Bug 2516790 (CVE-2026-74424) - CVE-2026-74424 kernel: fbcon: fix NULL pointer dereference for a console without vc_data
Summary: CVE-2026-74424 kernel: fbcon: fix NULL pointer dereference for a console with...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-74424
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:33 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-20 22:14 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:33:37 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbcon: fix NULL pointer dereference for a console without vc_data

fbcon_new_modelist() runs when a framebuffer's modelist changes. For each
console mapped to it with fb_display[i].mode set, it reads vc_cons[i].d and
passes the vc_num to fbcon_set_disp(). This assumes a console with a mode
set has a vc_data, but it can be NULL. fbcon_set_disp() sets
fb_display[i].mode before it checks vc_data, and fbcon_deinit() leaves the
mode set after the vc_data is freed. fbcon_new_modelist() then dereferences
the NULL vc_data.

Keep fb_display[i].mode set only while the console has a vc_data. Check
vc_data before setting the mode in fbcon_set_disp(), and clear the mode in
fbcon_deinit(). The existing mode check in fbcon_new_modelist() then skips
such consoles.


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