Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 5.15, Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: The old font data is always restored in fbcondosetfont. The commit a5a923038d70 fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when vcresize fails started restoring old font data upon failure of vcresize. However, this only applies...

Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-011361)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-011361 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: always restore the old font data in fbcondosetfont Commit a5a923038d70 fbdev: fbcon:...

Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-011412)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-011412 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: always restore the old font data in fbcondosetfont Commit a5a923038d70 fbdev: fbcon:...

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50404

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: fbcon: release buffer when fbcondosetfont failed syzbot is reporting memory leak at fbcondosetfont 1, for commit a5a923038d70 "fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when vcresize failed" missed that the buffer might be new...

CVE-2022-50404

CVE-2022-50404 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting fbdev/fbcon where a memory leak could occur in fbcon_do_set_font() due to buffer handling when vc_resize() fails; the buffer might be newly allocated by fbcon_set_font() and released only partially. The issue was fixed in the kernel (as not...

CVE-2022-50404

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: fbcon: release buffer when fbcondosetfont failed syzbot is reporting memory leak at fbcondosetfont 1, for commit a5a923038d70 "fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when vcresize failed" missed that the buffer might be new...

CVE-2024-26798

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: always restore the old font data in fbcondosetfont Commit a5a923038d70 fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when vcresize failed started restoring old font data upon failure of vcresize. But it performs so only for user...

PT-2022-33271

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.19.6 Description The issue is related to the fbcon component in the Linux Kernel, where changes are not properly reverted when the vc resize function fails. The actual impact and potential for attack have not...

PT-2022-33682 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.15.64 Description: A potential security issue exists due to improper reversion of changes when the vc resize function fails. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. Recommendations...

PT-2004-3739 · Debian +1 · Debian +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.10 Debian GNU/Linux kernel-image-2.4.18-powerpc-xfs version Debian GNU/Linux kernel-image-2.4.18-sun4u version Debian GNU/Linux kernel-image-2.4.18-sun4u-smp version Debian GNU/Linux kernel-image-2.4.19-spar...