Hi Am 24.06.26 um 10:33 schrieb [email protected]:
From: Mingyu Wang <[email protected]>When fbcon_do_set_font() fails (e.g., due to a memory allocation failure inside vc_resize() under heavy memory pressure), it jumps to the `err_out` label to roll back the console state. However, the current rollback logic forgets to restore the `hi_font` state, leading to a severe state machine corruption. Earlier in the function, `set_vc_hi_font()` might be called to change `vc->vc_hi_font_mask` and mutate the screen buffer. If `vc_resize()` subsequently fails, the `err_out` path restores `vc_font.charcount` but entirely skips rolling back the `vc_hi_font_mask` and the screen buffer. This mismatch leaves the terminal in a desynchronized state. Because `vc_hi_font_mask` remains set, the VT subsystem will still accept character indices greater than 255 from userspace and write them to the screen buffer. Subsequent rendering calls (e.g., `fbcon_putcs()`) will then use these inflated indices to access the reverted, 256-character font array, leading to a deterministic out-of-bounds read and potential kernel memory disclosure. Fix this by adding the missing rollback logic for the `hi_font` mask and screen buffer in the error path. Fixes: a5a923038d70 ("fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when vc_resize() failed") Cc: [email protected] Signed-off-by: Mingyu Wang <[email protected]>
The email in your S-o-b tag differs from the one in the mail's From: line. I think this is not accepted in the kernel. Can you please resubmit with the email addresses synchronized.
Apart from that: Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]> Thanks for fixing this problem. Best regards Thomas
--- drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c index 9077d3b99357..5880ab9f3cde 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c @@ -2405,6 +2405,7 @@ static int fbcon_do_set_font(struct vc_data *vc, int w, int h, int charcount, int resize, ret, old_width, old_height, old_charcount; font_data_t *old_fontdata = p->fontdata; const u8 *old_data = vc->vc_font.data; + int old_hi_font_mask = vc->vc_hi_font_mask;font_data_get(data); @@ -2451,6 +2452,12 @@ static int fbcon_do_set_font(struct vc_data *vc, int w, int h, int charcount,vc->vc_font.height = old_height; vc->vc_font.charcount = old_charcount;+ /* Restore the hi_font state and screen buffer */+ if (old_hi_font_mask && !vc->vc_hi_font_mask) + set_vc_hi_font(vc, true); + else if (!old_hi_font_mask && vc->vc_hi_font_mask) + set_vc_hi_font(vc, false); + font_data_put(data);return ret;
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