CVE-2026-72276

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_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/01708cf3dca2f88eca26269521cbcc8e2f054ee4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6854cf33dddb212bd7c3d69189623876e7334075
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77e26383083c59a67244fcf2e70eecd354451906
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/894632b862a39b3fe1cb5de06fbae86225ea64de
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a889978ec44fe33edb3fb7140dcbbb8e6465c1cb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d54bb39cd34f44b32d5c4a8416fff8b01a9e76be
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f779bd494f9521f89bfd4ce23953f3527341e9fd

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-2026-72276

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72276

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72276

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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