Bug 2513344 (CVE-2026-68279) - CVE-2026-68279 kernel: drm/dp/mst: fix OOB reads in remote DPCD/I2C sideband reply parsers
Summary: CVE-2026-68279 kernel: drm/dp/mst: fix OOB reads in remote DPCD/I2C sideband ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-68279
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Reported: 2026-08-10 12:32 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-26 12:52 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:32:06 UTC
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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