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syzbot is reporting UAF/OOB read at bit_putcs()/soft_cursor() [1][2], for vt_resizex() from ioctl(VT_RESIZEX) allows setting font height larger than actual font height calculated by con_font_set() from ioctl(PIO_FONT). Since fbcon_set_font() from con_font_set() allocates minimal amount of memory based on actual font height calculated by con_font_set(), use of vt_resizex() can cause UAF/OOB read for font data. VT_RESIZEX was introduced in Linux 1.3.3, but it is unclear that what comes to the "+ more" part, and I couldn't find a user of VT_RESIZEX. #define VT_RESIZE 0x5609 /* set kernel's idea of screensize */ #define VT_RESIZEX 0x560A /* set kernel's idea of screensize + more */ So far we are not aware of syzbot reports caused by setting non-zero value to v_vlin parameter. But given that it is possible that nobody is using VT_RESIZEX, we can try removing support for v_clin and v_vlin parameters. Therefore, this patch effectively makes VT_RESIZEX behave like VT_RESIZE, with emitting a message if somebody is still using v_clin and/or v_vlin parameters. [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=32577e96d88447ded2d3b76d71254fb855245837 [2] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=6b8355d27b2b94fb5cedf4655e3a59162d9e48e3 Reported-by: syzbot <syzbot+b308f5fd049fbbc6e74f@syzkaller.appspotmail.com> Reported-by: syzbot <syzbot+16469b5e8e5a72e9131e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com> Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp> Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/4933b81b-9b1a-355b-df0e-9b31e8280ab9@i-love.sakura.ne.jp Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.