linux-hardening - [PATCH] ipv6: Use memset_after() to zero rt6

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Date:   Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:32:41 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Hideaki YOSHIFUJI <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] ipv6: Use memset_after() to zero rt6_info

In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time
field bounds checking for memset(), avoid intentionally writing across
neighboring fields.

Use memset_after() to clear everything after the dst_entry member of
struct rt6_info.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 net/ipv6/route.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 3ae25b8ffbd6..0cf616b2d013 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -328,9 +328,7 @@ static const struct rt6_info ip6_blk_hole_entry_template = {
 
 static void rt6_info_init(struct rt6_info *rt)
 {
-	struct dst_entry *dst = &rt->dst;
-
-	memset(dst + 1, 0, sizeof(*rt) - sizeof(*dst));
+	memset_after(rt, 0, dst);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rt->rt6i_uncached);
 }
 
-- 
2.30.2