int rc;
        struct ctlr_info *h;
        struct hpsa_scsi_dev_t *dev;
-       char msg[40];
+       char msg[48];
 
        /* find the controller to which the command to be aborted was sent */
        h = sdev_to_hba(scsicmd->device);
 
        /* if controller locked up, we can guarantee command won't complete */
        if (lockup_detected(h)) {
-               sprintf(msg, "cmd %d RESET FAILED, lockup detected",
-                               hpsa_get_cmd_index(scsicmd));
+               snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg),
+                        "cmd %d RESET FAILED, lockup detected",
+                        hpsa_get_cmd_index(scsicmd));
                hpsa_show_dev_msg(KERN_WARNING, h, dev, msg);
                return FAILED;
        }
 
        /* this reset request might be the result of a lockup; check */
        if (detect_controller_lockup(h)) {
-               sprintf(msg, "cmd %d RESET FAILED, new lockup detected",
-                               hpsa_get_cmd_index(scsicmd));
+               snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg),
+                        "cmd %d RESET FAILED, new lockup detected",
+                        hpsa_get_cmd_index(scsicmd));
                hpsa_show_dev_msg(KERN_WARNING, h, dev, msg);
                return FAILED;
        }
        /* send a reset to the SCSI LUN which the command was sent to */
        rc = hpsa_do_reset(h, dev, dev->scsi3addr, HPSA_RESET_TYPE_LUN,
                           DEFAULT_REPLY_QUEUE);
-       sprintf(msg, "reset %s", rc == 0 ? "completed successfully" : "failed");
+       snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "reset %s",
+                rc == 0 ? "completed successfully" : "failed");
        hpsa_show_dev_msg(KERN_WARNING, h, dev, msg);
        return rc == 0 ? SUCCESS : FAILED;
 }