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