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High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2026· Updated Jun 1, 2026

CVE-2026-43497

CVE-2026-43497

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free

dlfb_ops_mmap() uses remap_pfn_range() to map vmalloc framebuffer pages to userspace but sets no vm_ops on the VMA. This means the kernel cannot track active mmaps. When dlfb_realloc_framebuffer() replaces the backing buffer via FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, existing mmap PTEs are not invalidated. On USB disconnect, dlfb_ops_destroy() calls vfree() on the old pages while userspace PTEs still reference them, resulting in a use-after-free: the process retains read/write access to freed kernel pages.

Add vm_operations_struct with open/close callbacks that maintain an atomic mmap_count on struct dlfb_data. In dlfb_realloc_framebuffer(), check mmap_count and return -EBUSY if the buffer is currently mapped, preventing buffer replacement while userspace holds stale PTEs.

Tested with PoC using dummy_hcd + raw_gadget USB device emulation.

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