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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68296

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68296 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.199999809265137 HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm, fbcon, vga_switcheroo: Avoid race condition in fbcon setup Protect vga_switcheroo_client_fb_set() with console lock. Avoids OOB access in fbcon_remap_all(). Without holding the console lock the call races with switching outputs. VGA switcheroo calls fbcon_remap_all() when switching clients. The fbcon function uses struct fb_info.node, which is set by register_framebuffer(). As the fb-helper code currently sets up VGA switcheroo before registering the framebuffer, the value of node is -1 and therefore not a legal value. For example, fbcon uses the value within set_con2fb_map() [1] as an index into an array. Moving vga_switcheroo_client_fb_set() after register_framebuffer() can result in VGA switching that does not switch fbcon correctly. Therefore move vga_switcheroo_client_fb_set() under fbcon_fb_registered(), which already holds the console lock. Fbdev calls fbcon_fb_registered() from within register_framebuffer(). Serializes the helper with VGA switcheroo's call to fbcon_remap_all(). Although vga_switcheroo_client_fb_set() takes an instance of struct fb_info as parameter, it really only needs the contained fbcon state. Moving the call to fbcon initialization is therefore cleaner than before. Only amdgpu, i915, nouveau and radeon support vga_switcheroo. For all other drivers, this change does nothing.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
8.199999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11linux6.18.5-1, 6.1.55-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.64-1
Debian:13linux6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1, 6.12.38-1
Debian:14linux6.12.74-2, 6.12.74-2, 6.13.10-1
Debian:12linux6.16~rc7-1~exp1, 6.17.10-1, 6.17.12-1

Timeline

  • Dec 16, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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