[PATCH 2.40 1/4] stdio-common: Fix buffer overflow in scanf %mc [BZ #34008]
Adarsh Jagadish Kamini
adarsh.jagadish.kamini@est.tech
Thu Jul 23 18:39:18 GMT 2026
From: Rocket Ma <marocketbd@gmail.com>
* stdio-common/vfscanf-internal.c: When enlarging allocated buffer with
format %mc or %mC, glibc allocates one byte less, leading to
user-controlled one byte overflow. This commit fixes BZ #34008, or
CVE-2026-5450.
Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Rocket Ma <marocketbd@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
(cherry picked from commit 839898777226a3ed88c0859f25ffe712519b4ead)
Signed-off-by: Adarsh Jagadish Kamini <adarsh.jagadish.kamini@est.tech>
---
stdio-common/Makefile | 4 +++
stdio-common/tst-vfscanf-bz34008.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
stdio-common/vfscanf-internal.c | 7 ++---
3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 stdio-common/tst-vfscanf-bz34008.c
diff --git a/stdio-common/Makefile b/stdio-common/Makefile
index 3396090be1..6a9a1f730e 100644
--- a/stdio-common/Makefile
+++ b/stdio-common/Makefile
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ tests := \
tst-vfprintf-user-type \
tst-vfprintf-width-i18n \
tst-vfprintf-width-prec-alloc \
+ tst-vfscanf-bz34008 \
tst-wc-printf \
tstdiomisc \
tstgetln \
@@ -418,6 +419,9 @@ tst-printf-bz18872-ENV = MALLOC_TRACE=$(objpfx)tst-printf-bz18872.mtrace \
tst-vfprintf-width-prec-ENV = \
MALLOC_TRACE=$(objpfx)tst-vfprintf-width-prec.mtrace \
LD_PRELOAD=$(common-objpfx)/malloc/libc_malloc_debug.so
+tst-vfscanf-bz34008-ENV = \
+ MALLOC_CHECK_=3 \
+ LD_PRELOAD=$(common-objpfx)/malloc/libc_malloc_debug.so
tst-printf-bz25691-ENV = \
MALLOC_TRACE=$(objpfx)tst-printf-bz25691.mtrace \
LD_PRELOAD=$(common-objpfx)/malloc/libc_malloc_debug.so
diff --git a/stdio-common/tst-vfscanf-bz34008.c b/stdio-common/tst-vfscanf-bz34008.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48371c8a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdio-common/tst-vfscanf-bz34008.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* Regression test for vfscanf %Nmc out-of-bound write (BZ #34008)
+ Copyright (C) 2026 The GNU Toolchain Authors.
+ This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+ The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+#include "malloc/mcheck.h"
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+
+#define WIDTH 0x410
+#define SCANFSTR "%1040mc"
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+ mcheck_pedantic (NULL);
+ char *input = malloc (WIDTH + 1);
+ TEST_VERIFY (input != NULL);
+ memset (input, 'A', WIDTH);
+ input[WIDTH] = '\0';
+
+ char *buf = NULL;
+ TEST_VERIFY (sscanf (input, SCANFSTR, &buf) != -1);
+ TEST_VERIFY (buf != NULL);
+
+ free (buf);
+ free (input);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
diff --git a/stdio-common/vfscanf-internal.c b/stdio-common/vfscanf-internal.c
index 1b82deffa7..56cb32d1de 100644
--- a/stdio-common/vfscanf-internal.c
+++ b/stdio-common/vfscanf-internal.c
@@ -853,8 +853,7 @@ __vfscanf_internal (FILE *s, const char *format, va_list argptr,
{
/* Enlarge the buffer. */
size_t newsize
- = strsize
- + (strsize >= width ? width - 1 : strsize);
+ = strsize + (strsize >= width ? width : strsize);
str = (char *) realloc (*strptr, newsize);
if (str == NULL)
@@ -925,7 +924,7 @@ __vfscanf_internal (FILE *s, const char *format, va_list argptr,
&& wstr == (wchar_t *) *strptr + strsize)
{
size_t newsize
- = strsize + (strsize > width ? width - 1 : strsize);
+ = strsize + (strsize >= width ? width : strsize);
/* Enlarge the buffer. */
wstr = (wchar_t *) realloc (*strptr,
newsize * sizeof (wchar_t));
@@ -980,7 +979,7 @@ __vfscanf_internal (FILE *s, const char *format, va_list argptr,
&& wstr == (wchar_t *) *strptr + strsize)
{
size_t newsize
- = strsize + (strsize > width ? width - 1 : strsize);
+ = strsize + (strsize >= width ? width : strsize);
/* Enlarge the buffer. */
wstr = (wchar_t *) realloc (*strptr,
newsize * sizeof (wchar_t));
--
2.34.1
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