netdev - [PATCH] pcan_usb_fd: zero out the common command buffer

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Date:   Thu,  8 Aug 2019 11:28:25 +0200
From:   Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
Subject: [PATCH] pcan_usb_fd: zero out the common command buffer

Lest we leak kernel memory to a device we better zero out buffers.

Reported-by: syzbot+513e4d0985298538bf9b@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
---
 drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c
index 34761c3a6286..47cc1ff5b88e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static int pcan_usb_fd_init(struct peak_usb_device *dev)
 			goto err_out;
 
 		/* allocate command buffer once for all for the interface */
-		pdev->cmd_buffer_addr = kmalloc(PCAN_UFD_CMD_BUFFER_SIZE,
+		pdev->cmd_buffer_addr = kzalloc(PCAN_UFD_CMD_BUFFER_SIZE,
 						GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!pdev->cmd_buffer_addr)
 			goto err_out_1;
-- 
2.16.4