Subject: [PATCH RFC] tty: Fix out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit

This issue happens when a userspace program does an ioctl
FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO passing the fb_var_screeninfo struct
containing only the fields xres, yres, and bits_per_pixel
with values.

If this struct is the same as the previous ioctl, the
vc_resize() detects it and doesn't call the resize_screen(),
leaving the fb_var_screeninfo incomplete. And this leads to
the updatescrollmode() calculates a wrong value to
fbcon_display->vrows, which makes the real_y() return a
wrong value of y, and that value, eventually, causes
the imageblit to access an out-of-bound address value.

To solve this issue I brougth the resize_screen() the
beginning of vc_do_resize(), so it will "fix and fill"
the fb_var_screeninfo even if the screen does not need any
resizing.

Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente <[email protected]>
---
drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 12 ++++--------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index fa1548d4f94b..1b90758d8893 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -1219,6 +1219,10 @@ static int vc_do_resize(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc,
new_row_size = new_cols << 1;
new_screen_size = new_row_size * new_rows;

+ err = resize_screen(vc, new_cols, new_rows, user);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
if (new_cols == vc->vc_cols && new_rows == vc->vc_rows)
return 0;

@@ -1241,14 +1245,6 @@ static int vc_do_resize(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc,

old_rows = vc->vc_rows;
old_row_size = vc->vc_size_row;
-
- err = resize_screen(vc, new_cols, new_rows, user);
- if (err) {
- kfree(newscreen);
- vc_uniscr_free(new_uniscr);
- return err;
- }
-
vc->vc_rows = new_rows;
vc->vc_cols = new_cols;
vc->vc_size_row = new_row_size;
--
2.20.1


2021-05-31 16:57:13

by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] tty: Fix out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit

On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 09:47:13AM -0300, Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente wrote:
> This issue happens when a userspace program does an ioctl
> FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO passing the fb_var_screeninfo struct
> containing only the fields xres, yres, and bits_per_pixel
> with values.
>
> If this struct is the same as the previous ioctl, the
> vc_resize() detects it and doesn't call the resize_screen(),
> leaving the fb_var_screeninfo incomplete. And this leads to
> the updatescrollmode() calculates a wrong value to
> fbcon_display->vrows, which makes the real_y() return a
> wrong value of y, and that value, eventually, causes
> the imageblit to access an out-of-bound address value.
>
> To solve this issue I brougth the resize_screen() the
> beginning of vc_do_resize(), so it will "fix and fill"
> the fb_var_screeninfo even if the screen does not need any
> resizing.
>
> Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 12 ++++--------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

Why is this "RFC"?

Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] tty: Fix out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit

Hi Greg,

On 5/31/21 10:18 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 09:47:13AM -0300, Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente wrote:
>> This issue happens when a userspace program does an ioctl
>> FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO passing the fb_var_screeninfo struct
>> containing only the fields xres, yres, and bits_per_pixel
>> with values.
>>
>> If this struct is the same as the previous ioctl, the
>> vc_resize() detects it and doesn't call the resize_screen(),
>> leaving the fb_var_screeninfo incomplete. And this leads to
>> the updatescrollmode() calculates a wrong value to
>> fbcon_display->vrows, which makes the real_y() return a
>> wrong value of y, and that value, eventually, causes
>> the imageblit to access an out-of-bound address value.
>>
>> To solve this issue I brougth the resize_screen() the
>> beginning of vc_do_resize(), so it will "fix and fill"
>> the fb_var_screeninfo even if the screen does not need any
>> resizing.
>>
>> Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
>> Signed-off-by: Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 12 ++++--------
>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> Why is this "RFC"?
>

Maybe I'm using it wrongly, but I usually use RFC to indicate that patch
is probably not ready and needs comments/suggestions to improve it. In
case, I don't have much experience with vt driver and I'm a little bit
afraid to break something.

2021-06-04 13:22:35

by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] tty: Fix out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit

On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 09:47:13AM -0300, Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente wrote:
> This issue happens when a userspace program does an ioctl
> FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO passing the fb_var_screeninfo struct
> containing only the fields xres, yres, and bits_per_pixel
> with values.
>
> If this struct is the same as the previous ioctl, the
> vc_resize() detects it and doesn't call the resize_screen(),
> leaving the fb_var_screeninfo incomplete. And this leads to
> the updatescrollmode() calculates a wrong value to
> fbcon_display->vrows, which makes the real_y() return a
> wrong value of y, and that value, eventually, causes
> the imageblit to access an out-of-bound address value.
>
> To solve this issue I brougth the resize_screen() the
> beginning of vc_do_resize(), so it will "fix and fill"
> the fb_var_screeninfo even if the screen does not need any
> resizing.
>
> Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 12 ++++--------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
> index fa1548d4f94b..1b90758d8893 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
> @@ -1219,6 +1219,10 @@ static int vc_do_resize(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc,
> new_row_size = new_cols << 1;
> new_screen_size = new_row_size * new_rows;
>
> + err = resize_screen(vc, new_cols, new_rows, user);
> + if (err)
> + return err;
> +
> if (new_cols == vc->vc_cols && new_rows == vc->vc_rows)
> return 0;
>

But now if any of the checks below this call fail, the screen will be
resized and not "put back" to the original size, right? That could
cause a mis-match of what is expected here.

thanks,

greg k-h

Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] tty: Fix out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit

On 6/4/21 10:19 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 09:47:13AM -0300, Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente wrote:
>> This issue happens when a userspace program does an ioctl
>> FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO passing the fb_var_screeninfo struct
>> containing only the fields xres, yres, and bits_per_pixel
>> with values.
>>
>> If this struct is the same as the previous ioctl, the
>> vc_resize() detects it and doesn't call the resize_screen(),
>> leaving the fb_var_screeninfo incomplete. And this leads to
>> the updatescrollmode() calculates a wrong value to
>> fbcon_display->vrows, which makes the real_y() return a
>> wrong value of y, and that value, eventually, causes
>> the imageblit to access an out-of-bound address value.
>>
>> To solve this issue I brougth the resize_screen() the
>> beginning of vc_do_resize(), so it will "fix and fill"
>> the fb_var_screeninfo even if the screen does not need any
>> resizing.
>>
>> Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
>> Signed-off-by: Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 12 ++++--------
>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
>> index fa1548d4f94b..1b90758d8893 100644
>> --- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
>> +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
>> @@ -1219,6 +1219,10 @@ static int vc_do_resize(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc,
>> new_row_size = new_cols << 1;
>> new_screen_size = new_row_size * new_rows;
>>
>> + err = resize_screen(vc, new_cols, new_rows, user);
>> + if (err)
>> + return err;
>> +
>> if (new_cols == vc->vc_cols && new_rows == vc->vc_rows)
>> return 0;
>>
>
> But now if any of the checks below this call fail, the screen will be
> resized and not "put back" to the original size, right? That could
> cause a mis-match of what is expected here.

Right, this will probably cause problems. :/
Thanks to point out, I'll work to find another solution.

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>

---
Igor M. A. Torrente