CVE-2026-80579

fbdev: clear fb_info->mode before deleting a videomode

CVE-2026-80579 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80579, released September 4, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0011
1st percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: clear fb_info->mode before deleting a videomode fb_set_var() can delete a mode from info->modelist when userspace passes FB_ACTIVATE_INV_MODE through FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO. The code checks that the mode being deleted is not the current info->var and that fbcon is not using it, but it does not check fb_info->mode. fb_info->mode may still point into the modelist entry being deleted. If the entry is freed, later mode sysfs reads through show_mode() can dereference a stale pointer. Clear fb_info->mode before calling fb_delete_videomode() when it matches the mode being removed.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3.150700.17.49.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_22 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4940-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_23 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.87.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.87.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.10-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80579 Sep 4, 2026

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