CVE-2021-47383
May 21, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
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 made the resize_screen() be called
even if the screen does not need any resizing, so it will
"fix and fill" the fb_var_screeninfo independently.
Product(s) Impacted
Product | Versions |
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Linux kernel |
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Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
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Published: May 21, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: May 21, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
Last Modified: May 21, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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