[8u-dev] Request for approval: 8048511: Uninitialised memory in jdk/src/share/native/sun/security/jgss/wrapper/GSSLibStub.c

[Seán Coffey]

Approved.

regards,
Sean.

On 02/07/14 04:02, Wang Weijun wrote:
> Hi All
>
> This is a request to backport a jdk9 fix into jdk8u-dev.
>
> 8048511: Uninitialised memory in jdk/src/share/native/sun/security/jgss/wrapper/GSSLibStub.c
>
>     https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8048511
>
> A static code analysis tool is not happy to see a variable not initialized. Initialize it to 0 now.
>
> The fix is already included in jdk9 as:
>
>     http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jdk/rev/a7bb41209acd
>
> The review thread was
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>     http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/security-dev/2013-May/007447.html
>
> The patch for jdk8u-dev is identical to the one in jdk9.
>
> Thanks
> Weijun