Re: [stable] [patch 1/1] sys_get_thread_area does not clear the returned argument

* [email protected] ([email protected]) wrote:
> 
> From: Blaisorblade <[email protected]>
> CC: <[email protected]>
> 
> sys_get_thread_area does not memset to 0 its struct user_desc info before
> copying it to user space...  since sizeof(struct user_desc) is 16 while the
> actual datas which are filled are only 12 bytes + 9 bits (across the
> bitfields), there is a (small) information leak.
> 
> This was already committed to Linus' repository.

Thanks, queued to -stable.
-chris
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