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If it fails to add the mode to\nfb_info->modelist, fb_set_var() returns error, but does not restore the\nold value of fb_info->var. Restore fb_info->var on failure the same way\nit is done earlier in the function.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.", "affected": [ { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "versions": [ { "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "ee20216f12d9482cd70e44dae5e7fabb38367c71" }, { "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "fab201d72fde38d081e2c5d4ad25595c535b7b22" }, { "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "1a10d91766eb6ddfd5414e4785611e33a4fe0f9b" }, { "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "ff0e037241173b574b385bff53d67567b9816db5" }, { "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "3ca78032a388a0795201792b36e6fc9b6e6e8eed" }, { "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "b3071bb463ea1e6c686d0dc9638fc940f2f5cf17" }, { "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "8a3a2887794b2c8e78b3e5d6e3de724527c9f41b" }, { "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "05f6e183879d9785a3cdf2f08a498bc31b7a20aa" } ] }, { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "versions": [ { "version": "2.6.12", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThan": "2.6.12" }, { "version": "5.4.295", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*" }, { "version": "5.10.239", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*" }, { "version": "5.15.186", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*" }, { "version": "6.1.142", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*" }, { "version": "6.6.95", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*" }, { "version": "6.12.35", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*" }, { "version": "6.15.4", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*" }, { "version": "6.16", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix", "lessThanOrEqual": "*" } ] } ] } } }