{"id":"CVE-2024-50076","title":"vt: prevent kernel-infoleak in con_font_get()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvt: prevent kernel-infoleak in con_font_get()\n\nfont.data may not initialize all memory spaces depending on the implementation\nof vc->vc_sw->con_font_get. This may cause…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < efc67cee700b89ffbdb74a0603a083ec1290ae31","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dc794e878e6d79f75205be456b1042a289c5759d","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 1e5a17dc77d8a8bbe67040b32e2ef755901aba44","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < b3959d5eca136e0588f9af3867b34032160cb826","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 23c4cb8a56978e5b1baa171d42e616e316c2039d","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dc2d5f02636c7587bdd6d1f60fc59c55860b00a4","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < adb1f312f38f0d2c928ceaff089262798cc260b4","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < f956052e00de211b5c9ebaa1958366c23f82ee9e","Linux 2.6.12"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:27:33.140787Z"},"published":"2024-10-29","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:31:21.715Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50076","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc67cee700b89ffbdb74a0603a083ec1290ae31"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc794e878e6d79f75205be456b1042a289c5759d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5a17dc77d8a8bbe67040b32e2ef755901aba44"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3959d5eca136e0588f9af3867b34032160cb826"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23c4cb8a56978e5b1baa171d42e616e316c2039d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc2d5f02636c7587bdd6d1f60fc59c55860b00a4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb1f312f38f0d2c928ceaff089262798cc260b4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f956052e00de211b5c9ebaa1958366c23f82ee9e"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00606,"epssPercentile":0.49298,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.827Z","slug":"CVE-2024-50076","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvt: prevent kernel-infoleak in con_font_get()\n\nfont.data may not initialize all memory spaces depending on the implementation\nof vc->vc_sw->con_font_get. This may cause info-leak, so to prevent this, it\nis safest to modify it to initialize the allocated memory space to 0, and it\ngenerally does not affect the overall performance of the system.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < efc67cee700b89ffbdb74a0603a083ec1290ae31`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dc794e878e6d79f75205be456b1042a289c5759d`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 1e5a17dc77d8a8bbe67040b32e2ef755901aba44`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < b3959d5eca136e0588f9af3867b34032160cb826`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 23c4cb8a56978e5b1baa171d42e616e316c2039d`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dc2d5f02636c7587bdd6d1f60fc59c55860b00a4`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < adb1f312f38f0d2c928ceaff089262798cc260b4`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < f956052e00de211b5c9ebaa1958366c23f82ee9e`\n- `Linux 2.6.12`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}