Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-35823: ELSA-2024-5101: kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vt: fix unicode buffer corruption when deleting characters This is the same issue that was fixed for the VGA text buffer in commit 39cdb68c64d8 ("vt: fix memory overlapping when deleting chars in the buffer"). The cure is also the same i.e. replace memcpy() with memmove() due to the overlaping buffers. A vulnerability as found in the Linux kernel’s virtual terminal (VT) subsystem, which could lead to unicode buffer corruption when deleting characters. This issue arises from improper handling of unicode data, which can corrupt memory or lead to unintended behavior.
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