NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [2.6.12,7.1.10)
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- published11 Oct 2026
- disclosed26 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 26 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-80579 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 7.1.10 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the fb_set_var process when deleting a videomode from the modelist via the FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl with FB_ACTIVATE_INV_MODE. An attacker can cause kernel memory disclosure, memory corruption, or system crash by freeing a videomode entry while fb_info->mode still points to it and then triggering a sysfs mode read to dereference the stale pointer.
Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst