diff --git a/content/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/exploiting-stack-buffer-overflow-aarch64/redirect1.c b/content/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/exploiting-stack-buffer-overflow-aarch64/redirect1.c
index dbe5d6c9d0..5c8c7a9570 100644
--- a/content/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/exploiting-stack-buffer-overflow-aarch64/redirect1.c
+++ b/content/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/exploiting-stack-buffer-overflow-aarch64/redirect1.c
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 __attribute__((noinline))
 char f(char *src) {
     char buffer[8];
 
-    strcpy(buffer, src);
+    snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s", src);
     return buffer[2];
 }