fbdev: clear fb_info->mode before deleting a videomode
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: clear fb_info->mode before deleting a videomode fb_set_var() can delete a mode from info->modelist when userspace passes FB_ACTIVATE_INV_MODE through FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO. The code checks that the mode being deleted is not the current info->var and that fbcon is not using it, but it does not check fb_info->mode. fb_info->mode may still point into the modelist entry being deleted. If the entry is freed, later mode sysfs reads through show_mode() can dereference a stale pointer. Clear fb_info->mode before calling fb_delete_videomode() when it matches the mode being removed.
CVE-2026-80579
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-80579
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
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"status": "affected",
"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2",
"lessThan": "ce7fef961c63229b22dec415fb988899f479d61f",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2",
"lessThan": "95e647d2a5304a8fd11f1ba3c8502de700650131",
"versionType": "git"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.6.12"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "2.6.12",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.10",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-80579
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Publisher severity
high
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- #34330 · Revision 1
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