CVE-2026-46065
fbdev: defio: Disconnect deferred I/O from the lifetime of struct fb_info
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- May 27, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- May 13, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: defio: Disconnect deferred I/O from the lifetime of struct fb_info
Hold state of deferred I/O in struct fb_deferred_io_state. Allocate an instance as part of initializing deferred I/O and remove it only after the final mapping has been closed. If the fb_info and the contained deferred I/O meanwhile goes away, clear struct fb_deferred_io_state.info to invalidate the mapping. Any access will then result in a SIGBUS signal.
Fixes a long-standing problem, where a device hot-unplug happens while user space still has an active mapping of the graphics memory. The hot- unplug frees the instance of struct fb_info. Accessing the memory will operate on undefined state.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aab89603b637a2e441b38808c4f6fe7d1184df6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fda0d6b45faad44926dd3e4f55f118d899b2e27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a40f8bc9bb713329f1c35ffc199ee961a7135b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b53d3a52e8e5403a4f4fb57ac6cad3fd2cb1066
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25c2b77bc463f29ee71a54b883548baf9386a0db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0aafb421dd15e935d81543152617f2742cefa70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ded47ad003f09a94b6a710b5c47f4aa5ceb7429
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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