Re: [PATCH 6/7] video: fbdev: arkfb: Error out if 'pixclock' equals zero

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 3:10 PM Zheyu Ma <zheyuma97@gmail.com> wrote:
> The userspace program could pass any values to the driver through
> ioctl() interface. If the driver doesn't check the value of 'pixclock',
> it may cause divide error.
>
> Fix this by checking whether 'pixclock' is zero.
>
> The following log reveals it:
>
> [   76.603696] divide error: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI
> [   76.603712] RIP: 0010:arkfb_set_par+0x10fc/0x24f0
> [   76.603762] Call Trace:
> [   76.603764]  <TASK>
> [   76.603773]  fb_set_var+0x604/0xeb0
> [   76.603827]  do_fb_ioctl+0x234/0x670
> [   76.603873]  fb_ioctl+0xdd/0x130
> [   76.603881]  do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
>
> Signed-off-by: Zheyu Ma <zheyuma97@gmail.com>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c
> @@ -566,6 +566,9 @@ static int arkfb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *info)
>  {
>         int rv, mem, step;
>
> +       if (!var->pixclock)
> +               return -EINVAL;

When passed an invalid value, .check_var() is supposed to
round up the invalid to a valid value, if possible.

> +
>         /* Find appropriate format */
>         rv = svga_match_format (arkfb_formats, var, NULL);
>         if (rv < 0)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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