CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80579

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.11%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's fbdev driver, fb_set_var() can delete a mode from the modelist, but does not check if fb_info->mode points to the deleted entry, leading to a stale pointer dereference on sysfs read. The fix clears fb_info->mode before deleting the mode.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to a stale pointer dereference, potentially causing system crash or information leak.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-80579.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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