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diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index c0c636e34f6..623a5cc3076 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -923,6 +923,15 @@ char *get_task_comm(char *buf, struct task_struct *tsk)
void set_task_comm(struct task_struct *tsk, char *buf)
{
task_lock(tsk);
+
+ /*
+ * Threads may access current->comm without holding
+ * the task lock, so write the string carefully.
+ * Readers without a lock may see incomplete new
+ * names but are safe from non-terminating string reads.
+ */
+ memset(tsk->comm, 0, TASK_COMM_LEN);
+ wmb();
strlcpy(tsk->comm, buf, sizeof(tsk->comm));
task_unlock(tsk);
perf_event_comm(tsk);