USN-4683-1
Not scored
linux-oem-5.6 vulnerability
Minh Yuan discovered that the framebuffer console driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle fonts in some conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
Exploit probability
Not scored
Published
January 7, 2021
Required by
Not available
Last source change
June 3, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
19 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
USN-4683-1
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Minh Yuan discovered that the framebuffer console driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle fonts in some conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
05 / REFERENCES