CVE-2026-72268fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()
- —Not scoredno CVSS score yet
- 0.22%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 87% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe() In tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
Timeline
ID reserved
By Linux
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Published
- 2 days later
· 2 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
No CVSS score yet: neither the CNA, CISA nor NVD has scored this CVE. NVD status: Received.
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.22% · top 87% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Not scored.
Affected products
- affected 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc – < 237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459
- affected 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc – < 2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34
- affected 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc – < b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15
- affected 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc – < dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7
- affected 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc – < b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a
- affected 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc – < e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337
- affected 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc – < 2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a
- affected 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc – < bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370
- affected 2.6.30
- unaffected < 2.6.30
- unaffected 5.10.261 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.212 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.178 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.6.145 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.12.97 – ≤ 6.12.*
- unaffected 6.18.40 – ≤ 6.18.*
- unaffected 7.1.5 – ≤ 7.1.*
- unaffected 7.2 – ≤ *
References
References8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-59167 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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