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CVE-2023-3161

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

2023-06-12T20:15:12.910

Last Modified

2025-03-11T15:15:39.120

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-1335
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-682
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.2 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 38 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 9.0 Yes
References