High · published October 15, 2025
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbcon: fix integer overflow in fbcon_do_set_font
Fix integer overflow vulnerabilities in fbcon_do_set_font() where font
size calculations could overflow when handling user-controlled font
parameters.
The vulnerabilities occur when:
1. CALC_FONTSZ(h, pitch, charcount) performs h * pith * charcount
multiplication with user-controlled values that can overflow.
2. FONT_EXTRA_WORDS * sizeof(int) + size addition can also overflow
3. This results in smaller allocations than expected, leading to buffer
overflows during font data copying.
Add explicit overflow checking using check_mul_overflow() and
check_add_overflow() kernel helpers to safety validate all size
calculations before allocation.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 4.4.235, < 4.5 | 4.5 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 4.9.235, < 4.10 | 4.10 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 4.14.196, < 4.15 | 4.15 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 4.19.143, < 4.20 | 4.20 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.4.62, < 5.4.300 | 5.4.300 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.8.6, < 5.9 | 5.9 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.9.1, < 5.10.245 | 5.10.245 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.194 | 5.15.194 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.155 | 6.1.155 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.109 | 6.6.109 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.50 | 6.12.50 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.13, < 6.16.10 | 6.16.10 |
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