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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.194-135.217Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.245-241.976Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.53-69.119Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.155-176.282Upgrade python3-perf6.12 | Nov 11, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Nov 13, 2025 | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftool | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Dec 15, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-devel | Dec 5, 2025 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1110-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1041-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-170-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1096-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2040-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1094-ibmUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-170-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1052-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-170-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1095-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-oracleUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1095-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-awsUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-170-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1099-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-170-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-170-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1095-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1045-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-kvmUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1048-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-raspiUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1052-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1048-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1041-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt | Oct 30, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Oct 15, 2025 |
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