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CVE-2026-72265: fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-15 · updated 2026-08-17

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().

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.6.12 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009

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