From 5f33da04e6ceee849e76e6592cc283c72fef7af9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nirbhay Sharma Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 04:08:04 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] fs/ntfs3: fix KMSAN uninit-value in ni_create_attr_list The call to kmalloc() to allocate the attribute list buffer is given a size of al_aligned(rs). This size can be larger than the data subsequently copied into the buffer, leaving trailing bytes uninitialized. This can trigger a KMSAN "uninit-value" warning if that memory is later accessed. Fix this by using kzalloc() instead, which ensures the entire allocated buffer is zero-initialized, preventing the warning. Reported-by: syzbot+83c9dd5c0dcf6184fdbf@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=83c9dd5c0dcf6184fdbf Signed-off-by: Nirbhay Sharma Signed-off-by: Konstantin Komarov --- fs/ntfs3/frecord.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/frecord.c b/fs/ntfs3/frecord.c index e44181185526..c3638f482393 100644 --- a/fs/ntfs3/frecord.c +++ b/fs/ntfs3/frecord.c @@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ int ni_create_attr_list(struct ntfs_inode *ni) * Skip estimating exact memory requirement. * Looks like one record_size is always enough. */ - le = kmalloc(al_aligned(rs), GFP_NOFS); + le = kzalloc(al_aligned(rs), GFP_NOFS); if (!le) return -ENOMEM;