CVE-2023-38409

kernel: fbcon: out-of-sync arrays in fbcon_mode_deleted due to wrong con2fb_map assignment

Published Jul 17, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in set_con2fb_map in drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.12. Because an assignment occurs only for the first vc, the fbcon_registered_fb and fbcon_display arrays can be desynchronized in fbcon_mode_deleted (the con2fb_map points at the old fb_info).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-42226 An issue was discovered in set_con2fb_map in drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.12. Because an assignment occurs only for the first vc, the fbcon_registered_fb and fbcon_display arrays can be desynchronized in fbcon_mode_deleted (the con2fb_map points at the old fb_info).
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2024, 2:58 PM
Reserved
Jul 17, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 17, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 12, 2023, 12:00 AM