fbdev: vfb: defer cleanup until the last reference
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-97604 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-25 11:17:14 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-25 11:17:14 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: vfb: defer cleanup until the last reference
FBIOGETCMAP takes a shallow snapshot of info->cmap and performs the
usercopy after dropping info->lock. vfb_remove() frees the colormap
immediately after unregistering the framebuffer, even when an open file
still holds a reference to fb_info. A concurrent driver unbind can
therefore free the colormap while the ioctl copies it to userspace.
KASAN reports:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _copy_to_user
Read of size 512 by task poc/125
_copy_to_user (./include/linux/instrumented.h:129 ./include/linux/uaccess.h:201 lib/usercopy.c:24)
fb_cmap_to_user (./include/linux/uaccess.h:230 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c:211)
do_fb_ioctl (drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_chrdev.c:114)
Allocated by task 1:
fb_alloc_cmap_gfp (./include/linux/slab.h:973 ./include/linux/slab.h:1290 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c:108)
vfb_probe (drivers/video/fbdev/vfb.c:459)
Freed by task 124:
fb_dealloc_cmap (drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c:151)
vfb_remove (drivers/video/fbdev/vfb.c:489)
unregister_framebuffer() drops the registration reference, and fbdev calls
fb_destroy after the last put_fb_info(). Move the registered framebuffer's
cleanup into an fb_destroy callback so its colormap and screen buffer stay
alive until all file references have been released. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5e266e2e0e19532c1b8e2e2bff1eb6ccf42e478a 86356f13598f59f5acb1754895747dcdaf65a254 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5e266e2e0e19532c1b8e2e2bff1eb6ccf42e478a 5ff1effb047e465cde193d7df95988aa1520035e git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5e266e2e0e19532c1b8e2e2bff1eb6ccf42e478a 3c91e51a53cf805e551e5dc8149cd0539a6dbb9d git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5e266e2e0e19532c1b8e2e2bff1eb6ccf42e478a a0a34a40ed299c9c7cff6af163a5b883ee9d6d73 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 2.6.30 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 2.6.30 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.111 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.53 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2.7 7.2.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.3-rc3 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ff1effb047e465cde193d7df95988aa1520035e |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c91e51a53cf805e551e5dc8149cd0539a6dbb9d |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/86356f13598f59f5acb1754895747dcdaf65a254 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0a34a40ed299c9c7cff6af163a5b883ee9d6d73 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.