{"cve":"CVE-2026-43123","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-06T12:16:29.180","modified":"2026-06-17T10:48:58.733","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbcon: check return value of con2fb_acquire_newinfo()\n\nIf fbcon_open() fails when called from con2fb_acquire_newinfo() then\ninfo->fbcon_par pointer remains NULL which is later dereferenced.\n\nAdd check for return value of the function con2fb_acquire_newinfo() to\navoid it.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011a0502801c8536f64141a2b61362c14f456544","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b038c0be6827dd2dbb1ce4f8d92d97c80cbe9cc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11a93180a70bb3095a9bd80d113d9277e30d9959","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b5a754ec86bc6064af9aca76eb191c2405e6b0c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a785c4e2a999c2d51dfcf40d317cfb30cc735d2c"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43123","score":0.00128,"percentile":0.02433,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}