xserver/dix
Olivier Fourdan bfbd77a59a os: Do not overflow the integer size with BigRequest
The BigRequest extension allows requests larger than the 16-bit length
limit.

It uses integers for the request length and checks for the size not to
exceed the maxBigRequestSize limit, but does so after translating the
length to integer by multiplying the given size in bytes by 4.

In doing so, it might overflow the integer size limit before actually
checking for the overflow, defeating the purpose of the test.

To avoid the issue, make sure to check that the request size does not
overflow the maxBigRequestSize limit prior to any conversion.

The caller Dispatch() function however expects the return value to be in
bytes, so we cannot just return the converted value in case of error, as
that would also overflow the integer size.

To preserve the existing API, we use a negative value for the X11 error
code BadLength as the function only return positive values, 0 or -1 and
update the caller Dispatch() function to take that case into account to
return the error code to the offending client.

CVE-2025-49176

This issue was discovered by Nils Emmerich <nemmerich@ernw.de> and
reported by Julian Suleder via ERNW Vulnerability Disclosure.

Signed-off-by: Olivier Fourdan <ofourdan@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michel Dänzer <mdaenzer@redhat.com>
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/2024>
(cherry picked from commit 03731b326a)
2026-01-25 10:40:01 -08:00
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.gitignore Fix spelling/wording issues 2020-07-05 13:07:33 -07:00
atom.c atom: make FreeAtom static 2015-07-08 16:41:29 -04:00
BuiltInAtoms R6.6 is the Xorg base-line 2003-11-14 15:54:54 +00:00
closestr.h dix: move closestr.h into dix directory 2026-01-19 12:48:30 -08:00
colormap.c dix: FindBestPixel: fix implicit fallthrough warning 2026-01-25 10:39:57 -08:00
cursor.c dix: fix a misused const pointer in cursor.c 2026-01-25 10:39:56 -08:00
devices.c dix: Dequeue pending events on frozen device on removal 2026-01-25 10:40:01 -08:00
dispatch.c os: Do not overflow the integer size with BigRequest 2026-01-25 10:40:01 -08:00
dispatch.h Drop trailing whitespaces 2014-11-12 10:25:00 +10:00
dixfonts.c dix: SetFontPath: don't set errorValue on Success 2026-01-25 10:39:57 -08:00
dixutils.c treewide: replace xnfrealloc() calls to XNFrealloc() 2026-01-25 10:39:55 -08:00
enterleave.c dix: fix erroneous BUG_RETURN check 2026-01-25 10:40:01 -08:00
enterleave.h mi: reset the PointerWindows reference on screen switch 2023-10-25 00:37:47 +00:00
eventconvert.c dix: limit checks to MAX_VALUATORS when generating Xi events 2026-01-25 10:39:58 -08:00
events.c dix: pick the right keyboard for focus FollowKeyboard 2026-01-25 10:40:01 -08:00
extension.c Move sizeof to second argument in calloc calls 2026-01-25 10:39:55 -08:00
gc.c dix: unexport Ones() 2026-01-25 10:39:57 -08:00
gestures.c dix: make FreeGrab() NULL tolerant 2026-01-25 10:39:57 -08:00
getevents.c dix: fix wheel emulation lockup when a negative increment is set 2023-02-20 15:11:23 +10:00
globals.c include: Remove now-empty site.h 2019-10-30 16:17:04 +00:00
glyphcurs.c Let calloc handle multiplication 2015-04-21 16:57:07 -07:00
grabs.c dix: CreateGrab() rename "type" parameter to "eventType" 2026-01-25 10:39:57 -08:00
initatoms.c Introduce a consistent coding style 2012-03-21 13:54:42 -07:00
inpututils.c xace: typesafe hook function for XACE_DEVICE_ACCESS 2026-01-25 10:39:54 -08:00
main.c dix: keep a ref to the rootCursor 2026-01-25 10:40:00 -08:00
meson.build dix: Implement internal gesture state handling 2021-05-30 13:26:39 +03:00
pixmap.c treewide: fix indentions got broke by recent commit 2026-01-25 10:39:56 -08:00
privates.c Move sizeof to second argument in calloc calls 2026-01-25 10:39:55 -08:00
property.c dix: ProcListProperties: skip unneeded work if numProps is 0 2026-01-25 10:39:57 -08:00
protocol.txt drop remains of DMX 2026-01-19 12:32:20 -08:00
ptrveloc.c dix: InitPredictableAccelerationScheme: avoid memory leak on failure 2026-01-25 10:39:57 -08:00
region.c replace _X_INLINE by inline in internal static functions 2024-02-05 19:26:14 +00:00
registry.c rename remaining RT_* defines to X11_RESTYPE_* 2026-01-19 12:48:30 -08:00
resource.c dix: HashResourceID: use unsigned integers for bit shifting 2026-01-25 10:39:57 -08:00
selection.c dix: create empty selection objects as-needed in dixLookupSelection() 2026-01-25 10:39:55 -08:00
stubmain.c Allow DDX to provide a main() 2013-07-23 23:56:58 +01:00
swaprep.c Fix spelling/wording issues 2020-07-05 13:07:33 -07:00
swapreq.c dix: drop swapping request length fields 2026-01-25 10:39:59 -08:00
tables.c dix: drop swapping request length fields 2026-01-25 10:39:59 -08:00
touch.c rename remaining RT_* defines to X11_RESTYPE_* 2026-01-19 12:48:30 -08:00
window.c xace: typesafe hook function for XACE_SCREENSAVER_ACCESS 2026-01-25 10:39:54 -08:00