netdev - Re: [PATCH net] unix_diag: fix info leak

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Message-Id: <20131002.160851.628764791761734053.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:08:51 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	minipli@...glemail.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] unix_diag: fix info leak

From: Mathias Krause <minipli@...glemail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:05:40 +0200

> When filling the netlink message we miss to wipe the pad field,
> therefore leak one byte of heap memory to userland. Fix this by
> setting pad to 0.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mathias Krause <minipli@...glemail.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks!
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