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CVE-2025-38702

7.8 high Modified

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: fix potential buffer overflow in do_register_framebuffer() The current implementation may lead to buffer overflow when: 1. Unregistration creates NULL gaps in registered_fb[] 2. All array slots become occupied despite num_registered_fb < FB_MAX 3. The registration loop exceeds array bounds Add boundary check to prevent registered_fb[FB_MAX] access.

Fix

Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 6

Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.

Change history 1

  1. First seenCVSS 7.8 · linux, debianNVD modified 2026-10-19 21:10

Affected (CPE criteria) 7

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References 9