Description
vcs_write in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.13 does not prevent write access to vcsu devices, aka CID-0c9acb1af77a.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.4.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.4.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.4.6-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +4 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.0 | 5.0.0-1024.27~18.04.1 | USN-4258-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.0.0-1029.31~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.3 | 5.3.0-1013.14~18.04.1 | USN-4284-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +1 | 5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1 | USN-4258-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.3 +1 | 5.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1 | USN-4284-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-edge +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe | 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1 | USN-4284-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oem-osp1 | 5.0.0-1037.42 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.0 | 5.0.0-1010.15~18.04.1 | USN-4258-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi2-5.3 | 5.3.0-1018.20~18.04.1 | USN-4284-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source | 5.14.6-1.4 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1 |
Advisories 4
- USN-4258-1 linux-aws-5.0, linux-gcp, linux-gke-5.0, linux-oracle-5.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- USN-4284-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.3, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.3, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-raspi2-5.3 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1 kernel-devel-longterm-6.6.17-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1 kernel-devel-5.14.6-1.4 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/c30fc539-68a8-65d7-226c-6f8e6fd8bdfb%40suse.com/
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git/commit/?h=tty-testing&id=0c9acb1af77a3cb8707e43f45b72c95266903cee
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/
- USN-4258-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-4284-1 vendor-advisory