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FKIE_CVE-2026-72268

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:21 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:18
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe() In tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337
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  "descriptions": [
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()\n\nIn tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using\nfb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not\nfreed in the subsequent error paths.\nFix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-72268",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:18:29.267",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:55.467",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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