CVE-2026-72268fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe() In tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc before 237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459; 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc builds before 2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34; from 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc before b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15; from 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc before dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7; from 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc before b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a; from 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc before e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337; 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc builds before 2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a; from 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc before bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370
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