diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index dabc6e9c81..2ebde0db19 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-08-25	Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
+
+	CID 113/SECURE_CODING
+	* libblock/src/media-path.c: Avoid strcpy().  Style.  Use assert() to
+	avoid dead code.
+
 2010-08-24	Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
 
 	PR 1673/cpukit
diff --git a/cpukit/libblock/src/media-path.c b/cpukit/libblock/src/media-path.c
index 19da3faa8c..bf9b3d6970 100644
--- a/cpukit/libblock/src/media-path.c
+++ b/cpukit/libblock/src/media-path.c
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <rtems/media.h>
 
-char *rtems_media_create_path(const char *prefix, const char *name, rtems_device_major_number major)
+char *rtems_media_create_path(
+  const char *prefix,
+  const char *name,
+  rtems_device_major_number major
+)
 {
-  size_t const len = strlen(prefix) + 1 + strlen(name) + 1 + 10 + 1;
-  char *const s = malloc(len);
+  size_t const size = strlen(prefix) + 1 + strlen(name) + 1 + 10 + 1;
+  char *const s = malloc(size);
 
   if (s != NULL) {
-    int rv = snprintf(s, len, "%s/%s-%" PRIu32, prefix, name, major);
-
-    if (rv >= (int) len) {
-      free(s);
-
-      return NULL;
-    }
+    int rv = snprintf(s, size, "%s/%s-%" PRIu32, prefix, name, major);
+    assert(rv < (int) size);
   }
 
   return s;
@@ -50,32 +50,30 @@ char *rtems_media_replace_prefix(const char *new_prefix, const char *path)
   const char *const name_try = strrchr(path, '/');
   const char *const name = (name_try == NULL) ? path : name_try + 1;
   size_t const new_prefix_len = strlen(new_prefix);
-  size_t const name_len = strlen(name);
-  size_t const len = new_prefix_len + 1 + name_len + 1;
-  char *const s =  malloc(len);
+  size_t const name_size = strlen(name) + 1;
+  size_t const size = new_prefix_len + 1 + name_size;
+  char *const s = malloc(size);
 
   if (s != NULL) {
-    strcpy(s, new_prefix);
-    strcpy(s + new_prefix_len, "/");
-    strcpy(s + new_prefix_len + 1, name);
+    memcpy(s, new_prefix, new_prefix_len);
+    s [new_prefix_len] = '/';
+    memcpy(s + new_prefix_len + 1, name, name_size);
   }
 
   return s;
 }
 
-char *rtems_media_append_minor(const char *path, rtems_device_minor_number minor)
+char *rtems_media_append_minor(
+  const char *path,
+  rtems_device_minor_number minor
+)
 {
-  size_t const len = strlen(path) + 1 + 10 + 1;
-  char *const s = malloc(len);
+  size_t const size = strlen(path) + 1 + 10 + 1;
+  char *const s = malloc(size);
 
   if (s != NULL) {
-    int rv = snprintf(s, len, "%s-%" PRIu32, path, minor);
-
-    if (rv >= (int) len) {
-      free(s);
-
-      return NULL;
-    }
+    int rv = snprintf(s, size, "%s-%" PRIu32, path, minor);
+    assert(rv < (int) size);
   }
 
   return s;