Service interruption via overlapping Unicode buffer copy
Published May 17, 2024 · Updated May 12, 2026
Buffer corruption in the Linux virtual-terminal subsystem allows remote attackers to interrupt terminal operation via crafted character deletion. The Unicode deletion path in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c calls memcpy on overlapping source and destination regions, corrupting the display buffer as characters shift. Network reachability depends on a service that forwards attacker-controlled characters to a virtual console; direct console access also reaches the path.
Summary
What happened
Buffer corruption in the Linux virtual-terminal subsystem allows remote attackers to interrupt terminal operation via crafted character deletion. The Unicode deletion path in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c calls memcpy on overlapping source and destination regions, corrupting the display buffer as characters shift. Network reachability depends on a service that forwards attacker-controlled characters to a virtual console; direct console access also reaches the path.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-35823
- Published
- May 17, 2024
- Updated
- May 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem
- Classifications
- CWE-120, T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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