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CVE-2026-72268: fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.22% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34, 237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459, 2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34, 237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459, 2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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().

—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 12th percentile
CWE
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Low priority for now.

CVSS
0 / 40 · —
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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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

    • 2.6.30affected
    • 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc and later · before 237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459affected · git
    • 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc and later · before 2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34affected · git
    • 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc and later · before b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15affected · git
    • 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc and later · before dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7affected · git
    • 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc and later · before b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8aaffected · git
    • 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc and later · before e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337affected · git
    • 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc and later · before 2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762aaffected · git
    • 215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc and later · before bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370affected · git
    • before 2.6.30not 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

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72266Aug 15, 2026 · fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()
    0Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72267Aug 15, 2026 · fbdev: carminefb: fix potential memory leak in alloc_carmine_fb()
    0Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-72269Aug 15, 2026 · fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe()
    0Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxbb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxdfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.180-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

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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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Weakness class (CWE)

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Change log

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References

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