[PATCH v2] fbdev: fbcon: fix out-of-bounds read in err_out of fbcon_do_set_font()
From: Mingyu Wang <hidden>
Date: 2026-06-25 16:03:27
Also in:
lkml, stable
Subsystem:
framebuffer console, framebuffer core, framebuffer layer, the rest · Maintainers:
Helge Deller, Thomas Zimmermann, Simona Vetter, Linus Torvalds
When fbcon_do_set_font() fails (e.g., due to a memory allocation failure
inside vc_resize() under heavy memory pressure), it jumps to the `err_out`
label to roll back the console state. However, the current rollback logic
forgets to restore the `hi_font` state, leading to a severe state machine
corruption.
Earlier in the function, `set_vc_hi_font()` might be called to change
`vc->vc_hi_font_mask` and mutate the screen buffer. If `vc_resize()`
subsequently fails, the `err_out` path restores `vc_font.charcount`
but entirely skips rolling back the `vc_hi_font_mask` and the screen
buffer.
This mismatch leaves the terminal in a desynchronized state. Because
`vc_hi_font_mask` remains set, the VT subsystem will still accept
character indices greater than 255 from userspace and write them to the
screen buffer. Subsequent rendering calls (e.g., `fbcon_putcs()`) will
then use these inflated indices to access the reverted, 256-character
font array, leading to a deterministic out-of-bounds read and potential
kernel memory disclosure.
Fix this by adding the missing rollback logic for the `hi_font` mask
and screen buffer in the error path.
Fixes: a5a923038d70 ("fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when vc_resize() failed")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Mingyu Wang <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index 9077d3b99357..37beb93045af 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c@@ -2405,6 +2405,7 @@ static int fbcon_do_set_font(struct vc_data *vc, int w, int h, int charcount, int resize, ret, old_width, old_height, old_charcount; font_data_t *old_fontdata = p->fontdata; const u8 *old_data = vc->vc_font.data; + unsigned short old_hi_font_mask = vc->vc_hi_font_mask; font_data_get(data);
@@ -2451,6 +2452,12 @@ static int fbcon_do_set_font(struct vc_data *vc, int w, int h, int charcount, vc->vc_font.height = old_height; vc->vc_font.charcount = old_charcount; + /* Restore the hi_font state and screen buffer */ + if (old_hi_font_mask && !vc->vc_hi_font_mask) + set_vc_hi_font(vc, true); + else if (!old_hi_font_mask && vc->vc_hi_font_mask) + set_vc_hi_font(vc, false); + font_data_put(data); return ret;
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