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CVE-2026-72269· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe()

In 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.

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Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 11th percentile
CWE
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0 / 40 · —
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 2.6.24affected
    • 8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 and later · before f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443affected · git
    • 8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 and later · before 61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ffaffected · git
    • 8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 and later · before 81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cfaffected · git
    • 8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 and later · before c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118affected · git
    • 8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 and later · before c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ceaffected · git
    • 8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 and later · before 12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62daaffected · git
    • 8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 and later · before aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1aaffected · git
    • 8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 and later · before 033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079daffected · git
    • before 2.6.24not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.180-16.1.180-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.100-16.12.100-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.1.5-17.1.5-1

Same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62daVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ffVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cfVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxaa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ceVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.180-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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