CVE-2026-68279
drm/dp/mst: fix OOB reads in remote DPCD/I2C sideband reply parsers
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 30, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/dp/mst: fix OOB reads in remote DPCD/I2C sideband reply parsers
drm_dp_sideband_parse_remote_dpcd_read() reads num_bytes from the raw message and then unconditionally does:
memcpy(bytes, &raw->msg[idx], num_bytes);
without checking that idx + num_bytes <= raw->curlen. raw->msg[] is 256 bytes; if a malicious or misbehaving MST hub sets num_bytes larger than the remaining payload, the memcpy reads past the received data into whatever follows in raw->msg[].
drm_dp_sideband_parse_remote_i2c_read_ack() has the same flaw (noted with a /* TODO check */ comment since the code was introduced).
Fix both functions by using a single combined check (idx + num_bytes > curlen) before each memcpy. Since num_bytes is u8, it is always >= 0, so this strictly subsumes the simpler idx > curlen form and no separate step is needed.
[added missing fixes tag]
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Weaknesses
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Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185de1d74e658e2edb723ba76fa61903f77d8a68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7b9b1e33b4ed8c48d4db6e6e21c257ebbbb2586
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2fbda0fe0163c55ba3820ee6cea0c6b43622eda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22d9f7fc1aaabaf73d5f30e8b0c9aa814ecd6ed2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04d953f50d61e542e94a5977822cc53735f8c0ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/533d9e2bede4aeefdc2a0561d7071cfede95958f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6ef5455b06cb4e5d181aabcd723791587c79f12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a8f537f5a1eeac941f262fe73078d6b08ba83c0
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