From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
To: Osama Abdelkader <osama.abdelkader@gmail.com>,
Simona Vetter <simona@ffwll.ch>, Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>,
Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>,
Murad Masimov <m.masimov@mt-integration.ru>,
Quanmin Yan <yanquanmin1@huawei.com>,
Yongzhen Zhang <zhangyongzhen@kylinos.cn>,
linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: syzbot+55e03490a0175b8dd81d@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fbdev: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in fb_pad_unaligned_buffer
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:45:08 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7d4b95ff-8a94-4d96-8b75-6153baad9fdf@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260118134735.11507-1-osama.abdelkader@gmail.com>
Hi
Am 18.01.26 um 14:47 schrieb Osama Abdelkader:
> The function fb_pad_unaligned_buffer() was reading idx+1 bytes per row
> from the source buffer, but when mod == 0 (font width is a multiple of
> 8 bits), the source buffer only has idx bytes per row. This caused a
> slab-out-of-bounds read when accessing src[idx] after the inner loop.
>
> Fix this by only reading the extra byte when mod != 0, ensuring we
> never read beyond the source buffer boundaries.
>
> This fixes the KASAN slab-out-of-bounds read reported by syzkaller:
> https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=55e03490a0175b8dd81d
>
> Reported-by: syzbot+55e03490a0175b8dd81d@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=55e03490a0175b8dd81d
> Signed-off-by: Osama Abdelkader <osama.abdelkader@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
> index eff757ebbed1..a0c4932a6758 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
> @@ -113,15 +113,17 @@ void fb_pad_unaligned_buffer(u8 *dst, u32 d_pitch, u8 *src, u32 idx, u32 height,
> dst[j+1] = tmp;
> src++;
> }
> - tmp = dst[idx];
> - tmp &= mask;
> - tmp |= *src >> shift_low;
> - dst[idx] = tmp;
> - if (shift_high < mod) {
> - tmp = *src << shift_high;
> - dst[idx+1] = tmp;
> + if (mod) {
How do we end up here if mod equals 0? When I look at the callers of
this function, cases with (mod == 0) take an entirely different branch.
[1] [2]
Best regards
Thomas
[1]
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.18.6/source/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c#L208
[2]
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.18.6/source/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c#L199
> + tmp = dst[idx];
> + tmp &= mask;
> + tmp |= *src >> shift_low;
> + dst[idx] = tmp;
> + if (shift_high < mod) {
> + tmp = *src << shift_high;
> + dst[idx+1] = tmp;
> + }
> + src++;
> }
> - src++;
> dst += d_pitch;
> }
> }
--
--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com
GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich, (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-19 7:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-18 13:47 [PATCH] fbdev: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in fb_pad_unaligned_buffer Osama Abdelkader
2026-01-19 7:45 ` Thomas Zimmermann [this message]
2026-01-24 16:51 ` Osama Abdelkader
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