linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] Input: MT

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Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:54:31 +0900
From: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Input: MT - limit max slots

syzbot is reporting too large allocation at input_mt_init_slots(), for
num_slots is supplied from userspace using ioctl(UI_DEV_CREATE).

Since nobody knows possible max slots, this patch chose 1024.

Reported-by: syzbot <syzbot+0122fa359a69694395d5@...kaller.appspotmail.com>
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=0122fa359a69694395d5
Suggested-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
---
 drivers/input/input-mt.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/input/input-mt.c b/drivers/input/input-mt.c
index 14b53dac1253..6b04a674f832 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input-mt.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input-mt.c
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ int input_mt_init_slots(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int num_slots,
 		return 0;
 	if (mt)
 		return mt->num_slots != num_slots ? -EINVAL : 0;
+	/* Arbitrary limit for avoiding too large memory allocation. */
+	if (num_slots > 1024)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mt = kzalloc(struct_size(mt, slots, num_slots), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mt)
-- 
2.43.0