These issues were found by Coverity static analysis tool, for more info see messages by particular fixes (messages belong to 5.1.61). Filed upstream at http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=64631 Error: BUFFER_SIZE_WARNING: /builddir/build/BUILD/mysql-5.1.61/sql/sql_prepare.cc:2749: buffer_size_warning: Calling strncpy with a maximum size argument of 512 bytes on destination array "this->stmt->last_error" of size 512 bytes might leave the destination string unterminated. diff -Naur mysql-5.5.23.orig/sql/sql_prepare.cc mysql-5.5.23/sql/sql_prepare.cc --- mysql-5.5.23.orig/sql/sql_prepare.cc 2012-03-29 15:07:12.000000000 -0400 +++ mysql-5.5.23/sql/sql_prepare.cc 2012-04-27 22:19:09.196076848 -0400 @@ -2871,7 +2871,7 @@ { stmt->state= Query_arena::STMT_ERROR; stmt->last_errno= thd->stmt_da->sql_errno(); - strncpy(stmt->last_error, thd->stmt_da->message(), MYSQL_ERRMSG_SIZE); + strncpy(stmt->last_error, thd->stmt_da->message(), sizeof(stmt->last_error)-1); } thd->stmt_da= save_stmt_da; thd->warning_info= save_warinig_info; Error: STRING_OVERFLOW: /builddir/build/BUILD/mysql-5.1.61/sql/sql_trigger.cc:2194: fixed_size_dest: You might overrun the 512 byte fixed-size string "this->m_parse_error_message" by copying "error_message" without checking the length. /builddir/build/BUILD/mysql-5.1.61/sql/sql_trigger.cc:2194: parameter_as_source: Note: This defect has an elevated risk because the source argument is a parameter of the current function. diff -Naur mysql-5.5.23.orig/sql/sql_trigger.cc mysql-5.5.23/sql/sql_trigger.cc --- mysql-5.5.23.orig/sql/sql_trigger.cc 2012-03-29 15:07:12.000000000 -0400 +++ mysql-5.5.23/sql/sql_trigger.cc 2012-04-27 22:19:09.198076947 -0400 @@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ void Table_triggers_list::set_parse_error_message(char *error_message) { m_has_unparseable_trigger= true; - strcpy(m_parse_error_message, error_message); + strncpy(m_parse_error_message, error_message, sizeof(m_parse_error_message)-1); } Error: STRING_OVERFLOW: /builddir/build/BUILD/mysql-5.1.61/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc:6544: fixed_size_dest: You might overrun the 512 byte fixed-size string "name2" by copying "name" without checking the length. /builddir/build/BUILD/mysql-5.1.61/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc:6544: parameter_as_source: Note: This defect has an elevated risk because the source argument is a parameter of the current function. diff -Naur mysql-5.5.23.orig/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc mysql-5.5.23/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc --- mysql-5.5.23.orig/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc 2012-03-29 15:07:11.000000000 -0400 +++ mysql-5.5.23/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc 2012-04-27 22:19:09.201077088 -0400 @@ -7023,7 +7023,7 @@ ut_a(strlen(name) < sizeof(name2)); - strcpy(name2, name); + strncpy(name2, name, sizeof(name2)-1); normalize_table_name(norm_name, name2);