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CVE-2026-80786

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Description

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.

Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-04 16:18:04.580000
Last modified
2026-10-30 13:20:11.737000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-80786",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-04T16:18:04.580",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:11.737",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper\n\nHandle fbcon during display updates in fb_set_var_from_user(). Check\nwith fbcon if the mode change is possible, update hardware state and\nfinally update fbcon. Update all callers.\n\nOnly the FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl currently does all steps. Other\nmode-changes callers in sysfs and driver code are missing fbcon-related\nsteps.\n\nWith the new helper, ps3fb and sh_mobile_lcdcfb no longer maintain\nfbcon state themselves."
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