netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] slcan: Don't transmit uninitialized stack data in padding

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Date:   Wed, 1 Apr 2020 12:08:02 +0200
From:   Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>
To:     Richard Palethorpe <rpalethorpe@...e.com>,
        linux-can@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        security@...nel.org, wg@...ndegger.com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] slcan: Don't transmit uninitialized stack data in
 padding

On 4/1/20 12:06 PM, Richard Palethorpe wrote:
> struct can_frame contains some padding which is not explicitly zeroed in
> slc_bump. This uninitialized data will then be transmitted if the stack
> initialization hardening feature is not enabled (CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL).
> 
> This commit just zeroes the whole struct including the padding.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Palethorpe <rpalethorpe@...e.com>
> Fixes: a1044e36e457 ("can: add slcan driver for serial/USB-serial CAN adapters")
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Cc: linux-can@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: security@...nel.org
> Cc: wg@...ndegger.com
> Cc: mkl@...gutronix.de
> Cc: davem@...emloft.net

Acked-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>

Marc

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