In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: fbcon: release buffer when fbcon_do_set_font() failed
syzbot is reporting memory leak at fbcon_do_set_font() [1], for commit a5a923038d70 ("fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when vc_resize() failed") missed that the buffer might be newly allocated by fbcon_set_font().
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.86-53.137Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headers | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-kvm | Sep 26, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 |
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