[PATCH] braille_console: Read buffer overflow

[Roel Kluin]

Prevent write to console_buf[-1]

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
If console_newline is true and console_cursor equals WIDTH
c is written to console_buf[-1].

diff --git a/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c b/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
index d672cfe..fb4075b 100644
--- a/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
+++ b/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ static int vt_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *blk,
 					(WIDTH-1) * sizeof(*console_buf));
 			else
 				console_cursor++;
-			console_buf[console_cursor-1] = c;
+			if (console_cursor != 0)
+				console_buf[console_cursor-1] = c;
 			break;
 		}
 		if (console_show)
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