CVE-2024-49925

fbdev: efifb: Register sysfs groups through driver core

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 21, 2024 at 06:01 PM UTC

Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: efifb: Register sysfs groups through driver core The driver core can register and cleanup sysfs groups already. Make use of that functionality to simplify the error handling and cleanup. Also avoid a UAF race during unregistering where the sysctl attributes were usable after the info struct was freed.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 6.6.554.10 ≤ v < 5.15.2094.10 ≤ v < 6.1.1204.10 ≤ v < 6.10.144.10 ≤ v < 6.11.34.10 ≤ v < 6.124.10 ≤ v < 6.6.556.11 ≤ v < 6.11.36.7 ≤ v < 6.10.144.10753375a881caa01112b7cec2c796749154e0bb23

Vendor states this is fixed in 2a9c40c72097b583b23aeb2a26d429ccfc81fbc1 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2d97b85eb5a86766ad0f8ea3d121e6ae144e3ed8 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 36bfefb6baaa8e46de44f4fd919ce4347337620f (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4684d69b9670a83992189f6271dc0fcdec4ed0d7 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 872cd2d029d2c970a8a1eea88b48dab2b3f2e93a (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 95cdd538e0e5677efbdf8aade04ec098ab98f457 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.10 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.209 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.120 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.14 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)