CVE-2026-99007
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Description
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.
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"id": "CVE-2026-99007",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-10-23T13:17:23.157",
"lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:21:35.327",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/fb-helper: defer setup when fbdev_probe() fails, not just on -EAGAIN\n\n__drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock() calls\ndrm_client_modeset_probe() first, which already fills in each\nmode_set->mode/num_connectors for every connected output, and only\nafterwards calls drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() to create\nfb_helper->fb and wire it into those mode_sets via\ndrm_setup_crtcs_fb().\n\nIf drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() fails with anything other than\n-EAGAIN (e.g. dev->driver->fbdev_probe() itself fails), the function\nbails out before drm_setup_crtcs_fb() runs and before setting\nfb_helper->deferred_setup. The client is left with mode_sets that\nhave a mode and connectors but mode_set->fb == NULL, and nothing\nmarks this fb_helper as needing a retry.\n\n__drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked() only skips committing\nwhen fb_helper->deferred_setup is set, so a later .restore() call\n(drm_lastclose() on process exit, in this report) commits the stale\nmode_set through drm_client_modeset_commit() ->\ndrm_client_modeset_commit_atomic() -> __drm_atomic_helper_set_config(),\nwhich hits WARN_ON(!set->fb).\n\nMark fb_helper->deferred_setup on any drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe()\nfailure, not just -EAGAIN, so restore keeps skipping the commit until\na later hotplug event successfully re-probes and re-populates\nmode_set->fb. The real error code is still returned to the caller\nunchanged."
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