Details on disabled fbdev kernel modules

README.md

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ disabling should first be blacklisted for a suitable amount of time.
 
 - FireWire (IEEE 1394): Disabled as they are often vulnerable to DMA attacks.
 
-- Framebuffer Drivers: Disabled as they are well-known to be buggy, cause
+- Framebuffer (fbdev): Disabled as drivers are well-known to be buggy, cause
   kernel panics, and are generally only used by legacy devices.
 
 - GPS: Disable GPS-related modules such as those required for Global Navigation

etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc_disable.conf

@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@ install raw1394 /usr/bin/disabled-firewire-by-security-misc
 install sbp2 /usr/bin/disabled-firewire-by-security-misc
 install video1394 /usr/bin/disabled-firewire-by-security-misc
 
-## Framebuffer Drivers:
-## Known to be buggy, cause kernel panics, and are generally only used by legacy devices.
+## Framebuffer (fbdev):
+## Video drivers are known to be buggy, cause kernel panics, and are generally only used by legacy devices.
 ## These were all previously blacklisted.
 ##
+## https://docs.kernel.org/fb/index.html
+## https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_framebuffer
 ## https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kmod/tree/debian/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer.conf?h=ubuntu/disco
 ##
 install aty128fb /usr/bin/disabled-framebuffer-by-security-misc

usr/bin/disabled-framebuffer-by-security-misc

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 ## Alerts user that a kernel module failed to load due to it being explicitly disabled by default.
 
-echo "$0: ALERT: This framebuffer kernel module is disabled by package security-misc by default. See the configuration file /etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc_disable.conf for details. | args: $@" >&2
+echo "$0: ALERT: This framebuffer (fbdev) kernel module is disabled by package security-misc by default. See the configuration file /etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc_disable.conf for details. | args: $@" >&2
 
 exit 1