Answer in brief
CVE-2026-80579 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in fbdev: clear fb_info->mode before deleting a videomode. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ce7fef961c63229b22dec415fb988899f479d61f || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <95e647d2a5304a8fd11f1ba3c8502de700650131 || >=0 <7.1.10 | ce7fef961c63229b22dec415fb988899f479d61f, 95e647d2a5304a8fd11f1ba3c8502de700650131, 7.1.10 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ce7fef961c63229b22dec415fb988899f479d61f || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <95e647d2a5304a8fd11f1ba3c8502de700650131 | ce7fef961c63229b22dec415fb988899f479d61f, 95e647d2a5304a8fd11f1ba3c8502de700650131 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.12 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 26, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: clear fb_info->mode before deleting a videomode fb_set_var() can delete a mode from info->modelist when userspace passes FB_ACTIVATE_INV_MODE through FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO. The code checks that the mode being deleted is not the current info->var and that fbcon is not using it, but it does not check fb_info->mode. fb_info->mode may still point into the modelist entry being deleted. If the entry is freed, later mode sysfs reads through show_mode() can dereference a stale pointer. Clear fb_info->mode before calling fb_delete_videomode() when it matches the mode being removed.
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