Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] fix out-of-bounds access when specifying invalid console

From: Sven Schnelle
Date: Wed Jan 04 2023 - 02:21:17 EST


Sven Schnelle <svens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hi,
>
> these two patches fix a crash in the tty driver when a user specifies an
> invalid console like 'console=tty3000'. The first patch adds a check to
> tty_driver_lookup_tty(), the second one prevents that such a console gets
> registered in the vt driver.
>
> Changes in v2:
> - trim commit message in first patch
> - add second patch as suggested by Jiri Slaby
>
> Sven Schnelle (2):
> tty: fix out-of-bounds access in tty_driver_lookup_tty()
> tty/vt: prevent registration of console with invalid number
>
> drivers/tty/tty_io.c | 8 +++++---
> drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 6 ++++++
> 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Gentle ping... I couldn't find that this was applied anywhere?

Thanks
Sven