Security Advisory

CVE-2023-3161

5.5
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in the Framebuffer Console (fbcon) in the Linux Kernel. When providing font->width and font->height greater than 32 to fbcon_set_font, since there are no checks in place, a shift-out-of-bounds occurs leading to undefined behavior and possible denial of service.
Published Date June 12, 2023
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory