Re: [RFC PATCH] fbcon: Fix out-of-bounds memory in fbcon_putcs

From: chenjun (AM)

Date: Tue Mar 03 2026 - 22:47:27 EST


在 2026/3/2 19:34, Thomas Zimmermann 写道:
> Hi
>
> Am 02.03.26 um 12:24 schrieb chenjun (AM):
>> 在 2026/3/2 18:19, Thomas Zimmermann 写道:
>>>
>>> Am 27.02.26 um 15:43 schrieb Chen Jun:
>>>> When a font is set on an invisible console, the screen will not update.
>>>> However, the fontbuffer is not updated to match the new font dimensions.
>>>>
>>>> This inconsistency leads to out-of-bounds memory access when writing to
>>>> the tty bound to fbcon, as demonstrated by the following KASAN report:
>>>>
>>>> BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in fb_pad_aligned_buffer+0xdf/0x140
>>>> Read of size 1 at addr ffff8881195a2280 by task a.out/971
>>>> Call Trace:
>>>> <TASK>
>>>> fb_pad_aligned_buffer+0xdf/0x140
>>>> ud_putcs+0x88a/0xde0
>>>> fbcon_putcs+0x319/0x430
>>>> do_update_region+0x23c/0x3b0
>>>> do_con_write+0x225c/0x67f0
>>>> con_write+0xe/0x30
>>>> n_tty_write+0x4b5/0xff0
>>>> file_tty_write.isra.41+0x46c/0x880
>>>> vfs_write+0x868/0xd60
>>>> ksys_write+0xf2/0x1d0
>>>> do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x570
>>>>
>>>> Fix this by calling fbcon_rotate_font() if vc is invisible in
>>>> fbcon_do_set_font().
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Chen Jun <chenjun102@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
>> Hi Thomas,
>>
>> Thanks for your review.
>>
>> I'm not familiar with the fbcon module. Is there a better way to fix this?
>
> Not really, I think. The whole module first needs a redesign to be
> easier to understand.
>
> Best regards
> Thomas
>
>>
>>>> ---
>>>> drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c | 5 +++++
>>>> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
>>>> index 666261ae59d8..d76100188bee 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
>>>> @@ -2444,6 +2444,11 @@ static int fbcon_do_set_font(struct vc_data *vc, int w, int h, int charcount,
>>>> rows = FBCON_SWAP(par->rotate, info->var.yres, info->var.xres);
>>>> cols /= w;
>>>> rows /= h;
>>>> + if (!con_is_visible(vc)) {
>>>> + ret = fbcon_rotate_font(info, vc);
>>>> + if (ret)
>>>> + goto err_out;
>>>> + }

Hi Thomas and Helge,

I apologize, but after reviewing the code, I believe there is a problem.
The issue is that fbcon_do_set_font() updates members of
info->fbcon_par, and the info are shared with other vc instances.

Best regards
Chen Jun

>>>> ret = vc_resize(vc, cols, rows);
>>>> if (ret)
>>>> goto err_out;
>>
>