netdev - [PATCH] af_key: fix info leaks in notify messages

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Date:	Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:52:30 +0200
From:	Mathias Krause <minipli@...glemail.com>
To:	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Mathias Krause <minipli@...glemail.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Subject: [PATCH] af_key: fix info leaks in notify messages

key_notify_sa_flush() and key_notify_policy_flush() miss to initialize
the sadb_msg_reserved member of the broadcasted message and thereby
leak 2 bytes of heap memory to listeners. Fix that.

Signed-off-by: Mathias Krause <minipli@...glemail.com>
Cc: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
---
 net/key/af_key.c |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index c5fbd75..9da8620 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -1710,6 +1710,7 @@ static int key_notify_sa_flush(const struct km_event *c)
 	hdr->sadb_msg_version = PF_KEY_V2;
 	hdr->sadb_msg_errno = (uint8_t) 0;
 	hdr->sadb_msg_len = (sizeof(struct sadb_msg) / sizeof(uint64_t));
+	hdr->sadb_msg_reserved = 0;
 
 	pfkey_broadcast(skb, GFP_ATOMIC, BROADCAST_ALL, NULL, c->net);
 
@@ -2699,6 +2700,7 @@ static int key_notify_policy_flush(const struct km_event *c)
 	hdr->sadb_msg_errno = (uint8_t) 0;
 	hdr->sadb_msg_satype = SADB_SATYPE_UNSPEC;
 	hdr->sadb_msg_len = (sizeof(struct sadb_msg) / sizeof(uint64_t));
+	hdr->sadb_msg_reserved = 0;
 	pfkey_broadcast(skb_out, GFP_ATOMIC, BROADCAST_ALL, NULL, c->net);
 	return 0;
 
-- 
1.7.10.4

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