fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-72265 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-15 06:21:54 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-17 06:18:28 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe() In nvidiafb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist in nvidia_set_fbinfo() is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist(). |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.002100000 probability, percentile 0.115340000 (date 2026-08-17)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.12 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 2.6.12 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.10.261 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.212 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.178 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.145 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.97 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.40 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1.5 7.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.