Description: zeros out reused structures to stop double free problems
Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/550009
Author: Arnaud Giersch <arnaud.giersch@iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr>
--- a/proc/readproc.c
+++ b/proc/readproc.c
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@
 
   saved_p = p;
   if(!p) p = xcalloc(p, sizeof *p); /* passed buf or alloced mem */
+  else memset(p, 0, sizeof *p);
 
   for(;;){
     // fills in the path, plus p->tid and p->tgid
@@ -856,6 +857,7 @@
 
   saved_t = t;
   if(!t) t = xcalloc(t, sizeof *t); /* passed buf or alloced mem */
+  else memset(t, 0, sizeof *t);
 
   // 1. got to fake a thread for old kernels
   // 2. for single-threaded processes, this is faster (but must patch up stuff that differs!)