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authorAli Ahmet Memis <ali@iusegentoo.com>2026-08-21 01:45:27 +0000
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openrisc: fix arbitrary kernel memory access via or1k_atomic syscallgrafted
sys_or1k_atomic() (syscall 244 in the "or1k" ABI) takes two user pointers, v1 and v2, and swaps the words they point to in hand-written assembly. l.lwz r29,0(r4) l.lwz r27,0(r5) l.sw 0(r4),r27 l.sw 0(r5),r29 The pointers are not checked with access_ok(). The four memory accesses also have no exception table entries. A caller passes a kernel address as either pointer, and the syscall reads from and writes to it directly. This gives an unprivileged process a kernel read/write primitive. It overwrites kernel data such as the sys_call_table, gaining code execution in kernel context. Check both pointers before entering the critical section. Add fixups for the four memory accesses so faults on valid but unmapped user addresses return -EFAULT. [shorne@gmail.com: fix comment style] Fixes: 9d02a4283e9c ("OpenRISC: Boot code") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Ali Ahmet Memis <ali@iusegentoo.com> Signed-off-by: Stafford Horne <shorne@gmail.com>
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+What: /sys/.../message
+Date: October 2021
+KernelVersion: 5.16
+Description:
+ Controls the text message displayed on character line displays.
+
+ Reading returns the current message with a trailing newline.
+ Writing updates the displayed message. Messages longer than the
+ display width will automatically scroll. Trailing newlines in
+ input are automatically trimmed.
+
+ Writing an empty string clears the display.
+
+ Example:
+ echo "Hello World" > message
+ cat message # Returns "Hello World\n"
+
+What: /sys/.../num_chars
+Date: November 2025
+KernelVersion: 6.18
+Contact: Jean-François Lessard <jefflessard3@gmail.com>
+Description:
+ Read-only attribute showing the character width capacity of
+ the line display device. Messages longer than this will scroll.
+
+ Example:
+ cat num_chars # Returns "16\n" for 16-char display
+
+What: /sys/.../scroll_step_ms
+Date: October 2021
+KernelVersion: 5.16
+Description:
+ Controls the scrolling speed for messages longer than the display
+ width, specified in milliseconds per scroll step.
+
+ Setting to 0 disables scrolling. Default is 500ms.
+
+ Example:
+ echo "250" > scroll_step_ms # 4Hz scrolling
+ cat scroll_step_ms # Returns "250\n"
+
+What: /sys/.../map_seg7
+Date: January 2024
+KernelVersion: 6.9
+Description:
+ Read/write binary blob representing the ASCII-to-7-segment
+ display conversion table used by the linedisp driver, as defined
+ by struct seg7_conversion_map in <linux/map_to_7segment.h>.
+
+ Only visible on displays with 7-segment capability.
+
+ This attribute is not human-readable. Writes must match the
+ struct size exactly, else -EINVAL is returned; reads return the
+ entire mapping as a binary blob.
+
+ This interface and its implementation match existing conventions
+ used in segment-mapped display drivers since 2005.
+
+ ABI note: This style of binary sysfs attribute *is an exception*
+ to current "one value per file, text only" sysfs rules, for
+ historical compatibility and driver uniformity. New drivers are
+ discouraged from introducing additional binary sysfs ABIs.
+
+ Reference interface guidance:
+ - include/uapi/linux/map_to_7segment.h
+
+What: /sys/.../map_seg14
+Date: January 2024
+KernelVersion: 6.9
+Description:
+ Read/write binary blob representing the ASCII-to-14-segment
+ display conversion table used by the linedisp driver, as defined
+ by struct seg14_conversion_map in <linux/map_to_14segment.h>.
+
+ Only visible on displays with 14-segment capability.
+
+ This attribute is not human-readable. Writes must match the
+ struct size exactly, else -EINVAL is returned; reads return the
+ entire mapping as a binary blob.
+
+ This interface and its implementation match existing conventions
+ used by segment-mapped display drivers since 2005.
+
+ ABI note: This style of binary sysfs attribute *is an exception*
+ to current "one value per file, text only" sysfs rules, for
+ historical compatibility and driver uniformity. New drivers are
+ discouraged from introducing additional binary sysfs ABIs.
+
+ Reference interface guidance:
+ - include/uapi/linux/map_to_14segment.h