CVE-2026-72266
fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe() Since commit 73ce73c30ba9 ("fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to caller; clarify ownership") the string returned from fb_get_options() is expected to be freed by the caller. But the string is not freed in vesafb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 15, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 < 124df55c7201d011a3fead2205685b6c47eae093 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 < 43af398217ca8940bf30643fd1150b4c655b8a88 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 < 58bc18e03481b62f0ec53fe47f36615d52660a7d 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 < 7b96ce9f8e47538c3c6eebbb217c94d696975cac 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 < b15d708995c01bbffe7dcd634a31959f6805bed3
Linux / Linux
6.4
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124df55c7201d011a3fead2205685b6c47eae093 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43af398217ca8940bf30643fd1150b4c655b8a88 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58bc18e03481b62f0ec53fe47f36615d52660a7d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b96ce9f8e47538c3c6eebbb217c94d696975cac git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15d708995c01bbffe7dcd634a31959f6805bed3