[PATCH] crypto: x509 - Replace kmalloc() + NUL-termination with kzalloc()

From: Thorsten Blum
Date: Mon Mar 17 2025 - 06:55:37 EST


Use kzalloc() to zero out the one-element array instead of using
kmalloc() followed by a manual NUL-termination.

No functional changes intended.

Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@xxxxxxxxx>
---
crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c
index ee2fdab42334..2ffe4ae90bea 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c
@@ -372,10 +372,9 @@ static int x509_fabricate_name(struct x509_parse_context *ctx, size_t hdrlen,

/* Empty name string if no material */
if (!ctx->cn_size && !ctx->o_size && !ctx->email_size) {
- buffer = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+ buffer = kzalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!buffer)
return -ENOMEM;
- buffer[0] = 0;
goto done;
}

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2.48.1