* [PATCH v2 0/2] USB: sisusbvga: Fix integer overflow and NULL dereference
@ 2026-02-24 21:55 Vasiliy Kovalev
2026-02-24 21:55 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] USB: sisusbvga: Fix integer overflow in sisusb_clear_vram Vasiliy Kovalev
2026-02-24 21:55 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] USB: sisusbvga: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sisusb_read_mem_bulk Vasiliy Kovalev
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From: Vasiliy Kovalev @ 2026-02-24 21:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thomas Winischhofer, Greg Kroah-Hartman
Cc: linux-usb, linux-kernel, lvc-project, kovalev
This series fixes two issues in the sisusbvga driver found by static
analysis and confirmed through testing with USB gadget emulation:
1. Integer overflow in boundary check of sisusb_clear_vram() that can be
triggered by a compromised USB device reporting inflated VRAM size.
2. NULL pointer dereference in sisusb_read_mem_bulk() when both
kernbuffer and userbuffer are NULL, causing immediate kernel panic.
Both issues are reproducible with the 'USB Gadget Tests' framework [1].
v2:
- Patch 2/2: Move NULL check into sisusb_read_mem_bulk() and
return -EINVAL (suggested by Fedor Pchelkin)
[1] https://github.com/kovalev0/usb-gadget-tests
Vasiliy Kovalev (2):
USB: sisusbvga: Fix integer overflow in sisusb_clear_vram
USB: sisusbvga: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sisusb_read_mem_bulk
drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--
2.50.1
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* [PATCH v2 1/2] USB: sisusbvga: Fix integer overflow in sisusb_clear_vram
2026-02-24 21:55 [PATCH v2 0/2] USB: sisusbvga: Fix integer overflow and NULL dereference Vasiliy Kovalev
@ 2026-02-24 21:55 ` Vasiliy Kovalev
2026-02-24 21:55 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] USB: sisusbvga: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sisusb_read_mem_bulk Vasiliy Kovalev
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From: Vasiliy Kovalev @ 2026-02-24 21:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thomas Winischhofer, Greg Kroah-Hartman
Cc: linux-usb, linux-kernel, lvc-project, kovalev
The boundary check in sisusb_clear_vram():
if (address + length > sisusb->vrambase + sisusb->vramsize)
length = sisusb->vrambase + sisusb->vramsize - address;
is subject to unsigned 32-bit integer overflow. When address is close to
UINT32_MAX and length is non-trivial, their sum wraps around and the
guard evaluates incorrectly, allowing the check to be bypassed.
The overflow condition requires length > UINT32_MAX - address. Since
address belongs to [vrambase; vrambase + vramsize) where vrambase is
0xd0000000, and length comes from userspace via SUCMD_CLRSCR as a 24-bit
value (max 0xFFFFFF), overflow is only reachable when sisusb->vramsize
exceeds 1 GiB. A compromised USB device can return an arbitrary value for
sisusb->vramsize via SR[0x14], making this condition reachable.
Use check_add_overflow() to detect the overflow explicitly and return 1.
This ensures the driver correctly rejects invalid parameters instead of
proceeding with wrapped-around values.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace.
Tested with 'USB Gadget Tests'[1]:
$ TEST=sisusbvga-fops-svace-int-overflow
$ echo $TEST > tests/list.txt && make && sudo ./check.sh
[1] Link: https://github.com/kovalev0/usb-gadget-tests
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Vasiliy Kovalev <kovalev@altlinux.org>
---
drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c
index febf34f9f049..89d566d192aa 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c
@@ -1301,6 +1301,7 @@ static int sisusb_clear_vram(struct sisusb_usb_data *sisusb,
{
int ret, i;
ssize_t j;
+ u32 end_addr;
if (address < sisusb->vrambase)
return 1;
@@ -1308,7 +1309,10 @@ static int sisusb_clear_vram(struct sisusb_usb_data *sisusb,
if (address >= sisusb->vrambase + sisusb->vramsize)
return 1;
- if (address + length > sisusb->vrambase + sisusb->vramsize)
+ if (check_add_overflow(address, (u32)length, &end_addr))
+ return 1;
+
+ if (end_addr > sisusb->vrambase + sisusb->vramsize)
length = sisusb->vrambase + sisusb->vramsize - address;
if (length <= 0)
--
2.50.1
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2026-02-24 21:55 [PATCH v2 0/2] USB: sisusbvga: Fix integer overflow and NULL dereference Vasiliy Kovalev
2026-02-24 21:55 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] USB: sisusbvga: Fix integer overflow in sisusb_clear_vram Vasiliy Kovalev
@ 2026-02-24 21:55 ` Vasiliy Kovalev
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From: Vasiliy Kovalev @ 2026-02-24 21:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thomas Winischhofer, Greg Kroah-Hartman
Cc: linux-usb, linux-kernel, lvc-project, kovalev
sisusb_read_mem_bulk() accepts two buffer parameters: kernbuffer for
kernel-space data and userbuffer for userspace data. The function's logic
assumes at least one of them is non-NULL:
if (userbuffer) {
/* userspace path */
} else {
/* kernel buffer path - dereferences kernbuffer */
swap32 = *((u32 *)kernbuffer);
}
However, when called from sisusb_read() with buffer == NULL, both
kernbuffer and userbuffer are NULL, causing immediate kernel panic:
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical
address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 370 Comm: sisusbvga-fops- Not tainted 6.19.0-next-20260217 #1
RIP: 0010:sisusb_read_mem_bulk.constprop.0 (drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c:1171)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__pfx_sisusb_read_mem_bulk.constprop.0 (drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c:1092)
sisusb_read (drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c:2396)
vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:572)
ksys_read (fs/read_write.c:718)
do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)
RIP: 0033:0x7f335af3fefc
</TASK>
Add parameter validation at the API level: reject the call with -EINVAL
if both buffers are NULL.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace.
Tested with 'USB Gadget Tests'[1]:
$ TEST=sisusbvga-fops-svace-null-deref
$ echo $TEST > tests/list.txt && make && sudo ./check.sh
[1] Link: https://github.com/kovalev0/usb-gadget-tests
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Suggested-by: Fedor Pchelkin <pchelkin@ispras.ru>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Vasiliy Kovalev <kovalev@altlinux.org>
---
v2: Move NULL check into sisusb_read_mem_bulk() and
return -EINVAL (suggested by Fedor Pchelkin)
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260218005523.1259725-3-kovalev@altlinux.org/
---
drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c
index 89d566d192aa..abda425199ee 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c
@@ -1098,6 +1098,9 @@ static int sisusb_read_mem_bulk(struct sisusb_usb_data *sisusb, u32 addr,
u16 swap16;
u32 swap32;
+ if (!kernbuffer && !userbuffer)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
(*bytes_read = 0);
length &= 0x00ffffff;
--
2.50.1
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