CVE-2026-72273
fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_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 efifb_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 < fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 < 475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 < febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 < 5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 < 9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb
Linux / Linux
6.4
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb