Answer in brief
CVE-2024-50076 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in vt: prevent kernel-infoleak in con_font_get(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <efc67cee700b89ffbdb74a0603a083ec1290ae31 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <dc794e878e6d79f75205be456b1042a289c5759d || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <1e5a17dc77d8a8bbe67040b32e2ef755901aba44 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <b3959d5eca136e0588f9af3867b34032160cb826 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <23c4cb8a56978e5b1baa171d42e616e316c2039d || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <dc2d5f02636c7587bdd6d1f60fc59c55860b00a4 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <adb1f312f38f0d2c928ceaff089262798cc260b4 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <f956052e00de211b5c9ebaa1958366c23f82ee9e | efc67cee700b89ffbdb74a0603a083ec1290ae31, dc794e878e6d79f75205be456b1042a289c5759d, 1e5a17dc77d8a8bbe67040b32e2ef755901aba44, b3959d5eca136e0588f9af3867b34032160cb826, 23c4cb8a56978e5b1baa171d42e616e316c2039d, dc2d5f02636c7587bdd6d1f60fc59c55860b00a4, adb1f312f38f0d2c928ceaff089262798cc260b4, f956052e00de211b5c9ebaa1958366c23f82ee9e |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.12 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 29, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
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.
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