fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()

Summary

CVECVE-2026-72265
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-15 06:21:54 UTC
Updated2026-08-17 06:18:28 UTC
DescriptionIn 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

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
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

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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
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