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CVE-2026-72269: fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_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 033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d, 12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da, 61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d, 12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da, 61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff 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: 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.

—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 12th percentile
CWE
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Monitor

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

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  • 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

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72267Aug 15, 2026 · fbdev: carminefb: fix potential memory leak in alloc_carmine_fb()
    0Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72268Aug 15, 2026 · fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()
    0Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-72270Aug 15, 2026 · fbdev: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_pci_probe()
    0Monitor

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

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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

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Bug bounty scope

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Change log

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References

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