CVE-2026-80786

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper

Handle fbcon during display updates in fb_set_var_from_user(). Check with fbcon if the mode change is possible, update hardware state and finally update fbcon. Update all callers.

Only the FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl currently does all steps. Other mode-changes callers in sysfs and driver code are missing fbcon-related steps.

With the new helper, ps3fb and sh_mobile_lcdcfb no longer maintain fbcon state themselves.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 07f7e46833f71472e30da54a50dacdf48521bdd3affected
LinuxLinux1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 6f611e5e5f3327cf2e2daabe6ee5acac58cc784eaffected
LinuxLinux0 < 7.1.11affected
LinuxLinux7.1.11 <= 7.1.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.2 <= *unaffected

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