🛡️ CVE-2024-50076 — kernel

🟡 CVSS 6.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
6.5
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

vt: prevent kernel-infoleak in con_font_get()

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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Affected software

CVE-2024-50076 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.7.0 up to 6.11.5)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 29 October 2024 and last revised on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

CVE-2024-50076 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Medium
CVSS Score 6.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-10-29
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-07-15

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.7.0 6.11.5
linux-kernel — —

References

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