netdev - [iproute PATCH 1/2] iplink: Add missing variable initialization

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Date:	Thu, 16 Jun 2016 16:19:39 +0200
From:	Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemming@...cade.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [iproute PATCH 1/2] iplink: Add missing variable initialization

Without this, we might feed garbage to the kernel when the address is
shorter than expected.

Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
---
 ip/iplink.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ip/iplink.c b/ip/iplink.c
index d2e586b6d1332..4cb9bab66b916 100644
--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int iplink_parse_vf(int vf, int *argcp, char ***argvp,
 	while (NEXT_ARG_OK()) {
 		NEXT_ARG();
 		if (matches(*argv, "mac") == 0) {
-			struct ifla_vf_mac ivm;
+			struct ifla_vf_mac ivm = { 0 };
 
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			ivm.vf = vf;
-- 
2.8.2