diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 48a8199f7845..42d8c67a481f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -1092,10 +1092,19 @@ static const struct tty_port_operations vc_port_ops = {
 	.destruct = vc_port_destruct,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Change # of rows and columns (0 means unchanged/the size of fg_console)
+ * [this is to be used together with some user program
+ * like resize that changes the hardware videomode]
+ */
+#define VC_MAXCOL (32767)
+#define VC_MAXROW (32767)
+
 int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
 {
 	struct vt_notifier_param param;
 	struct vc_data *vc;
+	int err;
 
 	WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED();
 
@@ -1125,6 +1134,11 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
 	if (!*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc)
 		con_set_default_unimap(vc);
 
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (vc->vc_cols > VC_MAXCOL || vc->vc_rows > VC_MAXROW ||
+	    vc->vc_screenbuf_size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE || !vc->vc_screenbuf_size)
+		goto err_free;
+	err = -ENOMEM;
 	vc->vc_screenbuf = kzalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vc->vc_screenbuf)
 		goto err_free;
@@ -1143,7 +1157,7 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
 	visual_deinit(vc);
 	kfree(vc);
 	vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static inline int resize_screen(struct vc_data *vc, int width, int height,
@@ -1158,14 +1172,6 @@ static inline int resize_screen(struct vc_data *vc, int width, int height,
 	return err;
 }
 
-/*
- * Change # of rows and columns (0 means unchanged/the size of fg_console)
- * [this is to be used together with some user program
- * like resize that changes the hardware videomode]
- */
-#define VC_RESIZE_MAXCOL (32767)
-#define VC_RESIZE_MAXROW (32767)
-
 /**
  *	vc_do_resize	-	resizing method for the tty
  *	@tty: tty being resized
@@ -1201,7 +1207,7 @@ static int vc_do_resize(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc,
 	user = vc->vc_resize_user;
 	vc->vc_resize_user = 0;
 
-	if (cols > VC_RESIZE_MAXCOL || lines > VC_RESIZE_MAXROW)
+	if (cols > VC_MAXCOL || lines > VC_MAXROW)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	new_cols = (cols ? cols : vc->vc_cols);
@@ -1212,7 +1218,7 @@ static int vc_do_resize(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc,
 	if (new_cols == vc->vc_cols && new_rows == vc->vc_rows)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (new_screen_size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE)
+	if (new_screen_size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE || !new_screen_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	newscreen = kzalloc(new_screen_size, GFP_USER);
 	if (!newscreen)
@@ -3393,6 +3399,7 @@ static int __init con_init(void)
 		INIT_WORK(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work, vc_SAK);
 		tty_port_init(&vc->port);
 		visual_init(vc, currcons, 1);
+		/* Assuming vc->vc_{cols,rows,screenbuf_size} are sane here. */
 		vc->vc_screenbuf = kzalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_NOWAIT);
 		vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols,
 			currcons || !vc->vc_sw->con_save_screen);