CVE-2026-72266

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124df55c7201d011a3fead2205685b6c47eae093
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43af398217ca8940bf30643fd1150b4c655b8a88
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58bc18e03481b62f0ec53fe47f36615d52660a7d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b96ce9f8e47538c3c6eebbb217c94d696975cac
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15d708995c01bbffe7dcd634a31959f6805bed3

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:21

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-72266

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72266

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72266

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Products Affected

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CWE

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