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FKIE_CVE-2026-72271

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: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe() In i740fb_probe(), the memory allocated in fb_videomode_to_modelist() for modelist is not freed in the error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/146b708bc75f1e6cf70df31195632c9946cb70fd
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ede8fa708235c81ab18de14077f1a458bec7e22
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0cf89b74e7b8ebc21a1542937c8e912d19f22b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5936063409af230a2c88b8700c47b89a19fd70b5
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aebdbe61b3960cd22b8bb6e70e3d94fb3bbb202c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccf073cd4a2f783adc40b04db3805dbddaaf9f31
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3776b1bf9c100873c7365bd31a67ed6caacbd82
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ecbaeec5fbf0b0e2d5810ec574f762d148771e
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe()\n\nIn i740fb_probe(), the memory allocated in fb_videomode_to_modelist()\nfor modelist is not freed in the error paths. Fix that by calling\nfb_destroy_modelist()."
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  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:18:29.610",
  "metrics": {},
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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