[PATCH] media: dvb-core: fix race between dvb_dvr_read() and dvb_dvr_set_buffer_size()

From: Cen Zhang (Microsoft)

Date: Wed Jul 22 2026 - 20:09:20 EST


dvb_dvr_read() accesses the DVR ring buffer without holding
dmxdev->mutex, while ioctl(DMX_SET_BUFFER_SIZE) replaces the backing
memory of the buffer under that mutex. A concurrent resize can free
the vmalloc region while the reader is still copying from it,
resulting in a use-after-free read.

BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in _copy_to_user+0x4e/0x80

_copy_to_user+0x4e/0x80
dvb_ringbuffer_read_user+0x141/0x390 (dvb_ringbuffer.c:151)
dvb_dmxdev_buffer_read.isra.0+0x310/0x3e0
dvb_dvr_read+0xc6/0x110
vfs_read+0x1ac/0x940

This is a re-discovery of an issue noted by the original author:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/47E45138.1030107@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/.

Fix by protecting dvb_dvr_read() with dmxdev->mutex.

Fixes: a095be4b030c ("V4L/DVB (7659): dvb-core: Implement DMX_SET_BUFFER_SIZE for dvr")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reported-by: AutonomousCodeSecurity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Cen Zhang (Microsoft) <blbllhy@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c | 18 ++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index 3c8bc75e4d6c..b4aa8d37ff03 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -270,13 +270,23 @@ static ssize_t dvb_dvr_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
{
struct dvb_device *dvbdev = file->private_data;
struct dmxdev *dmxdev = dvbdev->priv;
+ ssize_t ret;

- if (dmxdev->exit)
+ if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&dmxdev->mutex))
+ return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+ if (dmxdev->exit) {
+ mutex_unlock(&dmxdev->mutex);
return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ ret = dvb_dmxdev_buffer_read(&dmxdev->dvr_buffer,
+ file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK,
+ buf, count, ppos);

- return dvb_dmxdev_buffer_read(&dmxdev->dvr_buffer,
- file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK,
- buf, count, ppos);
+ mutex_unlock(&dmxdev->mutex);
+
+ return ret;
}

static int dvb_dvr_set_buffer_size(struct dmxdev *dmxdev,
--
2.53.0