util: Zero-initialize result to prevent possible uninit memory read#470
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Fixes #354 `io::Read::read_exact` does not receive `MaybeUninit` memory and a trait implementation can possibly read from our uninitialized vector without `unsafe`, which is UB. As there is no proper solution to this problem yet (see linked issue), our safest bet is to just take the perf-hit and zero-initialize this vector.
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Fixes #354
io::Read::read_exactdoes not receiveMaybeUninitmemory and a trait implementation can possibly read from our uninitialized vector withoutunsafe, which is UB. As there is no proper solution to this problem yet (see linked issue), our safest bet is to just take the perf-hit and zero-initialize this vector.