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HIGHCVE-2026-43497Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-43497: fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free dlfb_ops_mmap() uses remap_pfn_range() to map vmalloc framebuffer pages to userspace but sets no vm_ops on the VMA. This means the kernel cannot track active mmaps. When dlfb_realloc_framebuffer() replaces the backing buffer via FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, existing mmap PTEs are not invalidated. On USB disconnect, dlfb_ops_destroy() calls vfree() on the old pages while userspace PTEs still reference them, resulting in a use-after-free: the process retains read/write access to freed kernel pages. Add vm_operations_struct with open/close callbacks that maintain an atomic mmap_count on struct dlfb_data. In dlfb_realloc_framebuffer(), check mmap_count and return -EBUSY if the buffer is currently mapped, preventing buffer replacement while userspace holds stale PTEs. Tested with PoC using dummy_hcd + raw_gadget USB device emulation.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.3
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

018dd358de72d57993422cbb5dfb29ccd74efe1924f312c30f0368e8d2a76aa650dff73f23490b5e76.6.1406.12.886.18.307.0.77.1-rc38de779dc40d35d39fa07387b6f921eb11df0f511a2c53a3822ee26e8d758071815b9ed3bf6669fc1da9b065cedfd3b574f229d5be594e6aa47a27ae6
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < 4f312c30f0368e8d2a76aa650dff73f23490b5e7 (from 7433914efd584b22bb49d3e1eee001f5d0525ecd) · < 18dd358de72d57993422cbb5dfb29ccd74efe192 (from 7433914efd584b22bb49d3e1eee001f5d0525ecd) · < da9b065cedfd3b574f229d5be594e6aa47a27ae6 (from 7433914efd584b22bb49d3e1eee001f5d0525ecd) · < a2c53a3822ee26e8d758071815b9ed3bf6669fc1 (from 7433914efd584b22bb49d3e1eee001f5d0525ecd) · < 8de779dc40d35d39fa07387b6f921eb11df0f511 (from 7433914efd584b22bb49d3e1eee001f5d0525ecd)
  • Linux / Linux
    4.19
    Fixed in 0, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1-rc3
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H