CVE-2024-50076: Linux kernel · vt: prevent kernel-infoleak in con_font_get()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:23 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Oct 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
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.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc67cee700b89ffbdb74a0603a083ec1290ae31 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc794e878e6d79f75205be456b1042a289c5759d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5a17dc77d8a8bbe67040b32e2ef755901aba44 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3959d5eca136e0588f9af3867b34032160cb826 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/23c4cb8a56978e5b1baa171d42e616e316c2039d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc2d5f02636c7587bdd6d1f60fc59c55860b00a4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb1f312f38f0d2c928ceaff089262798cc260b4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f956052e00de211b5c9ebaa1958366c23f82ee9e (opens in a new tab)