CVE-2026-49416CWE-190

Integer overflow in vt(4) CONS_HISTORY ioctl

High · published June 27, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The CONS_HISTORY ioctl handler did not adequately validate the requested history size. A large value caused an integer overflow in the buffer size calculation, resulting in a heap allocation smaller than expected. Subsequent initialization of the buffer wrote beyond the end of the allocation.

An unprivileged local user with access to a vt(4) device can trigger an out-of-bounds write in the kernel, potentially escalating privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00153 · 4.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Published
2026-06-27T09:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JUN 09:25Z
    Integer overflow in vt(4) CONS_HISTORY ioctl
    cvelistv5