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Merge branch 'core-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull core fix from Thomas Gleixner:
 "Prevent leaking kernel memory via /proc/$pid/syscall when the queried
  task is not in a syscall"

* 'core-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  lib/syscall: Clear return values when no stack
Linus Torvalds 8 years ago
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lib/syscall.c

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ static int collect_syscall(struct task_struct *target, long *callno,
 
 	if (!try_get_task_stack(target)) {
 		/* Task has no stack, so the task isn't in a syscall. */
+		*sp = *pc = 0;
 		*callno = -1;
 		return 0;
 	}