From 8f2a83b454c9b17989843756313e0180827a7ace Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kees Cook Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:32:41 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] ipv6: Use memset_after() to zero rt6_info In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time field bounds checking for memset(), avoid intentionally writing across neighboring fields. Use memset_after() to clear everything after the dst_entry member of struct rt6_info. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/ipv6/route.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c index 5e8f2f1..ecc6df6 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/route.c +++ b/net/ipv6/route.c @@ -328,9 +328,7 @@ static const struct rt6_info ip6_blk_hole_entry_template = { static void rt6_info_init(struct rt6_info *rt) { - struct dst_entry *dst = &rt->dst; - - memset(dst + 1, 0, sizeof(*rt) - sizeof(*dst)); + memset_after(rt, 0, dst); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rt->rt6i_uncached); } -- 2.7.4