THREAT OPS › Threat News › [NVD] CVE-2026-53402 (HIGH 7.1) — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: fbcon: fix out-of-bounds read in err_out of fbcon_do_set_font()
When fbcon_do_set_font() fails (e.g., due to a memory allocation failure
inside vc_resize() under heavy memory pressure), it jumps to the `
[NVD] CVE-2026-53402 (HIGH 7.1) — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: fbcon: fix out-of-bounds read in err_out of fbcon_do_set_font() When fbcon_do_set_font() fails (e.g., due to a memory allocation failure inside vc_resize() under heavy memory pressure), it jumps to the `
CVE-2026-53402 CVSS: 7.1 HIGH Published: 2026-07-19T12:16:51.387
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: fbcon: fix out-of-bounds read in err_out of fbcon_do_set_font()
When fbcon_do_set_font() fails (e.g., due to a memory allocation failure inside vc_resize() under heavy memory pressure), it jumps to the `err_out` label to roll back the console state. However
Indicators of compromise
- CVE-2026-53402cve
Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53402