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CVE-2025-68296 drm, fbcon, vga_switcheroo: Avoid race condition in fbcon setup

🗓️ 16 Dec 2025 15:06:15Reported by LinuxType 
cvelist
 cvelist
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Fix race in console setup by locking vga_switcheroo client set and moving after registration.

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  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c",
      "drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c"
    ],
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    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c",
      "drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c"
    ],
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        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
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        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.12.61",
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        "status": "unaffected",
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      },
      {
        "version": "6.17.11",
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      },
      {
        "version": "6.18",
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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