In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: core: Fix pointer desynchronization in fb_io_read()
In fb_io_read(), if copy_to_user() performs a partial copy (e.g., due to a faulty user buffer), the loop adjusts the chunk size 'c' and updates the remaining 'count'. However, the hardware 'src' pointer has already been eagerly advanced by the original chunk size.
If the loop is allowed to continue, the read will resume from an incorrect, over-advanced offset. Since the remaining 'count' was only decremented by the successful bytes, this desynchronization causes the next iterations to execute more hardware reads than originally bounded, eventually leading to out-of-bounds I/O reads.
Fix this by breaking out of the loop immediately upon a partial copy_to_user(). A partial copy indicates a faulty user buffer, making subsequent read attempts futile. Breaking out ensures we return the number of successfully read bytes without risking out-of-bounds hardware accesses in subsequent mismatched iterations.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.48-107.148Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-common | Sep 30, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Aug 27, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 31, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt | Oct 7, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 15, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
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