Re: [PATCH] fbdev: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in fb_pad_unaligned_buffer

From: Thomas Zimmermann

Date: Mon Jan 19 2026 - 02:45:11 EST


Hi

Am 18.01.26 um 14:47 schrieb Osama Abdelkader:
The function fb_pad_unaligned_buffer() was reading idx+1 bytes per row
from the source buffer, but when mod == 0 (font width is a multiple of
8 bits), the source buffer only has idx bytes per row. This caused a
slab-out-of-bounds read when accessing src[idx] after the inner loop.

Fix this by only reading the extra byte when mod != 0, ensuring we
never read beyond the source buffer boundaries.

This fixes the KASAN slab-out-of-bounds read reported by syzkaller:
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=55e03490a0175b8dd81d

Reported-by: syzbot+55e03490a0175b8dd81d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=55e03490a0175b8dd81d
Signed-off-by: Osama Abdelkader <osama.abdelkader@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index eff757ebbed1..a0c4932a6758 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -113,15 +113,17 @@ void fb_pad_unaligned_buffer(u8 *dst, u32 d_pitch, u8 *src, u32 idx, u32 height,
dst[j+1] = tmp;
src++;
}
- tmp = dst[idx];
- tmp &= mask;
- tmp |= *src >> shift_low;
- dst[idx] = tmp;
- if (shift_high < mod) {
- tmp = *src << shift_high;
- dst[idx+1] = tmp;
+ if (mod) {

How do we end up here if mod equals 0? When I look at the callers of this function, cases with (mod == 0) take an entirely different branch. [1] [2]

Best regards
Thomas

[1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.18.6/source/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c#L208
[2] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.18.6/source/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c#L199

+ tmp = dst[idx];
+ tmp &= mask;
+ tmp |= *src >> shift_low;
+ dst[idx] = tmp;
+ if (shift_high < mod) {
+ tmp = *src << shift_high;
+ dst[idx+1] = tmp;
+ }
+ src++;
}
- src++;
dst += d_pitch;
}
}

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Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com
GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich, (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)