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CVE-2026-53401

HIGH 7.8

fbdev: omap2: fix use-after-free in omapfb_mmap

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: omap2: fix use-after-free in omapfb_mmap omapfb_mmap() has a race condition with OMAPFB_SETUP_PLANE ioctl that can lead to use-after-free: The fb_mmap() entry point holds mm_lock but not lock (fb_info->lock), while ioctl handlers like OMAPFB_SETUP_PLANE hold lock but not mm_lock. This allows concurrent execution. In omapfb_mmap(): 1. rg = omapfb_get_mem_region(ofbi->region); // Get old region ref 2. start = omapfb_get_region_paddr(ofbi); // Read from NEW region 3. len = fix->smem_len; // Read from NEW region 4. vm_iomap_memory(vma, start, len); // Map NEW region memory 5. atomic_inc(&rg->map_count); // Increment OLD region! Concurrently, OMAPFB_SETUP_PLANE can: - Reassign ofbi->region = new_rg - Update fix->smem_len - OMAPFB_SETUP_MEM then checks NEW region's map_count (0!) and frees it This leaves userspace with a mapping to freed physical memory. The fix is to read all required values (start, len) from the same region reference (rg) that will have its map_count incremented, preventing the region from being freed while still mapped.

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Product linux
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Published Jul 19, 2026
Last Updated Aug 5, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
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User Interaction
Scope
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Affected Versions

Linux / Linux
078ff546a806b2c2ab74c25c8edd4c6d4680656a < 6eb6ebcc8590007ad59ddccc8b5f9201655b33f8 078ff546a806b2c2ab74c25c8edd4c6d4680656a < 7958e67375aa111522086286bba13cfc0816ce8d
Linux / Linux
2.6.36

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eb6ebcc8590007ad59ddccc8b5f9201655b33f8 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7958e67375aa111522086286bba13cfc0816ce8d