fbdev: Add bounds checking in bit_putcs to fix vmalloc-out-of-bounds
Add bounds checking to prevent writes past framebuffer boundaries when
rendering text near screen edges. Return early if the Y position is off-screen
and clip image height to screen boundary. Break from the rendering loop if the
X position is off-screen. When clipping image width to fit the screen, update
the character count to match the clipped width to prevent buffer size
mismatches.
Without the character count update, bit_putcs_aligned and bit_putcs_unaligned
receive mismatched parameters where the buffer is allocated for the clipped
width but cnt reflects the original larger count, causing out-of-bounds writes.
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DLA-4404-1 | linux security update |
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DLA-4436-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
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USN-8096-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
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USN-8125-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-8126-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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Ubuntu USN |
USN-8163-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-8243-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-8261-1 | Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: Add bounds checking in bit_putcs to fix vmalloc-out-of-bounds Add bounds checking to prevent writes past framebuffer boundaries when rendering text near screen edges. Return early if the Y position is off-screen and clip image height to screen boundary. Break from the rendering loop if the X position is off-screen. When clipping image width to fit the screen, update the character count to match the clipped width to prevent buffer size mismatches. Without the character count update, bit_putcs_aligned and bit_putcs_unaligned receive mismatched parameters where the buffer is allocated for the clipped width but cnt reflects the original larger count, causing out-of-bounds writes. | |
| Title | fbdev: Add bounds checking in bit_putcs to fix vmalloc-out-of-bounds | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T21:46:45.832Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.185Z
Link: CVE-2025-40304
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-12-08T01:16:02.567
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2025-40304
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Ubuntu USN