Update

vendor/golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/mgr/config.go

@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ func (s *Service) Config() (Config, error) {
 }
 
 func updateDescription(handle windows.Handle, desc string) error {
-	d := windows.SERVICE_DESCRIPTION{Description: toPtr(desc)}
+	descPointer, err := toPtr(desc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	d := windows.SERVICE_DESCRIPTION{Description: descPointer}
 	return windows.ChangeServiceConfig2(handle,
 		windows.SERVICE_CONFIG_DESCRIPTION, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&d)))
 }
@@ -141,10 +145,30 @@ func updateStartUp(handle windows.Handle, isDelayed bool) error {
 
 // UpdateConfig updates service s configuration parameters.
 func (s *Service) UpdateConfig(c Config) error {
-	err := windows.ChangeServiceConfig(s.Handle, c.ServiceType, c.StartType,
-		c.ErrorControl, toPtr(c.BinaryPathName), toPtr(c.LoadOrderGroup),
-		nil, toStringBlock(c.Dependencies), toPtr(c.ServiceStartName),
-		toPtr(c.Password), toPtr(c.DisplayName))
+	binaryPathNamePointer, err := toPtr(c.BinaryPathName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	loadOrderGroupPointer, err := toPtr(c.LoadOrderGroup)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	serviceStartNamePointer, err := toPtr(c.ServiceStartName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	passwordPointer, err := toPtr(c.Password)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	displayNamePointer, err := toPtr(c.DisplayName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = windows.ChangeServiceConfig(s.Handle, c.ServiceType, c.StartType,
+		c.ErrorControl, binaryPathNamePointer, loadOrderGroupPointer,
+		nil, toStringBlock(c.Dependencies), serviceStartNamePointer,
+		passwordPointer, displayNamePointer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

vendor/golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/mgr/mgr.go

@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ func Connect() (*Mgr, error) {
 func ConnectRemote(host string) (*Mgr, error) {
 	var s *uint16
 	if host != "" {
-		s = syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(host)
+		var err error
+		s, err = syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	h, err := windows.OpenSCManager(s, nil, windows.SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -78,11 +82,11 @@ func (m *Mgr) LockStatus() (*LockStatus, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func toPtr(s string) *uint16 {
+func toPtr(s string) (*uint16, error) {
 	if len(s) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
-	return syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(s)
+	return syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(s)
 }
 
 // toStringBlock terminates strings in ss with 0, and then
@@ -122,10 +126,34 @@ func (m *Mgr) CreateService(name, exepath string, c Config, args ...string) (*Se
 	for _, v := range args {
 		s += " " + syscall.EscapeArg(v)
 	}
-	h, err := windows.CreateService(m.Handle, toPtr(name), toPtr(c.DisplayName),
+	namePointer, err := toPtr(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	displayNamePointer, err := toPtr(c.DisplayName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	sPointer, err := toPtr(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	loadOrderGroupPointer, err := toPtr(c.LoadOrderGroup)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	serviceStartNamePointer, err := toPtr(c.ServiceStartName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	passwordPointer, err := toPtr(c.Password)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	h, err := windows.CreateService(m.Handle, namePointer, displayNamePointer,
 		windows.SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS, c.ServiceType,
-		c.StartType, c.ErrorControl, toPtr(s), toPtr(c.LoadOrderGroup),
-		nil, toStringBlock(c.Dependencies), toPtr(c.ServiceStartName), toPtr(c.Password))
+		c.StartType, c.ErrorControl, sPointer, loadOrderGroupPointer,
+		nil, toStringBlock(c.Dependencies), serviceStartNamePointer, passwordPointer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -159,7 +187,12 @@ func (m *Mgr) CreateService(name, exepath string, c Config, args ...string) (*Se
 // OpenService retrieves access to service name, so it can
 // be interrogated and controlled.
 func (m *Mgr) OpenService(name string) (*Service, error) {
-	h, err := windows.OpenService(m.Handle, syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(name), windows.SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS)
+	namePointer, err := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	h, err := windows.OpenService(m.Handle, namePointer, windows.SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

vendor/golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/mgr/recovery.go

@@ -99,8 +99,13 @@ func (s *Service) ResetPeriod() (uint32, error) {
 // SetRebootMessage sets service s reboot message.
 // If msg is "", the reboot message is deleted and no message is broadcast.
 func (s *Service) SetRebootMessage(msg string) error {
+	msgPointer, err := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	rActions := windows.SERVICE_FAILURE_ACTIONS{
-		RebootMsg: syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(msg),
+		RebootMsg: msgPointer,
 	}
 	return windows.ChangeServiceConfig2(s.Handle, windows.SERVICE_CONFIG_FAILURE_ACTIONS, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rActions)))
 }
@@ -118,8 +123,13 @@ func (s *Service) RebootMessage() (string, error) {
 // SetRecoveryCommand sets the command line of the process to execute in response to the RunCommand service controller action.
 // If cmd is "", the command is deleted and no program is run when the service fails.
 func (s *Service) SetRecoveryCommand(cmd string) error {
+	cmdPointer, err := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	rActions := windows.SERVICE_FAILURE_ACTIONS{
-		Command: syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(cmd),
+		Command: cmdPointer,
 	}
 	return windows.ChangeServiceConfig2(s.Handle, windows.SERVICE_CONFIG_FAILURE_ACTIONS, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rActions)))
 }

vendor/golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/mgr/service.go

@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ func (s *Service) Start(args ...string) error {
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		vs := make([]*uint16, len(args))
 		for i := range vs {
-			vs[i] = syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(args[i])
+			argPointer, err := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(args[i])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			vs[i] = argPointer
 		}
 		p = &vs[0]
 	}

vendor/golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/service.go

@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ type ctlEvent struct {
 
 // service provides access to windows service api.
 type service struct {
-	name    string
-	h       windows.Handle
-	c       chan ctlEvent
-	handler Handler
+	namePointer *uint16
+	h           windows.Handle
+	c           chan ctlEvent
+	handler     Handler
 }
 
 type exitCode struct {
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ var theService service // This is, unfortunately, a global, which means only one
 // serviceMain is the entry point called by the service manager, registered earlier by
 // the call to StartServiceCtrlDispatcher.
 func serviceMain(argc uint32, argv **uint16) uintptr {
-	handle, err := windows.RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx(windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(theService.name), ctlHandlerCallback, 0)
+	handle, err := windows.RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx(theService.namePointer, ctlHandlerCallback, 0)
 	if sysErr, ok := err.(windows.Errno); ok {
 		return uintptr(sysErr)
 	} else if err != nil {
@@ -280,15 +280,21 @@ loop:
 
 // Run executes service name by calling appropriate handler function.
 func Run(name string, handler Handler) error {
+	// Check to make sure that the service name is valid.
+	namePointer, err := windows.UTF16PtrFromString(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	initCallbacks.Do(func() {
 		ctlHandlerCallback = windows.NewCallback(ctlHandler)
 		serviceMainCallback = windows.NewCallback(serviceMain)
 	})
-	theService.name = name
+	theService.namePointer = namePointer
 	theService.handler = handler
 	theService.c = make(chan ctlEvent)
 	t := []windows.SERVICE_TABLE_ENTRY{
-		{ServiceName: windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(theService.name), ServiceProc: serviceMainCallback},
+		{ServiceName: namePointer, ServiceProc: serviceMainCallback},
 		{ServiceName: nil, ServiceProc: 0},
 	}
 	return windows.StartServiceCtrlDispatcher(&t[0])