GHSA-W6JH-456J-H9M3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-15 06:32 – Updated: 2026-08-15 06:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe()
Due to an incorrect goto label, memory allocated for modedb and modelist in uvesafb_vbe_init() is not freed in some error paths. Fix this by updating the goto label.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-72269"
],
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-15T06:21:55Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe()\n\nDue to an incorrect goto label, memory allocated for modedb and modelist\nin uvesafb_vbe_init() is not freed in some error paths. Fix this by\nupdating the goto label.",
"id": "GHSA-w6jh-456j-h9m3",
"modified": "2026-08-15T06:32:18Z",
"published": "2026-08-15T06:32:18Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72269"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443"
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