CVE-2026-99007
Low risk· EPSS 6%Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs
Summary
In the Linux kernel, drm/fb-helper has an issue when drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() fails with an error other than -EAGAIN. In that case fb_helper->deferred_setup is not set, and a later .restore() call commits a stale mode_set with fb == NULL, triggering WARN_ON(!set->fb).
Risk Assessment
A kernel warning and undefined behavior may occur during process exit, potentially leading to graphics system instability.
Recommendation
Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix that sets fb_helper->deferred_setup on any drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() failure, not just -EAGAIN.
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- CVE-2026-99268Unknown
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- CVE-2026-99267Unknown
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- CVE-2026-99266Unknown
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- CVE-2026-99265Unknown
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- CVE-2026-99264High
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- CVE-2026-99263Unknown
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- CVE-2026-99262Unknown
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Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/fb-helper: defer setup when fbdev_probe() fails, not just on -EAGAIN __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock() calls drm_client_modeset_probe() first, which already fills in each mode_set->mode/num_connectors for every connected output, and only afterwards calls drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() to create fb_helper->fb and wire it into those mode_sets via drm_setup_crtcs_fb(). If drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() fails with anything other than -EAGAIN (e.g. dev->driver->fbdev_probe() itself fails), the function bails out before drm_setup_crtcs_fb() runs and before setting fb_helper->deferred_setup. The client is left with mode_sets that have a mode and connectors but mode_set->fb == NULL, and nothing marks this fb_helper as needing a retry. __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked() only skips committing when fb_helper->deferred_setup is set, so a later .restore() call (drm_lastclose() on process exit, in this report) commits the stale mode_set through drm_client_modeset_commit() -> drm_client_modeset_commit_atomic() -> __drm_atomic_helper_set_config(), which hits WARN_ON(!set->fb). Mark fb_helper->deferred_setup on any drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() failure, not just -EAGAIN, so restore keeps skipping the commit until a later hotplug event successfully re-probes and re-populates mode_set->fb. The real error code is still returned to the caller unchanged.
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