CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72266

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the fbdev vesafb driver has a memory leak in vesafb_probe(). Since commit 73ce73c30ba9, the string returned from fb_get_options() is expected to be freed by the caller. But the string is not freed in vesafb_probe(). The fix is to free the option string after setup.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak may lead to reduced available memory, potentially affecting performance or stability over time.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel patch that frees the option string after use in vesafb_probe().

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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