🛡️ CVE-2024-50076 on Debian — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

N/A

CVSS Score

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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.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-50076 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.11.5-1; earlier versions remain affected.

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

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50076 is recorded against 1 package.

linux (fixed in 6.11.5-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 29 October 2024 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2024-50076 on other distributions

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

BellSoft Base record Debian 11 (Root.io)Ubuntu

Details

Severity Unknown

CVSS Score N/A

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 OSV

Published 2024-10-29

Updated 2026-08-12

Modified 2026-08-04

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
linux	—	6.11.5-1

References

ADVISORY https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-50076

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