4a1b 100644
--- a/string/string.h
+++ b/string/string.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern void *memmove (void *__dest, const void *__src, size_t __n)
 #if defined __USE_MISC || defined __USE_XOPEN || __GLIBC_USE (ISOC2X)
 extern void *memccpy (void *__restrict __dest, const void *__restrict __src,
 		      int __c, size_t __n)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((1, 2));
+    __THROW __nonnull ((1, 2)) __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 4));
 #endif /* Misc || X/Open.  */
 
 
@@ -108,12 +108,15 @@ extern void *rawmemchr (const void *__s, int __c)
 /* Search N bytes of S for the final occurrence of C.  */
 # ifdef __CORRECT_ISO_CPP_STRING_H_PROTO
 extern "C++" void *memrchr (void *__s, int __c, size_t __n)
-      __THROW __asm ("memrchr") __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1));
+      __THROW __asm ("memrchr") __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1))
+      __attr_access ((__read_only__, 1, 3));
 extern "C++" const void *memrchr (const void *__s, int __c, size_t __n)
-      __THROW __asm ("memrchr") __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1));
+      __THROW __asm ("memrchr") __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1))
+      __attr_access ((__read_only__, 1, 3));
 # else
 extern void *memrchr (const void *__s, int __c, size_t __n)
-      __THROW __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1));
+      __THROW __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1))
+      __attr_access ((__read_only__, 1, 3));
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ extern int strcoll (const char *__s1, const char *__s2)
 /* Put a transformation of SRC into no more than N bytes of DEST.  */
 extern size_t strxfrm (char *__restrict __dest,
 		       const char *__restrict __src, size_t __n)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((2));
+    __THROW __nonnull ((2)) __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3));
 
 #ifdef __USE_XOPEN2K8
 /* POSIX.1-2008 extended locale interface (see locale.h).  */
@@ -158,7 +161,8 @@ extern int strcoll_l (const char *__s1, const char *__s2, locale_t __l)
 /* Put a transformation of SRC into no more than N bytes of DEST,
    using sorting rules from L.  */
 extern size_t strxfrm_l (char *__dest, const char *__src, size_t __n,
-			 locale_t __l) __THROW __nonnull ((2, 4));
+			 locale_t __l) __THROW __nonnull ((2, 4))
+     __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 3));
 #endif
 
 #if (defined __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED || defined __USE_XOPEN2K8	\
@@ -368,7 +372,9 @@ extern char *strcasestr (const char *__haystack, const char *__needle)
    HAYSTACK is HAYSTACKLEN bytes long.  */
 extern void *memmem (const void *__haystack, size_t __haystacklen,
 		     const void *__needle, size_t __needlelen)
-     __THROW __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1, 3));
+     __THROW __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1, 3))
+    __attr_access ((__read_only__, 1, 2))
+    __attr_access ((__read_only__, 3, 4));
 
 /* Copy N bytes of SRC to DEST, return pointer to bytes after the
    last written byte.  */
@@ -409,17 +415,18 @@ extern char *strerror (int __errnum) __THROW;
 #  ifdef __REDIRECT_NTH
 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (strerror_r,
 			   (int __errnum, char *__buf, size_t __buflen),
-			   __xpg_strerror_r) __nonnull ((2));
+			   __xpg_strerror_r) __nonnull ((2))
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 #  else
 extern int __xpg_strerror_r (int __errnum, char *__buf, size_t __buflen)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((2));
+     __THROW __nonnull ((2)) __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 #   define strerror_r __xpg_strerror_r
 #  endif
 # else
 /* If a temporary buffer is required, at most BUFLEN bytes of BUF will be
    used.  */
 extern char *strerror_r (int __errnum, char *__buf, size_t __buflen)
-     __THROW __nonnull ((2)) __wur;
+     __THROW __nonnull ((2)) __wur  __attr_access ((__write_only__, 2, 3));
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -433,7 +440,8 @@ extern char *strerror_l (int __errnum, locale_t __l) __THROW;
 
 /* Set N bytes of S to 0.  The compiler will not delete a call to this
    function, even if S is dead after the call.  */
-extern void explicit_bzero (void *__s, size_t __n) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
+extern void explicit_bzero (void *__s, size_t __n) __THROW __nonnull ((1))
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 
 /* Return the next DELIM-delimited token from *STRINGP,
    terminating it with a '\0', and update *STRINGP to point past it.  */
@@ -471,7 +479,8 @@ extern int strverscmp (const char *__s1, const char *__s2)
 extern char *strfry (char *__string) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
 
 /* Frobnicate N bytes of S.  */
-extern void *memfrob (void *__s, size_t __n) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
+extern void *memfrob (void *__s, size_t __n) __THROW __nonnull ((1))
+    __attr_access ((__write_only__, 1, 2));
 
 # ifndef basename
 /* Return the file name within directory of FILENAME.  We don't