Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: check return value of con2fb_acquire_newinfo() If fbcon_open() fails when called from con2fb_acquire_newinfo() then info->fbcon_par pointer remains NULL which is later dereferenced. Add check for return value of the function con2fb_acquire_newinfo() to avoid it. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-05-06T11:27:09.553Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-06T11:27:09.553Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-43123 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-43123.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011a0502801c8536f64141a2b61362c14f456544 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b038c0be6827dd2dbb1ce4f8d92d97c80cbe9cc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11a93180a70bb3095a9bd80d113d9277e30d9959 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b5a754ec86bc6064af9aca76eb191c2405e6b0c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a785c4e2a999c2d51dfcf40d317cfb30cc735d2c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3e535533767c85788529e626478718b7e95a59f cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57b61624c86ef8f87f6e6b7dd0755de03d90e89 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050618-CVE-2026-43123-1166@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43123 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43123 cve-icon
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