netdev - [PATCH] econet: Fix econet

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Date:	Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:48:36 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] econet: Fix econet_getname() leak

econet_getname() can leak kernel memory to user.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
---
diff --git a/net/econet/af_econet.c b/net/econet/af_econet.c
index e114da7..0e0254f 100644
--- a/net/econet/af_econet.c
+++ b/net/econet/af_econet.c
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ static int econet_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	if (peer)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;

+	memset(sec, 0, sizeof(*sec));
 	mutex_lock(&econet_mutex);

 	sk = sock->sk;
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