CVE-2026-53402CWE-125

CVE-2026-53402

High · published July 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: fbcon: fix out-of-bounds read in err_out of fbcon_do_set_font()

When fbcon_do_set_font() fails (e.g., due to a memory allocation failure

inside vc_resize() under heavy memory pressure), it jumps to the `err_out`

label to roll back the console state. However, the current rollback logic

forgets to restore the `hi_font` state, leading to a severe state machine

corruption.

Earlier in the function, `set_vc_hi_font()` might be called to change

`vc->vc_hi_font_mask` and mutate the screen buffer. If `vc_resize()`

subsequently fails, the `err_out` path restores `vc_font.charcount`

but entirely skips rolling back the `vc_hi_font_mask` and the screen

buffer.

This mismatch leaves the terminal in a desynchronized state. Because

`vc_hi_font_mask` remains set, the VT subsystem will still accept

character indices greater than 255 from userspace and write them to the

screen buffer. Subsequent rendering calls (e.g., `fbcon_putcs()`) will

then use these inflated indices to access the reverted, 256-character

font array, leading to a deterministic out-of-bounds read and potential

kernel memory disclosure.

Fix this by adding the missing rollback logic for the `hi_font` mask

and screen buffer in the error path.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00135 · 2.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-07-19T16:16Z
Affected products (14)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.10.249, < 5.10.2615.10.261
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.15.64, < 5.15.2125.15.212
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.19.6, < 6.06.0
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.0.1, < 6.1.1786.1.178
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.2, < 6.6.1456.6.145
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.966.12.96
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.13, < 6.18.396.18.39
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.19, < 7.1.37.1.3
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References (8)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUL 12:02Z
    fbdev: fbcon: fix out-of-bounds read in err_out of fbcon_do_set_font()
    cvelistv5