In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbcon: check return value of con2fb_acquire_newinfo()
If fbcon_open() fails when called from con2fb_acquire_newinfo() then
info->fbcon_par pointer remains NULL which is later dereferenced.
Add check for return value of the function con2fb_acquire_newinfo() to
avoid it.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
fbcon: check return value of con2fb_acquire_newinfo()
If fbcon_open() fails when called from con2fb_acquire_newinfo() then
info->fbcon_par pointer remains NULL which is later dereferenced.
Add check for return value of the function con2fb_acquire_newinfo() to
avoid it.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
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Thu, 07 May 2026 03:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Thu, 07 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-252 | |
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Wed, 06 May 2026 13:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: check return value of con2fb_acquire_newinfo() If fbcon_open() fails when called from con2fb_acquire_newinfo() then info->fbcon_par pointer remains NULL which is later dereferenced. Add check for return value of the function con2fb_acquire_newinfo() to avoid it. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. | |
| Title | fbcon: check return value of con2fb_acquire_newinfo() | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-06T11:27:09.553Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.987Z
Link: CVE-2026-43123
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:29.180
Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607
Link: CVE-2026-43123
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-07T03:15:20Z
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