VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-50076

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.61%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-10-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vt: prevent kernel-infoleak in con_font_get() font.data may not initialize all memory spaces depending on the implementation of vc->vc_sw->con_font_get. This may cause info-leak, so to prevent this, it is safest to modify it to initialize the allocated memory space to 0, and it generally does not affect the overall performance of the system.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-909

Primary references