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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: imxfb: Check fb_add_videomode to prevent null-ptr-deref fb_add_videomode() can fail with -ENOMEM when its internal kmalloc() cannot allocate a struct fb_modelist. If that happens, the modelist stays empty but the driver continues to register. Add a check for its return value to prevent poteintial null-ptr-deref, which is similar to the commit 17186f1f90d3 ("fbdev: Fix do_register_framebuffer to prevent null-ptr-deref in fb_videomode_to_var").

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-16 | Published 2025-08-22 | Updated 2025-09-29 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

1b6c79361ba5ce30b40f0f7d6fc2421dc5fcbe0c before 69373502c2b5d364842c702c941d1171e4f35a7c
affected

1b6c79361ba5ce30b40f0f7d6fc2421dc5fcbe0c before f00c29e6755ead56baf2a9c1d3c4c0bb40af3612
affected

1b6c79361ba5ce30b40f0f7d6fc2421dc5fcbe0c before cca8f5a3991916729b39d797d01499c335137319
affected

1b6c79361ba5ce30b40f0f7d6fc2421dc5fcbe0c before ac16154cccda8be10ee3ae188f10a06f3890bc5d
affected

1b6c79361ba5ce30b40f0f7d6fc2421dc5fcbe0c before 4b5d36cc3014986e6fac12eaa8433fe56801d4ce
affected

1b6c79361ba5ce30b40f0f7d6fc2421dc5fcbe0c before 40f0a51f6c54d46a94b9f1180339ede7ca7ee190
affected

1b6c79361ba5ce30b40f0f7d6fc2421dc5fcbe0c before 49377bac9e3bec1635065a033c9679214fe7593e
affected

1b6c79361ba5ce30b40f0f7d6fc2421dc5fcbe0c before f060441c153495750804133555cf0a211a856892
affected

1b6c79361ba5ce30b40f0f7d6fc2421dc5fcbe0c before da11e6a30e0bb8e911288bdc443b3dc8f6a7cac7
affected

Default status
affected

3.11
affected

Any version before 3.11
unaffected

5.4.297
unaffected

5.10.241
unaffected

5.15.190
unaffected

6.1.148
unaffected

6.6.102
unaffected

6.12.42
unaffected

6.15.10
unaffected

6.16.1
unaffected

6.17
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/69373502c2b5d364842c702c941d1171e4f35a7c

git.kernel.org/...c/f00c29e6755ead56baf2a9c1d3c4c0bb40af3612

git.kernel.org/...c/cca8f5a3991916729b39d797d01499c335137319

git.kernel.org/...c/ac16154cccda8be10ee3ae188f10a06f3890bc5d

git.kernel.org/...c/4b5d36cc3014986e6fac12eaa8433fe56801d4ce

git.kernel.org/...c/40f0a51f6c54d46a94b9f1180339ede7ca7ee190

git.kernel.org/...c/49377bac9e3bec1635065a033c9679214fe7593e

git.kernel.org/...c/f060441c153495750804133555cf0a211a856892

git.kernel.org/...c/da11e6a30e0bb8e911288bdc443b3dc8f6a7cac7

cve.org (CVE-2025-38630)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-38630)

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