Bug 2502253 (CVE-2026-53401) - CVE-2026-53401 kernel: fbdev: omap2: fix use-after-free in omapfb_mmap
Summary: CVE-2026-53401 kernel: fbdev: omap2: fix use-after-free in omapfb_mmap
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53401
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-07-19 13:04 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-20 14:26 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-19 13:04:12 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: omap2: fix use-after-free in omapfb_mmap

omapfb_mmap() has a race condition with OMAPFB_SETUP_PLANE ioctl that
can lead to use-after-free:

The fb_mmap() entry point holds mm_lock but not lock (fb_info->lock),
while ioctl handlers like OMAPFB_SETUP_PLANE hold lock but not mm_lock.
This allows concurrent execution.

In omapfb_mmap():
1. rg = omapfb_get_mem_region(ofbi->region);      // Get old region ref
2. start = omapfb_get_region_paddr(ofbi);          // Read from NEW region
3. len = fix->smem_len;                             // Read from NEW region
4. vm_iomap_memory(vma, start, len);               // Map NEW region memory
5. atomic_inc(&rg->map_count);                      // Increment OLD region!

Concurrently, OMAPFB_SETUP_PLANE can:
- Reassign ofbi->region = new_rg
- Update fix->smem_len
- OMAPFB_SETUP_MEM then checks NEW region's map_count (0!) and frees it

This leaves userspace with a mapping to freed physical memory.

The fix is to read all required values (start, len) from the same
region reference (rg) that will have its map_count incremented,
preventing the region from being freed while still mapped.


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