In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
video/aperture: optionally match the device in sysfb_disable()
In aperture_remove_conflicting_pci_devices(), we currently only call sysfb_disable() on vga class devices. This leads to the following problem when the pimary device is not VGA compatible:
1. A PCI device with a non-VGA class is the boot display 2. That device is probed first and it is not a VGA device so sysfb_disable() is not called, but the device resources are freed by aperture_detach_platform_device() 3. Non-primary GPU has a VGA class and it ends up calling sysfb_disable() 4. NULL pointer dereference via sysfb_disable() since the resources have already been freed by aperture_detach_platform_device() when it was called by the other device.
Fix this by passing a device pointer to sysfb_disable() and checking the device to determine if we should execute it or not.
v2: Fix build when CONFIG_SCREEN_INFO is not set v3: Move device check into the mutex Drop primary variable in aperture_remove_conflicting_pci_devices() Drop __init on pci sysfb_pci_dev_is_enabled()
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 15, 2025 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-source | Dec 5, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency | Dec 13, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 |
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