9p back-end first queries the size of an extended attribute, allocates space for it via g_malloc() and then retrieves its value into allocated buffer. Race between querying attribute size and retrieving its could lead to memory bytes disclosure. Use g_malloc0() to avoid it. Reported-by: Tuomas Tynkkynen <address@hidden> Signed-off-by: Prasad J Pandit <address@hidden> --- hw/9pfs/9p.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.c b/hw/9pfs/9p.c index 23ac7bb532..f8bbac251d 100644 --- a/hw/9pfs/9p.c +++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.c @@ -3234,7 +3234,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn v9fs_xattrwalk(void *opaque) xattr_fidp->fid_type = P9_FID_XATTR; xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.xattrwalk_fid = true; if (size) { - xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.value = g_malloc(size); + xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.value = g_malloc0(size); err = v9fs_co_llistxattr(pdu, &xattr_fidp->path, xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.value, xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.len); @@ -3267,7 +3267,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn v9fs_xattrwalk(void *opaque) xattr_fidp->fid_type = P9_FID_XATTR; xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.xattrwalk_fid = true; if (size) { - xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.value = g_malloc(size); + xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.value = g_malloc0(size); err = v9fs_co_lgetxattr(pdu, &xattr_fidp->path, &name, xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.value, xattr_fidp->fs.xattr.len); -- 2.13.6