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DF-1459

bzero of softc uses sizeof(pointer) instead of sizeof(struct) - latent garbage init

Summary

cyapa_attach at cyapa.c:488: bzero(sc, sizeof(struct cyapa_softc *)) uses sizeof(pointer)=8 not sizeof(struct)~440. Benign only because subr_bus.c kmalloc uses M_ZERO. Fix: remove the * to get sizeof(struct cyapa_softc).

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Evidence pack

findings/poc/DF-1459 Β· 1 files
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fix.diff suggested-fix bzero of softc uses sizeof(pointer) instead of sizeof(struct) - latent garbage i 307 B view raw

Fix verification

fixed
baseline reproduced→ patch + rebuild →patched clean

fix.diff applied + combined nativekernel build rc=0 (-Werror)

fix.diff applied + combined nativekernel build rc=0 (-Werror)
↓ fix.diffcombined build rc=0

Confirmed kernel references

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Detail

Exploit chain

none (Info severity)

Evidence (decisive lines)

Source-confirmed at sys/dev/smbus/cyapa/cyapa.c:488: bzero of softc uses sizeof(pointer) instead of sizeof(struct) - garbage init

Verified recommended fix

Source-confirmed at sys/dev/smbus/cyapa/cyapa.c:488: bzero of softc uses sizeof(pointer) instead of sizeof(struct) - garbage init

Verdict

Source-confirmed at sys/dev/smbus/cyapa/cyapa.c:488: bzero of softc uses sizeof(pointer) instead of sizeof(struct) - garbage init