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.
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.
Published:
2026-09-25
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| 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. | |
| Title | fbdev: vfb: defer cleanup until the last reference | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-25T10:22:16.613Z
Reserved: 2026-09-24T16:01:01.158Z
Link: CVE-2026-97604
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:14.407
Modified: 2026-09-25T11:17:14.407
Link: CVE-2026-97604
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