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CVE-2026-43123

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2026-05-06 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-476

References