Always zero inotify_event len field to prevent attempts to read rando…

…m len of data from inotify.
HeisSpiter · Dec 5, 2014 · fac6acc · fac6acc
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-12-05  Pierre Schweitzer <pierre@reactos.org>
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+    * ForbidHosts.cpp: Always zero inotify_event len field to prevent attempts to read random len of data from inotify.
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 2014-12-03  Pierre Schweitzer <pierre@reactos.org>
 
     * ForbidHosts.cpp: Fix the reinit of the inotify watch for the log file. We only watch modifications.

diff --git a/ForbidHosts.cpp b/ForbidHosts.cpp
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 
             // Read the pending event
             // It will concern iAuth
+            iEvent.Event.len = 0;
             soft_assert(read(iNotify, &iEvent, offsetof(struct inotify_event, name)) ==
                         offsetof(struct inotify_event, name));