diff --git a/net/rds/connection.c b/net/rds/connection.c
index 412441aaa298..c10b7ed06c49 100644
--- a/net/rds/connection.c
+++ b/net/rds/connection.c
@@ -701,6 +701,13 @@ void rds_for_each_conn_info(struct socket *sock, unsigned int len,
 	     i++, head++) {
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(conn, head, c_hash_node) {
 
+			/* Zero the per-item buffer before handing it to the
+			 * visitor so any field the visitor does not write -
+			 * including implicit alignment padding - cannot leak
+			 * stack contents to user space via rds_info_copy().
+			 */
+			memset(buffer, 0, item_len);
+
 			/* XXX no c_lock usage.. */
 			if (!visitor(conn, buffer))
 				continue;
@@ -750,6 +757,13 @@ static void rds_walk_conn_path_info(struct socket *sock, unsigned int len,
 			 */
 			cp = conn->c_path;
 
+			/* Zero the per-item buffer for the same reason as
+			 * rds_for_each_conn_info(): any byte the visitor
+			 * does not write (including alignment padding) must
+			 * not leak stack contents via rds_info_copy().
+			 */
+			memset(buffer, 0, item_len);
+
 			/* XXX no cp_lock usage.. */
 			if (!visitor(cp, buffer))
 				continue;