[PATCH 2/4] virtio_input: validate device-reported multitouch slot count
From: Hari Mishal
Date: Wed Jul 15 2026 - 10:27:36 EST
nslots is derived from the ABS_MT_SLOT maximum reported by the
virtio device. A device could report a bogus maximum (e.g. -1)
making nslots = 0, which input_mt_init_slots() does not reject;
it returns success without allocating any slot storage, silently
leaving the device registered as multitouch capable with no
backing state. Reject non-positive slot counts before calling
input_mt_init_slots().
Assisted-by: gkh_clanker:t1000
Signed-off-by: Hari Mishal <harimishal1@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c
index deec24e8e682..2cc19782cdd3 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ static int virtinput_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
if (test_bit(ABS_MT_SLOT, vi->idev->absbit)) {
nslots = input_abs_get_max(vi->idev, ABS_MT_SLOT) + 1;
+ if (nslots <= 0) {
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto err_mt_init_slots;
+ }
err = input_mt_init_slots(vi->idev, nslots, 0);
if (err)
goto err_mt_init_slots;
--
2.43.0