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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38198

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: Make sure modelist not set on unregistered console It looks like attempting to write to the "store_modes"

Published Jul 4, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2025-38198 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 19.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
19.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 409d6c95f9c68bb7046410a3502e26e454a1e636 <b3237d451bf3a4490cb1a76f3b7c91d9888f1c4b

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: Make sure modelist not set on unregistered console It looks like attempting to write to the "store_modes" sysfs node will run afoul of unregistered consoles: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c:122:28 index -1 is out of range for type 'fb_info *[32]' ... fbcon_info_from_console+0x192/0x1a0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c:122 fbcon_new_modelist+0xbf/0x2d0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c:3048 fb_new_modelist+0x328/0x440 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:673 store_modes+0x1c9/0x3e0 drivers

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux 409d6c95f9c68bb7046410a3502e26e454a1e636 <b3237d451bf3a4490cb1a76f3b7c91d9888f1c4b409d6c95f9c68bb7046410a3502e26e454a1e636 <b3237d451bf3a4490cb1a76f3b7c91d9888f1c4b

How to fix CVE-2025-38198

  • Recommended remediation

    Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-38198 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 19.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 409d6c95f9c68bb7046410a3502e26e454a1e636 <b3237d451bf3a4490cb1a76f3b7c91d9888f1c4b 409d6c95f9c68bb7046410a3502e26e454a1e636 <b3237d451bf3a4490cb1a76f3b7c91d9888f1c4b. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 19.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: Make sure modelist not set on unregistered console It looks like attempting to write to the "store_modes" sysfs node will run afoul of unregistered consoles: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c:122:28 index -1 is out of range for type 'fb_info *[32]' ... fbcon_info_from_console+0x192/0x1a0 d

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: Make sure modelist not set on unregistered console It looks like attempting to write to the "store_modes" sysfs node will run afoul of unregistered consoles: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c:122:28 index -1 is out of range for type 'fb_info *[32]' ... fbcon_info_from_console+0x192/0x1a0 d

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-20058

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbcon: Make sure modelist not set on unregistered console It looks like attempting to write to the "store_modes" sysfs node will run afoul of unregistered consoles: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/vid

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 15, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.