# CVE-2026-80786: fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb\_set\_var() in helper

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.11
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.12, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper Handle fbcon during display updates in fb_set_var_from_user(). Check with fbcon if the mode change is possible, update hardware state and finally update fbcon. Update all callers. Only the FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl currently does all steps. Other mode-changes callers in sysfs and driver code are missing fbcon-related steps. With the new helper, ps3fb and sh_mobile_lcdcfb no longer maintain fbcon state themselves.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.11) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af39d039b5591e3ebaa2e013862bd8cacc6d9dc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3130e7bf43ecfe3a15bcf90b9698e0764a2d8d08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d33589eff3d40439b3c83e8da0d07d20df797d50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7e9715849abd0816b8487b0d12ebd05d6e938b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f7e46833f71472e30da54a50dacdf48521bdd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f611e5e5f3327cf2e2daabe6ee5acac58cc784e

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