drm/fb-helper: defer setup when fbdev_probe() fails, not just on -EAGAIN
CVE-2026-99007 is fixed in 29 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-99007, released October 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/fb-helper: defer setup when fbdev_probe() fails, not just on -EAGAIN __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock() calls drm_client_modeset_probe() first, which already fills in each mode_set->mode/num_connectors for every connected output, and only afterwards calls drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() to create fb_helper->fb and wire it into those mode_sets via drm_setup_crtcs_fb(). If drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() fails with anything other than -EAGAIN (e.g. dev->driver->fbdev_probe() itself fails), the function bails out before drm_setup_crtcs_fb() runs and before setting fb_helper->deferred_setup. The client is left with mode_sets that have a mode and connectors but mode_set->fb == NULL, and nothing marks this fb_helper as needing a retry. __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked() only skips committing when fb_helper->deferred_setup is set, so a later .restore() call (drm_lastclose() on process exit, in this report) commits the stale mode_set through drm_client_modeset_commit() -> drm_client_modeset_commit_atomic() -> __drm_atomic_helper_set_config(), which hits WARN_ON(!set->fb). Mark fb_helper->deferred_setup on any drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() failure, not just -EAGAIN, so restore keeps skipping the commit until a later hotplug event successfully re-probes and re-populates mode_set->fb. The real error code is still returned to the caller unchanged.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1.150700.17.51.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.12.113-138.209 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_24 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.113-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-99007 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-99007 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
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