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CVE-2024-50076
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2024-10-29T01:15:04.697 · Last modified 2026-06-17T08:03:31.350

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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