[PATCH] fbdev: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in fb_pad_unaligned_buffer
From: Osama Abdelkader
Date: Sun Jan 18 2026 - 08:47:40 EST
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) {
+ 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;
}
}
--
2.43.0