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CVE-2026-72276fbdev: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_probe()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_probe() The memory allocated for pagerefs in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed on the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup().
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- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
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- 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) | 186b89659c4c67cccead52961eab0ca3b23951dc builds before 77e26383083c59a67244fcf2e70eecd354451906; from 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 before f779bd494f9521f89bfd4ce23953f3527341e9fd; from 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 before 01708cf3dca2f88eca26269521cbcc8e2f054ee4; from 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 before d54bb39cd34f44b32d5c4a8416fff8b01a9e76be; from 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 before 6854cf33dddb212bd7c3d69189623876e7334075; from 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 before a889978ec44fe33edb3fb7140dcbbb8e6465c1cb; from 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 before 894632b862a39b3fe1cb5de06fbae86225ea64de; from 5.15.149 before 5.15.212 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77e26383083c59a67244fcf2e70eecd354451906
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f779bd494f9521f89bfd4ce23953f3527341e9fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01708cf3dca2f88eca26269521cbcc8e2f054ee4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d54bb39cd34f44b32d5c4a8416fff8b01a9e76be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6854cf33dddb212bd7c3d69189623876e7334075
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a889978ec44fe33edb3fb7140dcbbb8e6465c1cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/894632b862a39b3fe1cb5de06fbae86225ea64de
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