GHSA-9WWR-625V-FR4H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-04 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-04 18:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: serialize mode sysfs access with lock_fb_info()
show_mode(), show_modes(), and store_mode() access fb_info->modelist and fb_info->mode without holding lock_fb_info(). store_modes() takes lock_fb_info() while replacing the modelist and freeing the old one.
A concurrent reader or writer can load a pointer to an old modelist entry before store_modes() frees it, then dereference freed memory or store a stale freed pointer in fb_info->mode.
Take lock_fb_info() in show_mode(), show_modes(), and store_mode() to serialize with store_modes(). In show_mode(), copy the mode to the stack and format after dropping the lock. In store_mode(), split activate() into a _locked variant to avoid double-locking, and hold the locks for the modelist walk, mode conversion, activation, and fb_info->mode assignment together.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-80785"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-04T16:18:04Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: serialize mode sysfs access with lock_fb_info()\n\nshow_mode(), show_modes(), and store_mode() access fb_info-\u003emodelist\nand fb_info-\u003emode without holding lock_fb_info(). store_modes() takes\nlock_fb_info() while replacing the modelist and freeing the old one.\n\nA concurrent reader or writer can load a pointer to an old modelist\nentry before store_modes() frees it, then dereference freed memory or\nstore a stale freed pointer in fb_info-\u003emode.\n\nTake lock_fb_info() in show_mode(), show_modes(), and store_mode() to\nserialize with store_modes(). In show_mode(), copy the mode to the\nstack and format after dropping the lock. In store_mode(), split\nactivate() into a _locked variant to avoid double-locking, and hold\nthe locks for the modelist walk, mode conversion, activation, and\nfb_info-\u003emode assignment together.",
"id": "GHSA-9wwr-625v-fr4h",
"modified": "2026-09-04T18:31:25Z",
"published": "2026-09-04T18:31:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80785"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/061db6b7a910b8378f3b2df64f8c0a3ddc6e85f2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26135631ed8e487bc6aef70cc41934e258d09bbe"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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