linux-kernel - Re: [Bug] WARNING in vt_do_diacrit in Linux Kernel v6.14

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Message-ID: <3dfadb7b-fc5f-4165-a5ad-c3802585805e@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 10:46:34 +0200
From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
To: Luka <luka.2016.cs@...il.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Bug] WARNING in vt_do_diacrit in Linux Kernel v6.14

On 08. 07. 25, 9:21, Luka wrote:
> Dear Linux Kernel Maintainers,
> 
> I hope this message finds you well.
> 
> I am writing to report a potential vulnerability I encountered during
> testing of the Linux Kernel version v6.14.
> 
> Git Commit: 38fec10eb60d687e30c8c6b5420d86e8149f7557 (tag: v6.14)
> 
> Bug Location: drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
> 
> Bug report: https://pastebin.com/yuVJpati
> 
> Complete log: https://pastebin.com/qKnipvvK
> 
> Entire kernel config: https://pastebin.com/MRWGr3nv
> 
> Root Cause Analysis:
> The vt_do_diacrit() function in the virtual terminal subsystem
> performs a write to a user-space pointer via __put_user_4() without
> ensuring that the destination address is mapped and accessible.
> Under conditions such as memory allocation failure or page table
> unavailability, this leads to a fault during execution of the mov
> %eax, (%rcx) instruction.

Which is exactly how it should behave, right? If #PF, then it jumps to 
__put_user_handle_exception and returns EFAULT.

regards,
-- 
js
suse labs