CVE-2021-47338

fbmem: Do not delete the mode that is still in use

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 02:35 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbmem: Do not delete the mode that is still in use The execution of fb_delete_videomode() is not based on the result of the previous fbcon_mode_deleted(). As a result, the mode is directly deleted, regardless of whether it is still in use, which may cause UAF. ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in fb_mode_is_equal+0x36e/0x5e0 \ drivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c:924 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88807e0ddb1c by task syz-executor.0/18962 CPU: 2 PID: 18962 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 5.10.45-rc1+ #3 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS ... Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline] dump_stack+0x137/0x1be lib/dump_stack.c:118 print_address_description+0x6c/0x640 mm/kasan/report.c:385 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:545 [inline] kasan_report+0x13d/0x1e0 mm/kasan/report.c:562 fb_mode_is_equal+0x36e/0x5e0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c:924 fbcon_mode_deleted+0x16a/0x220 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c:2746 fb_set_var+0x1e1/0xdb0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:975 do_fb_ioctl+0x4d9/0x6e0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1108 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:48 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:753 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfb/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:739 do_syscall_64+0x2d/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 Freed by task 18960: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:48 [inline] kasan_set_track+0x3d/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:56 kasan_set_free_info+0x17/0x30 mm/kasan/generic.c:355 __kasan_slab_free+0x108/0x140 mm/kasan/common.c:422 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1541 [inline] slab_free_freelist_hook+0xd6/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:1574 slab_free mm/slub.c:3139 [inline] kfree+0xca/0x3d0 mm/slub.c:4121 fb_delete_videomode+0x56a/0x820 drivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c:1104 fb_set_var+0x1f3/0xdb0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:978 do_fb_ioctl+0x4d9/0x6e0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1108 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:48 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:753 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfb/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:739 do_syscall_64+0x2d/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.12.195.13 ≤ v < 5.13.45.3 ≤ v < 5.10.525.3 ≤ v < 5.12.195.3 ≤ v < 5.13.45.3 ≤ v < 5.145.3 ≤ v < 5.4.1345.5 ≤ v < 5.10.5213ff178ccd6d3b8074c542a911300b79c4eec2555.14 rc1
Vendor states this is fixed in 087bff9acd2ec6db3f61aceb3224bde90fe0f7f8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0af778269a522c988ef0b4188556aba97fb420cc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 359311b85ebec7c07c3a08ae2f3def946cad33fa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d6e76469157d8f240e5dec6f8411aa8d306b1126 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f193509afc7ff37a46862610c93b896044d5b693 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.52 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.134 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087bff9acd2ec6db3f61aceb3224bde90fe0f7f8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0af778269a522c988ef0b4188556aba97fb420cc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/359311b85ebec7c07c3a08ae2f3def946cad33fa
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6e76469157d8f240e5dec6f8411aa8d306b1126
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f193509afc7ff37a46862610c93b896044d5b693

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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