fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper
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: 5 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: 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.11, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p7rm-gj7v-32rv
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@ed7e9715849abd0816b8487b0d12ebd05d6e938b · CNA
- 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@3130e7bf43ecfe3a15bcf90b9698e0764a2d8d08, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@af39d039b5591e3ebaa2e013862bd8cacc6d9dc3 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af39d039b5591e3ebaa2e013862bd8cacc6d9dc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3130e7bf43ecfe3a15bcf90b9698e0764a2d8d08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d33589eff3d40439b3c83e8da0d07d20df797d50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7e9715849abd0816b8487b0d12ebd05d6e938b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f7e46833f71472e30da54a50dacdf48521bdd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f611e5e5f3327cf2e2daabe6ee5acac58cc784e
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p7rm-gj7v-32rv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80786 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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