CVE-2026-46065

fbdev: defio: Disconnect deferred I/O from the lifetime of struct fb_info

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: defio: Disconnect deferred I/O from the lifetime of struct fb_info Hold state of deferred I/O in struct fb_deferred_io_state. Allocate an instance as part of initializing deferred I/O and remove it only after the final mapping has been closed. If the fb_info and the contained deferred I/O meanwhile goes away, clear struct fb_deferred_io_state.info to invalidate the mapping. Any access will then result in a SIGBUS signal. Fixes a long-standing problem, where a device hot-unplug happens while user space still has an active mapping of the graphics memory. The hot- unplug frees the instance of struct fb_info. Accessing the memory will operate on undefined state.

Affected

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

2.6.22 ≤ v < 5.15.2105.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1766.13 ≤ v < 6.18.306.19 ≤ v < 7.0.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1406.7 ≤ v < 6.12.882.6.2260b59beafba875aef6d378078bce0baf2287ae14
Vendor states this is fixed in 25c2b77bc463f29ee71a54b883548baf9386a0db (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2a40f8bc9bb713329f1c35ffc199ee961a7135b0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2b53d3a52e8e5403a4f4fb57ac6cad3fd2cb1066 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4aab89603b637a2e441b38808c4f6fe7d1184df6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4fda0d6b45faad44926dd3e4f55f118d899b2e27 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9ded47ad003f09a94b6a710b5c47f4aa5ceb7429 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a0aafb421dd15e935d81543152617f2742cefa70 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.22 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.210 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.176 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.88 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.30 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.140 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusUNDERGOING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-401CWE-416

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