[glibc/release/2.41/master] stdio-common: Fix buffer overflow in scanf %mc [BZ #34008]

Aurelien Jarno via Glibc-cvs <[email protected]> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:38:49 +0000 (GMT)
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commit 1a74f82eedaf0987eda1f522121e6a48fac502e7
Author: Rocket Ma <[email protected]>
Date:   Fri Apr 17 23:48:41 2026 -0700

    stdio-common: Fix buffer overflow in scanf %mc [BZ #34008]
    
    * 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 <[email protected]>
    Signed-off-by: Rocket Ma <[email protected]>
    Reviewed-by: H.J. Lu <[email protected]>
    (cherry picked from commit 839898777226a3ed88c0859f25ffe712519b4ead)

Diff:
---
 stdio-common/Makefile              |  4 ++++
 stdio-common/tst-vfscanf-bz34008.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 stdio-common/vfscanf-internal.c    |  7 +++---
 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/stdio-common/Makefile b/stdio-common/Makefile
index ac098dcd8a..72c18e5dc1 100644
--- a/stdio-common/Makefile
+++ b/stdio-common/Makefile
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ tests := \
   tst-vfprintf-user-type \
   tst-vfprintf-width-i18n \
   tst-vfprintf-width-prec-alloc \
+  tst-vfscanf-bz34008 \
   tst-wc-printf \
   tstdiomisc \
   tstgetln \
@@ -515,6 +516,9 @@ 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 1ba034d961..fabb0ec874 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)
@@ -930,7 +929,7 @@ __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));
@@ -985,7 +984,7 @@ __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));