CVE-2026-43123 — fbcon: check return value of con2fb_acquire_newinfo()
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…
Published: 2026-05-06 · CVSS: Unscored
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7