[lvc-project] [PATCH 0/2] fbdev: Prevent null-ptr-deref in fb_videomode_to_var

[Helge Deller]

On 4/28/25 17:34, Murad Masimov wrote:
> These patches fix the bug that leads to a null-ptr-deref if
> fb_videomode_to_var() fails to allocate memory. This bug is present in
> do_register_framebuffer() and fb_ser_var().
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
> 
> Murad Masimov (2):
>    fbdev: Fix do_register_framebuffer to prevent null-ptr-deref in
>      fb_videomode_to_var
>    fbdev: Fix fb_ser_var to prevent null-ptr-deref in fb_videomode_to_var

I've added both patches to fbdev git tree (after fixing two small typos in commit message).

Thanks!
Helge



  
>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
>   1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
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> 2.39.2
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