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If this framebuffer is in use it\nproduce the following WARN and hence this framebuffer is never released.\n\n[ 44.111220] WARNING: CPU: 35 PID: 1882 at drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_info.c:70 framebuffer_release+0x2c/0x40\n< snip >\n[ 44.111289] Call Trace:\n[ 44.111290] <TASK>\n[ 44.111291] ? show_regs+0x6c/0x80\n[ 44.111295] ? __warn+0x8d/0x150\n[ 44.111298] ? framebuffer_release+0x2c/0x40\n[ 44.111300] ? report_bug+0x182/0x1b0\n[ 44.111303] ? handle_bug+0x6e/0xb0\n[ 44.111306] ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x80\n[ 44.111308] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20\n[ 44.111311] ? framebuffer_release+0x2c/0x40\n[ 44.111313] ? hvfb_remove+0x86/0xa0 [hyperv_fb]\n[ 44.111315] vmbus_remove+0x24/0x40 [hv_vmbus]\n[ 44.111323] device_remove+0x40/0x80\n[ 44.111325] device_release_driver_internal+0x20b/0x270\n[ 44.111327] ? bus_find_device+0xb3/0xf0\n\nFix this by moving the release of framebuffer and assosiated memory\nto fb_ops.fb_destroy function, so that framebuffer framework handles\nit gracefully.\n\nWhile we fix this, also replace manual registrations/unregistration of\nframebuffer with devm_register_framebuffer."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: fbdev: hyperv_fb: Permite la eliminaci\u00f3n ordenada del framebuffer. 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Solucione esto trasladando la liberaci\u00f3n del framebuffer y la memoria asociada a la funci\u00f3n fb_ops.fb_destroy, para que el framework del framebuffer lo gestione correctamente. Mientras lo solucionamos, tambi\u00e9n reemplace el registro/desregistro manual del framebuffer con devm_register_framebuffer."}], "id": "CVE-2025-21976", "lastModified": "2025-10-30T21:00:33.783", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2025-04-01T16:15:28.973", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4545e2aa121aea304d33903099c03e29ed4fe50a"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7b583dc99c6cf4a96877017be1d08247e1ef2c7"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2f45ab0e53b255f72c85ccd99e2b394fc5fceb"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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