CVE-2026-72271fbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe() In i740fb_probe(), the memory allocated in fb_videomode_to_modelist() for modelist is not freed in the error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
- CVSS
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- 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 5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6 before d3776b1bf9c100873c7365bd31a67ed6caacbd82; from 5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6 before ccf073cd4a2f783adc40b04db3805dbddaaf9f31; from 5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6 before aebdbe61b3960cd22b8bb6e70e3d94fb3bbb202c; from 5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6 before e1ecbaeec5fbf0b0e2d5810ec574f762d148771e; 5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6 builds before 3c0cf89b74e7b8ebc21a1542937c8e912d19f22b; 5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6 builds before 146b708bc75f1e6cf70df31195632c9946cb70fd; 5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6 builds before 2ede8fa708235c81ab18de14077f1a458bec7e22; from 5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6 before 5936063409af230a2c88b8700c47b89a19fd70b5 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3776b1bf9c100873c7365bd31a67ed6caacbd82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccf073cd4a2f783adc40b04db3805dbddaaf9f31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aebdbe61b3960cd22b8bb6e70e3d94fb3bbb202c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ecbaeec5fbf0b0e2d5810ec574f762d148771e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0cf89b74e7b8ebc21a1542937c8e912d19f22b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/146b708bc75f1e6cf70df31195632c9946cb70fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ede8fa708235c81ab18de14077f1a458bec7e22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5936063409af230a2c88b8700c47b89a19fd70b5
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