CVE-2026-72275

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe() The memory allocated for pagerefs in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed on the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup().

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07d2f9cb667c2f6331a483227c62d0a4a91ef42f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce94f9e3bfb37866638e4b81e2c3d8f7470a12c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54a4cd11702d5e8bcefc3b514e338955813993a1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d18a4e4234fd3ee0d0eed8ccbbb50cb76b2232c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e818c397548cde68d64c6abf8be0a5f3e3eef7d1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c9aae8c950869f65af8b9dd2f71f861ea6e433
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edc5a845108337d0c167ab850fe9adfaea442975

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-2026-72275

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72275

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72275

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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