On x86_64 there is a 4 byte hole between ->recv_type and ->addr. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> --- v2: fixed the changelog a little. Also added LKML because the openipmi is a moderated list (and the moderator thought my email was spam). diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c index 9eb360f..8e306ac 100644 --- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c @@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ static long compat_ipmi_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd, struct ipmi_recv __user *precv64; struct ipmi_recv recv64; + memset(&recv64, 0, sizeof(recv64)); if (get_compat_ipmi_recv(&recv64, compat_ptr(arg))) return -EFAULT; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html