--- /dev/null
+--- a/libc/inet/resolv.c
++++ b/libc/inet/resolv.c
+@@ -1631,6 +1631,7 @@ int attribute_hidden __read_etc_hosts_r(
+ * struct in[6]_addr
+ * char line_buffer[BUFSZ+];
+ */
++ memset(buf, 0, buflen);
+ parser->data = buf;
+ parser->data_len = aliaslen;
+ parser->line_len = buflen - aliaslen;