Re: [PATCH] sctp: fully initialize the IPv6 address in sctp_v6_to_addr()

From: Xin Long
Date: Tue Jul 18 2017 - 20:59:05 EST


On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 3:02 AM, Alexander Potapenko <glider@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Alexander Potapenko <glider@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> KMSAN reported use of uninitialized sctp_addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr and
>> sctp_addr->v6.sin6_scope_id in sctp_v6_cmp_addr() (see below).
>> Make sure all fields of an IPv6 address are initialized, which
>> guarantees that the IPv4 fields are also initialized.
> I'm assuming here that the IPv4 address is known to overlap with the
> IPv6 one and doesn't need separate initialization.
>
Ok, addr->v6.sin6_scope_id = 0 will fix the call trace you posted here.

addr->v6.sin6_flowinfo = 0 is to fix uninitialized
sctp_addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr,
I couldn't see how this happens, can you also post the call trace for
v4.sin_addr.s_addr ?

Thanks