Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: Avoid OOB font access if console rotation fails Clear the font buffer if the reallocation during console rotation fails in fbcon_rotate_font(). The putcs implementations for the rotated buffer will return early in this case. See [1] for an example. Currently, fbcon_rotate_font() keeps the old buffer, which is too small for the rotated font. Printing to the rotated console with a high-enough character code will overflow the font buffer. v2: - fix typos in commit message
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/594973a2e54924d8ba31c9faac669fc1ba6fcb80 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7105d9f1387d63b15c9a860674fc92c959181f2f Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab6c34b9829d5de03f1d08a47a2253729a6e7e27 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44cc78ff46b96e72d333a3be6aaaa0a14797263 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4ef723d8975a2694cc90733a6b888a5e2841842 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/46cf3646dea54baeaa2eafe3fb1ba769947f31b0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/524a6079395916fb3d790ef2bb46a1d2939b27dd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b51c343a81e6e806525a4435e22532c107dd7e9d
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.1
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 15 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-125
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