CVE-2023-3161

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-1335 CWE-682
Status published
Products (5)
fedoraproject/fedora 38
linux/linux_kernel 6.2 rc1 (6 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel < 6.2
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 9.0
Published Jun 12, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026