When resizing a vt its selection may exceed the new size, resulting in an invalid memory access [1]. Clear the selection before resizing.
[1] http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CACT4Y+acDTwy4umEvf5ROBGiRJNrxHN4Cn5szCXE5Jw-d1B=x...@mail.gmail.com Reported-and-tested-by: Dmitry Vyukov <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Scot Doyle <[email protected]> --- drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c index 06fb39c..5d6a549 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c @@ -874,6 +874,9 @@ static int vc_do_resize(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc, if (!newscreen) return -ENOMEM; + if (vc == sel_cons) + clear_selection(); + old_rows = vc->vc_rows; old_row_size = vc->vc_size_row; -- 2.7.4
