{"id":"AZL-92525","summary":"CVE-2026-53402 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.145.2-1","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: fbcon: fix out-of-bounds read in err_out of fbcon_do_set_font()\n\nWhen fbcon_do_set_font() fails (e.g., due to a memory allocation failure\ninside vc_resize() under heavy memory pressure), it jumps to the `err_out`\nlabel to roll back the console state. However, the current rollback logic\nforgets to restore the `hi_font` state, leading to a severe state machine\ncorruption.\n\nEarlier in the function, `set_vc_hi_font()` might be called to change\n`vc-\u003evc_hi_font_mask` and mutate the screen buffer. If `vc_resize()`\nsubsequently fails, the `err_out` path restores `vc_font.charcount`\nbut entirely skips rolling back the `vc_hi_font_mask` and the screen\nbuffer.\n\nThis mismatch leaves the terminal in a desynchronized state. Because\n`vc_hi_font_mask` remains set, the VT subsystem will still accept\ncharacter indices greater than 255 from userspace and write them to the\nscreen buffer. Subsequent rendering calls (e.g., `fbcon_putcs()`) will\nthen use these inflated indices to access the reverted, 256-character\nfont array, leading to a deterministic out-of-bounds read and potential\nkernel memory disclosure.\n\nFix this by adding the missing rollback logic for the `hi_font` mask\nand screen buffer in the error path.","modified":"2026-08-28T17:48:12.599680576Z","published":"2026-07-19T12:16:51Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-53402"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53402"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.6.145.2-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-92525.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}