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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3161

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3161 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux5.10.162-1, 5.10.92-2, 5.10.127-1
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jun 12, 2023 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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