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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)



  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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