| Message ID | 1383342221-16888-1-git-send-email-kamal@canonical.com |
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diff --git a/net/unix/diag.c b/net/unix/diag.c index 5ac19dc..ff4f29b 100644 --- a/net/unix/diag.c +++ b/net/unix/diag.c @@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static int sk_diag_fill(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct unix_diag_r rep->udiag_family = AF_UNIX; rep->udiag_type = sk->sk_type; rep->udiag_state = sk->sk_state; + rep->pad = 0; rep->udiag_ino = sk_ino; sock_diag_save_cookie(sk, rep->udiag_cookie);
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled unix_diag: fix info leak to the linux-3.8.y-queue branch of the 3.8.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.8.y-queue This patch is scheduled to be released in version 3.8.13.13. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.8.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Kamal ------ From 2eda274d4976bf1cd7af9343cd24f9e85318a4f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mathias Krause <minipli@googlemail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:05:40 +0200 Subject: unix_diag: fix info leak [ Upstream commit 6865d1e834be84ddd5808d93d5035b492346c64a ] 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@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com> --- net/unix/diag.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) -- 1.8.1.2