There is a potential execution path in which variable *resp_buftype* is passed as an argument to function free_rsp_buf(), in which is used without being properly initialized previously. Fix this by initializing variable *resp_buftype* to -1 in order to avoid unpredictable or unintended results. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1472116 ("Uninitialized scalar variable") Fixes: 1473971 ("Uninitialized scalar variable") Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/cifs/smb2ops.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c index c6c6450d..927aadd 100644 --- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c +++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c @@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ smb2_ioctl_query_info(const unsigned int xid, struct smb_rqst rqst; struct kvec iov[1]; struct kvec rsp_iov; - int resp_buftype; + int resp_buftype = -1; struct smb2_query_info_rsp *rsp = NULL; void *buffer; -- 2.7.4