CVE-2026-89598

fbdev: ssd1307fb: defer I2C transfers from damage callbacks

Published Sep 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: ssd1307fb: defer I2C transfers from damage callbacks

The fbdev damage callbacks may run from fbcon while printk has disabled
preemption. They currently update the display synchronously, which enters
the sleeping I2C transfer path from atomic context.

A complete report from an RK3566 system follows:

[ 258.129004] watchdog: watchdog0: watchdog did not stop!
[ 258.129067] BUG: scheduling while atomic: systemd/1/0x00000003
[ 258.129076] Modules linked in: algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg bnep
binfmt_misc lz4hc lz4 zram snd_soc_hdmi_codec brcmfmac_wcc hci_uart
fb_ssd1306(C) fbtft(C) btqca btrtl btintel btsdio snd_soc_simple_card
motorcomm pwm_fan snd_soc_simple_card_utils ssd130x_spi nls_iso8859_1
ssd130x btbcm drm_shmem_helper display_connector brcmfmac ssd1307fb
brcmutil bluetooth cfg80211 rfkill snd_soc_rockchip_i2s_tdm
snd_soc_rk817 hantro_vpu snd_soc_core snd_compress snd_pcm_dmaengine
v4l2_vp9 snd_pcm v4l2_h264 rockchip_rga snd_timer rk_crypto2
spi_rockchip_sfc videobuf2_dma_contig snd sm3_generic v4l2_mem2mem
videobuf2_dma_sg dwmac_rk sm3 soundcore videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2
stmmac_platform dw_hdmi_cec videodev videobuf2_common dw_hdmi_i2s_audio
stmmac rk817_charger pcs_xpcs mc cpufreq_dt sch_fq_codel ip_tables
x_tables autofs4
[ 258.129215] Preemption disabled at:
[ 258.129216] [<ffff80008012f96c>] vprintk_emit+0x11c/0x340
[ 258.129234] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Tainted: G C
6.6.0-rc5-rockchip-rk356x #4
[ 258.129239] Hardware name: Rockchip RK3566 OPi 3B (DT)
[ 258.129243] Call trace:
[ 258.129245] dump_backtrace+0xa0/0x128
[ 258.129252] show_stack+0x20/0x38
[ 258.129256] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0xb0
[ 258.129265] dump_stack+0x18/0x28
[ 258.129269] __schedule_bug+0xa0/0xc8
[ 258.129274] __schedule+0x9ac/0xd30
[ 258.129279] schedule+0x60/0x100
[ 258.129282] schedule_timeout+0x194/0x338
[ 258.129289] rk3x_i2c_xfer_common.isra.0+0x384/0x498
[ 258.129296] rk3x_i2c_xfer+0x20/0x60
[ 258.129300] __i2c_transfer+0x194/0x648
[ 258.129308] i2c_transfer+0x9c/0x130
[ 258.129313] i2c_transfer_buffer_flags+0x64/0x98
[ 258.129318] ssd1307fb_update_rect+0x42c/0x560 [ssd1307fb]
[ 258.129334] ssd1307fb_defio_imageblit+0x34/0x50 [ssd1307fb]
[ 258.129343] soft_cursor+0x13c/0x210
[ 258.129350] bit_cursor+0x2dc/0x550
[ 258.129354] fbcon_cursor+0xec/0x108
[ 258.129359] hide_cursor+0x44/0xc8
[ 258.129365] vt_console_print+0x398/0x3b0
[ 258.129370] console_flush_all.isra.0+0x17c/0x410
[ 258.129377] console_unlock+0x4c/0x100
[ 258.129382] vprintk_emit+0x1c8/0x340
[ 258.129386] vprintk_default+0x40/0x58
[ 258.129389] vprintk+0xb8/0xd0
[ 258.129392] _printk+0x68/0x98
[ 258.129398] watchdog_release+0x170/0x230
[ 258.129404] __fput+0xbc/0x288
[ 258.129409] __fput_sync+0x58/0x70
[ 258.129413] __arm64_sys_close+0x40/0x90
[ 258.129419] invoke_syscall+0x4c/0x118
[ 258.129426] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf0
[ 258.129432] do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38
[ 258.129437] el0_svc+0x48/0x100
[ 258.129443] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xc0/0xc8
[ 258.129448] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198
[ 258.573087] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 258.573098] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(val > preempt_count())
[ 258.573111] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at kernel/sched/core.c:5871
preempt_count_sub+0x9c/0x148
[ 258.573130] Modules linked in: algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg bnep
binfmt_misc lz4hc lz4 zram snd_soc_hdmi_codec brcmfmac_wcc hci_uart
fb_ssd1306(C) fbtft(C) btqca btrtl btintel btsdio snd_soc_simple_card
motorcomm pwm_fan snd_soc_simple_card_utils ssd130x_spi nls_iso8859_1
ssd130x btbcm drm_shmem_helper display_connector brcmfmac ssd1307fb
brcmutil bluetooth cfg80211 rfkill snd_soc_rockchip_i2s_tdm
snd_soc_rk817 hantro_vpu snd_soc_core snd_compress snd_pcm_dmaengine
v4l2_vp
---truncated---

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4817-1 linux-6.12 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6528-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9019-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9020-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9022-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9023-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9024-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9025-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9026-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9039-1 Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9040-1 Linux kernel (Low Latency NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9066-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9091-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-821
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: ssd1307fb: defer I2C transfers from damage callbacks The fbdev damage callbacks may run from fbcon while printk has disabled preemption. They currently update the display synchronously, which enters the sleeping I2C transfer path from atomic context. A complete report from an RK3566 system follows: [ 258.129004] watchdog: watchdog0: watchdog did not stop! [ 258.129067] BUG: scheduling while atomic: systemd/1/0x00000003 [ 258.129076] Modules linked in: algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg bnep binfmt_misc lz4hc lz4 zram snd_soc_hdmi_codec brcmfmac_wcc hci_uart fb_ssd1306(C) fbtft(C) btqca btrtl btintel btsdio snd_soc_simple_card motorcomm pwm_fan snd_soc_simple_card_utils ssd130x_spi nls_iso8859_1 ssd130x btbcm drm_shmem_helper display_connector brcmfmac ssd1307fb brcmutil bluetooth cfg80211 rfkill snd_soc_rockchip_i2s_tdm snd_soc_rk817 hantro_vpu snd_soc_core snd_compress snd_pcm_dmaengine v4l2_vp9 snd_pcm v4l2_h264 rockchip_rga snd_timer rk_crypto2 spi_rockchip_sfc videobuf2_dma_contig snd sm3_generic v4l2_mem2mem videobuf2_dma_sg dwmac_rk sm3 soundcore videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 stmmac_platform dw_hdmi_cec videodev videobuf2_common dw_hdmi_i2s_audio stmmac rk817_charger pcs_xpcs mc cpufreq_dt sch_fq_codel ip_tables x_tables autofs4 [ 258.129215] Preemption disabled at: [ 258.129216] [<ffff80008012f96c>] vprintk_emit+0x11c/0x340 [ 258.129234] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Tainted: G C 6.6.0-rc5-rockchip-rk356x #4 [ 258.129239] Hardware name: Rockchip RK3566 OPi 3B (DT) [ 258.129243] Call trace: [ 258.129245] dump_backtrace+0xa0/0x128 [ 258.129252] show_stack+0x20/0x38 [ 258.129256] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0xb0 [ 258.129265] dump_stack+0x18/0x28 [ 258.129269] __schedule_bug+0xa0/0xc8 [ 258.129274] __schedule+0x9ac/0xd30 [ 258.129279] schedule+0x60/0x100 [ 258.129282] schedule_timeout+0x194/0x338 [ 258.129289] rk3x_i2c_xfer_common.isra.0+0x384/0x498 [ 258.129296] rk3x_i2c_xfer+0x20/0x60 [ 258.129300] __i2c_transfer+0x194/0x648 [ 258.129308] i2c_transfer+0x9c/0x130 [ 258.129313] i2c_transfer_buffer_flags+0x64/0x98 [ 258.129318] ssd1307fb_update_rect+0x42c/0x560 [ssd1307fb] [ 258.129334] ssd1307fb_defio_imageblit+0x34/0x50 [ssd1307fb] [ 258.129343] soft_cursor+0x13c/0x210 [ 258.129350] bit_cursor+0x2dc/0x550 [ 258.129354] fbcon_cursor+0xec/0x108 [ 258.129359] hide_cursor+0x44/0xc8 [ 258.129365] vt_console_print+0x398/0x3b0 [ 258.129370] console_flush_all.isra.0+0x17c/0x410 [ 258.129377] console_unlock+0x4c/0x100 [ 258.129382] vprintk_emit+0x1c8/0x340 [ 258.129386] vprintk_default+0x40/0x58 [ 258.129389] vprintk+0xb8/0xd0 [ 258.129392] _printk+0x68/0x98 [ 258.129398] watchdog_release+0x170/0x230 [ 258.129404] __fput+0xbc/0x288 [ 258.129409] __fput_sync+0x58/0x70 [ 258.129413] __arm64_sys_close+0x40/0x90 [ 258.129419] invoke_syscall+0x4c/0x118 [ 258.129426] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf0 [ 258.129432] do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 [ 258.129437] el0_svc+0x48/0x100 [ 258.129443] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xc0/0xc8 [ 258.129448] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198 [ 258.573087] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 258.573098] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(val > preempt_count()) [ 258.573111] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at kernel/sched/core.c:5871 preempt_count_sub+0x9c/0x148 [ 258.573130] Modules linked in: algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg bnep binfmt_misc lz4hc lz4 zram snd_soc_hdmi_codec brcmfmac_wcc hci_uart fb_ssd1306(C) fbtft(C) btqca btrtl btintel btsdio snd_soc_simple_card motorcomm pwm_fan snd_soc_simple_card_utils ssd130x_spi nls_iso8859_1 ssd130x btbcm drm_shmem_helper display_connector brcmfmac ssd1307fb brcmutil bluetooth cfg80211 rfkill snd_soc_rockchip_i2s_tdm snd_soc_rk817 hantro_vpu snd_soc_core snd_compress snd_pcm_dmaengine v4l2_vp ---truncated---
Title fbdev: ssd1307fb: defer I2C transfers from damage callbacks
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 12:32 PM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2026, 7:38 PM
Status
Received
Published
Sep 11, 2026, 8:19 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 1:20 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 11, 2026, 7:45 PM