fbdev: fix use-after-free in store_modes()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: fix use-after-free in store_modes() store_modes() replaces a framebuffer's modelist with modes from userspace. On success it frees the old modelist with fb_destroy_modelist(). Two fields still point into that freed list. One pointer is fb_display[i].mode, the mode a console is using. fbcon_new_modelist() moves these pointers to the new list. It only does so for consoles still mapped to the framebuffer. An unmapped console is skipped and keeps its stale pointer. Unbinding fbcon, for example, sets con2fb_map[i] to -1 but leaves fb_display[i].mode set. An FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl with FB_ACTIVATE_INV_MODE later reaches fbcon_mode_deleted(). That function reads the stale fb_display[i].mode through fb_mode_is_equal(). The read is a use-after-free. The other pointer is fb_info->mode, the current mode. It is set through the mode sysfs attribute. store_modes() does not update fb_info->mode, so it is left pointing into the freed list. show_mode(), the attribute's read handler, dereferences the stale fb_info->mode through mode_string(). The read is a use-after-free. Clear both pointers before freeing the list. Commit a1f305893074 ("fbcon: Set fb_display[i]->mode to NULL when the mode is released") added the helper fbcon_delete_modelist(). It clears every fb_display[i].mode that points into a given list. So far it is called only from the unregister path. Call it from store_modes() too, and set fb_info->mode to NULL.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.144, 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1.3, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63826
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmc7-p94r-m2hm
- 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@3047319e44f1368370f6fa2c04dea2961fb10215, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3047319e44f1368370f6fa2c04dea2961fb10215
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5267eab88fa4c684459504b8be577ad64953b9a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6765f39ed27014ff877b00a2efa494233404e17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d35f9f194a858567a21017d69318a51e3a822b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70f1e000b88cfa8ca3fd7f4d082647fc089a7769
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c1c805c65fb7dc7524e20376d6987721e73a0b1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-63826 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63826 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qmc7-p94r-m2hm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63826 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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