drm/fb-helper: defer setup on any drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() failure
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: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Linux kernel drm/fb-helper code does not set fb_helper->deferred_setup when drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() fails with an error other than -EAGAIN, such as when the driver's fbdev_probe() fails. The function returns before drm_setup_crtcs_fb() runs, so mode_sets keep a mode and connectors but have mode_set->fb set to NULL. A later .restore() call, such as drm_lastclose() on process exit, commits the stale mode_set and hits WARN_ON(!set->fb). CISA has not added it to KEV, no exploit link is listed, and Red Hat rates it Moderate.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/fb-helper: defer setup when fbdev_probe() fails, not just on -EAGAIN __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock() calls drm_client_modeset_probe() first, which already fills in each mode_set->mode/num_connectors for every connected output, and only afterwards calls drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() to create fb_helper->fb and wire it into those mode_sets via drm_setup_crtcs_fb(). If drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() fails with anything other than -EAGAIN (e.g. dev->driver->fbdev_probe() itself fails), the function bails out before drm_setup_crtcs_fb() runs and before setting fb_helper->deferred_setup. The client is left with mode_sets that have a mode and connectors but mode_set->fb == NULL, and nothing marks this fb_helper as needing a retry. __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked() only skips committing when fb_helper->deferred_setup is set, so a later .restore() call (drm_lastclose() on process exit, in this report) commits the stale mode_set through drm_client_modeset_commit() -> drm_client_modeset_commit_atomic() -> __drm_atomic_helper_set_config(), which hits WARN_ON(!set->fb). Mark fb_helper->deferred_setup on any drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() failure, not just -EAGAIN, so restore keeps skipping the commit until a later hotplug event successfully re-probes and re-populates mode_set->fb. The real error code is still returned to the caller unchanged.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.14 and later | 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.14 and later Fixed in 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update to a fixed kernel: 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11, or 7.3 and later. Kernels from 4.14 up to those fixed releases are affected. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9, 10 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 have no fix available yet.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-99007
- 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-g687-j9p7-p4rx
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@423c871a586cff8b29f48db00e3c45c21d0e8121, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +3 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 3 new references · CNA
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/423c871a586cff8b29f48db00e3c45c21d0e8121
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5f8f6e0f0a18c77c04b757d72319d897a0b4bc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9124411cb91b129ff3ffb0d723ecba7a5bf893f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a2006c675758f0c765b36fec6b49d17e89159cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b303696f61461b3569019d7fcac6a646652b2b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e7b508c7c60dec7a86b7eb2a1b7e6d174afa457
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d510ed273854177f0a3ed330145858b2fe667f81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/755c94d178b7e972bb766199d34e4ba4f63a89eb
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Sources
- CVE-2026-99007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-99007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g687-j9p7-p4rx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-99007 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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