Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2026· Updated Jun 30, 2026
Integer overflow in vt(4) CONS_HISTORY ioctl
CVE-2026-49416
Description
The CONS_HISTORY ioctl handler did not adequately validate the requested history size. A large value caused an integer overflow in the buffer size calculation, resulting in a heap allocation smaller than expected. Subsequent initialization of the buffer wrote beyond the end of the allocation.
An unprivileged local user with access to a vt(4) device can trigger an out-of-bounds write in the kernel, potentially escalating privileges.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:34.vt.ascmitrevendor-advisory
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